Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R 19mm and polarizers
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 23:05:36 -0400
References: <3.0.6.32.20021014192004.027ee740@mail.earthlink.net>

John, you can't really use a polarizer on a 19 for the reason you suggest.
It covers a much wider angle than can be polarized.  In effect, you will get
a section that looks good and a whole lot that doesn't.  As to trying it
anyway, try getting a 6" piece of polarizing material from Edmund Scientific
and use it as if it were a gel.  I have used both a theatrical gel holder as
well as a seamstress's hoop for this.

The real trick is to find a time of day and an angle to the sun that
provides natural saturation, believe me I know how hard that can be,
especially if your family really doesn't want you traveling at 7:25AM on the
morning of February 6th because the angle of the sun will perfectly line up
with the hopefully in bloom flowers.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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In reply to: Message from John Bohner <johnbohner@earthlink.net> ([Leica] R 19mm and polarizers)