Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll bet they used a monochromatic DFN filter in many scenes from one of my guilty pleasures: the original Perry Mason TV series. No not the specials from the 1980s where Raymond Burr was fat and had a beard. I'm talking about the episodes from 1950s and early 1960s that were shot on B&W film. Every other episode had this stock scene where Burr would be summoned to a client's aid late at night, only to discover a dead body. It would look almost like night, but not quite right if you paid close attention. And then he would pick up a phone with a handkerchief, and say, "Della, listen very carefully. I want you to wait 15 minutes, then call Lt. Tragg. Tell him to meet me up at the old Collins place..." --Peter At 01:35 PM 9/16/04 -0700, Oliver Bryk wrote: >Tiffen offers the Cool DFN filter, which is a lavender-blue color >traditionally associated with dusk or twilight emulation with day-for-night >effects. The Tiffen Monochromatic DFN filter is a bright yellow-green, >almost the color complement (opposite) of the Cool DFN. When you use this, >and perform the necessary color-correction in post processing, you will not >have all of the original colors available, producing a more realistic >monochromatic effect that simulates actual silvery moonlight.