Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, Thanks - I have an 060 for each of my main lenses too - on the Monochrom sensor the effect on skin seemed similar between both those filters when I did a quick test, and with the yellow filter you lose less light. I haven't done enough tests to definitively understand the effects on skin tones and foliage, however, but I'll work that out sometime soon. I imagine that the 060 will be better for skin tones. But first I need to get all my lenses adjusted so they focus properly with the Monochrom. Sometime, when I get the time, I'll post some comparisons. Thanks, Marty On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > May I recommend a yellow green over a yellow as the skin tones won't > suffer > and its more generally recommend; at least in the past with film. > A good one is the B+W 060 > However a quick search and I get from both Adorama and B&W > B+W 39mm 060 Yellow-Green (11) Glass Filter > No longer available. > > With the yellow green you will for sure get tone in your skies without > having to underexpose to do so. In film use it was about the only filter > color which makes you skin tones better - not worse. It's lightening of > foliage very slightly works out usually for the best. It was known to > restore pure panchromatic ness to otherwise touted but not really > panchromatic film. > How that relates to a mono CCD not sure who knows. Its a new field. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:46:09 +0930 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] [PESO] Cafe man >> >> Hi Dennis, >> >> Like most B&W films films, the sensor in the Monochrom is a bit more >> blue sensitive than your eyes, so you need a filter to bring the >> tonality back to what you expect, particularly in open shade where >> there is so much blue light, or where there is blue sky in your photo. >> So with the B&W files from the Monochrom if you shoot without a >> coloured filter the original is different to a filtered one, and while >> the files are immensely manipulable, there are limits to how far you >> can push them and you can't totally emulate the look of a filtered >> photo in software - it's not like converting a colour digital file to >> B&W. What the software does make much easier is increasing shadow >> contrast lost to lower shadow speed from filtration, and further >> enhancing the tonal separation that the filter gives you. >> >> It's also easier (for me) that way. >> >> I will be posting plenty more soon. >> >> Marty >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Dennis Kushner <dennis.leicam6 at >> gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Marty, >>> Do you prefer to use yellow filters on lens? I'm old school & >>> rather use filters on lens for B&W instead of adding with software. >>> Waiting to see more with the Monochrome. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> _____________________________ >>>> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Fri, October 5, 2012 7:56:28 PM >>>> Subject: [Leica] [PESO] Cafe man >>>> >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Europe_2012/Italy/Rome+cafe+man. >>>> jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> MM, 50 Hexanon, yellow filter. >>>> >>>> Comments etc appreciated. Many more to come. >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information