Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> >>Now my question is -- was the window glass single or multi-coated? Was it >>perchance made by Hoya or even B+W? Maybe I'll carry around a pane of dirty >>window glass from now on. :-) >> >>Michael > >I'm quite sure the "filter" you used is much improved over those that I use >when trying to shoot through airplane windows. Those usually consist of at >least two highly scratched pieces of plastic. For truly startling effects I have occasionally used the visually opaque filter Leitz thoughtfully supplies with every lens it sells. Simple in construction, these easy to use filters produce a radical compression in tonal range that many find pleasing. And the effect is entirely predictable; results never vary. Kermit The Wharton School Universityof Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6372 215 898-7148 215 898-7635 (fax)