Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Polarizing Filter
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:26:19 -0500

Any camera that meters through a partially silvered mirror will require the
circular polarizer. The sensor on the floor of my R7 is pointed at the
shutter curtain, behind the mirror as it is in several makes of cameras. Jim
is right.
Dan ( been there, done that, got the T-shirt....)
- -----Original Message-----
From: Bill Christensen <kangwei@interaccess.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Polarizing Filter


>Leica R camera also require a circular polarizing filter.  For some reason,
>linear filters may produce an inaccurate meter reading.
>
>Bill Christensen
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 4:32 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Polarizing Filter
>
>
>>At 04:51 PM 1/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> The sales clerk said that the circular filters are only needed for
>>>auto focus cameras.
>>>
>>>Who is correct, Bove or the sales clerk?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any assistance in clarifying this issue.
>>>
>>>Peter in NJ
>>>
>>This is true, Peter!  The normal polarizing filters interfer with the
>>autofocus so they came up with circular ones to enable the autofocus to
>>work.  Isn't it nice that the Leica's require a cheaper filter!  You can
>>usually depend on the B&H folks.  They know what they are talking about.
>>
>>Leically,
>>
>>Tina
>>
>>Tina Manley, ASMP
>>
>>http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html
>>http://www.pomegranates.com/frame/manley/index.html
>>http://members.tripod.com/~Tina_Manley/index.html
>>
>