Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina- They work with the SL!, thank goodness! Dan - -----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 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Polarizing Filter >At 02:24 PM 1/27/99 -0800, you wrote: >>The clerk is absolutely totally wrong. The partial silver reflector that >>directs the exposure light to the photocell within the R cameras acts like >>a polarizer. Pitting a linear polarizer on your lens will block most, if >>not all of the light from getting to the cell, thus giving you an improper >>reading. All Leica R cameras REQUIRE a circular polarizer. That's why Leica >>makes them. >> >>Some autofocus systems require a circ polarizer, some don't. >> >>Jim >> > >Thanks, Jim. I had no idea. I guess I should take a deep breath before I >reply. I used to teach in my classes that circular polarizers were only >necessary for autofocus lenses; however, since I don't use them myself, I >shouldn't have jumped in to answer. It would be nice if the cheaper linear >polarizers would work on Leicas! Stick with black and white and use M's >and you won't have to worry about filters! > >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