Re: [Leica] Re: Polarizing Filter

[Mary & Stan Kephart <kephartol@att.net>]

>Thanks to the many of you who so kindly and expertly responded to my
>question about circular vs. linear polarizing filters.
>
>I will be ordering the B+-W MC polarizing filter for my M4 tomorrow. After
>many years of on and off photo taking with several cameras, I have always
>been reluctant to use a filter of any kind because many years ago I attended
>lectures from Leica people who showed that using filters negatively impacted
>on the sharpness of the photo. But, I am tired of getting white skies that
>ruin the image in landscapes that I am trying to capture.
>
>My R4 which had been sitting in its bag for several years has just been
>totally reconditioned and brought back to Leica standards so for except for
>the bells and whistles of the newer R's, I now have an R4 that looks like
>and works like new. Fortunately, I have been very careful with the lenses so
>they look like new too.
>
>I am off to the woods for the next several days with my tripod, Reala and
>camera to capture some images that I have had in my mind for a couple of
>years.


Hi Peter,

I've read this thread with interest.  I haven't used filters much myself. 
 My husband's daughter and family live near the pine barrens.  His 
son-in-law teaches survival training there.  Are these the "woods" you 
referred to?

Mary, also in NJ (Princeton)