Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BEA88B.6C3E5F20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Edmond wrote: >With all this talk of filters, I realized that I dont use filters on my >lens. I mainly shoot black and white.. well, actually, I've never put = color >film in my M2. Is it common for people to shoot black and white = without any >filter at all? If they do use one, what is a good general purpose = filter? I >read that some recommend a yellow (which? light, medium, dark?) filter = and others a yellow-green one. =20 I tend to tune out on filter debates, so forgive me if I double up on = info already provided. Light yellow is a good general purpose filter. The way it has been = explained to me is that B&W film is oversensitive to blue light - which = (amongst other things) will cause a blue sky to white out on a straight = darkroom print. The yellow filter compensates for this - darkening sky = to its correct level. Yellow green also - it apparently produces better flesh tones and also = lightens foliage. The counter argument to using a yellow or yellow green filter is that = the yellow filter significantly cuts down shadow detail - it reduces UV = light, which is most light emitted from shadow. I haven't tried this = out - s'pose I don't get that worried about fine gradations in shadow = detail in my photography. I use yellow as standard outdoors. Regards Gareth Jolly Sydney, Australia http://www.users.bigpond.com/garethjolly/ - ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BEA88B.6C3E5F20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Edmond wrote:<BR><BR>>With all this talk of filters, I realized = that I=20 dont use filters on my<BR>>lens. I mainly shoot black and = white.. well,=20 actually, I've never put color<BR>>film in my M2. Is it common = for=20 people to shoot black and white without any<BR>>filter at all? = If they=20 do use one, what is a good general purpose filter? I<BR>>read that = some=20 recommend a yellow (which? light, medium, dark?) filter and<BR>others a=20 yellow-green one. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I tend to tune out on filter debates, so forgive me if I double up = on info=20 already provided.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Light yellow is a good general purpose filter. The way it has = been=20 explained to me is that B&W film is oversensitive to blue light - = which=20 (amongst other things) will cause a blue sky to white out on a straight = darkroom=20 print. The yellow filter compensates for this - darkening sky to = its=20 correct level.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yellow green also - it apparently produces better flesh tones and = also=20 lightens foliage.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The counter argument to using a yellow or yellow green filter is = that the=20 yellow filter significantly cuts down shadow detail - it reduces UV = light, which=20 is most light emitted from shadow. I haven't tried this out - = s'pose I=20 don't get that worried about fine gradations in shadow detail in my=20 photography.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use yellow as standard outdoors.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards<BR>Gareth Jolly<BR><BR>Sydney, Australia<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.users.bigpond.com/garethjolly/">http://www.users.bigpo= nd.com/garethjolly/</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01BEA88B.6C3E5F20--