Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A FLD is for fluorescent light bulbs. Unfortunately fluorescent light bulbs, even within the same manufacture, have different color temperatures . It is impossible to use one 'average' filter and get perfect results. Thus the reason color filter meters and color filters are made. When a manufacture makes a FLD filter they attempt to make a filter that will in more cases than not make print film appear more pleasing to most people. I doubt if any manufacture makes equivalent FLD filters to another manufacture. The fact that you dislike Hoya FLD interpretation compared to a Tiffen is nothing more than your personal interpretation of how the scene should have looked and has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the filter itself. I have never found a FLD that worked for slide film though I have some (don't even know what brand at the moment) that will do a passable job on print film. - -----Original Message----- From: Donal Philby [mailto:donalphilby@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 1:52 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Cc: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Leica or B+W Filters Dante A Stella wrote: >There's nothing wrong with Hoya glass. Dante, I beg to differ. When in a hurry, after damaging a Tiffen FLD last year, I bought a replacement Hoya (it was all I could find in San Diego--they are cheap so stores stock 'em) and jetted off to shoot job in Atlanta without testing. The frames shot with the Hoya (as compared to the Tiffens on other lenses) where so far off color that I had to return to Atlanta to reshoot part of the job. Hoyas will never touch my cameras again! I tried to reach Hoya and rep, but neither returned phone calls. I wanted my money back. So do me and yourselves a favor--don't buy Hoya, even in desparation. donal __________ Donal Philby San Diego www.donalphilby.com