[Leica] Re: MORE THAN... R.I.P. ILFORD

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Bob Meier offered:

> Dan,
>
> The point is a viewfinder that shows a B&W image.   That is invaluable.
> Ansel Adams used to used a dark amber filter (I think that was the color)
to
> view a scene through to see what it would look like in monochrome.   I
have
> used my Canon S50 in B&W mode and gotten very, very good
B&W's.>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bob,
If my mind is still functioning, I believe it's a "blue filter" of some
strength as used in the movie industry when they shot B&W movies. It allowed
the director to see the "light effect" as though he was looking at a B&W
world.

ted