Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why use a red filter on a cloudy day? ----- Original Message ----- From: "GeeBee" <geebee@geebeephoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 3:27 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] #271 > From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] #271 > > >> You sure did get a lot of depth of field out of that 50. Were you >> aiming for it and focusing accordingly? >> >> Best, >> Daniel >> >> >> On 8/16/05, GeeBee <geebee@geebeephoto.com> wrote: >> > Leica IIIf : 50mm Summitar : red filter : Kodak T400 CN >> > >> > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05271.htm >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Daniel, > > Hyperfocal @f8 gave me near focus of 15ft. I would have liked more but the > red filter cost me 3 stops and the light was not great. I could have > gained > some f stops by dropping the shutter speed but I was worried about camera > shake as I was holding a 39mm red filter in front of the lens ( much > harder > than I had anticipated with a camera with unfamiliar controls). I wanted > the > figure in the foreground rather than the mid/background but by the time I > worked out filter compensation and got the filter in place without getting > my fingers in the frame she had moved on a ways. As you say, these little > boxes are a dream :-) Thanks for looking. > > --Graham > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >