Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:48 AM 02/07/96 -0500, you wrote: >>> >>>Now my question is -- was the window glass single or multi-coated? Was it >>>perchance made by Hoya or even B+W? Maybe I'll carry around a pane of dirty >>>window glass from now on. :-) >>> >>>Michael >> >>I'm quite sure the "filter" you used is much improved over those that I use >>when trying to shoot through airplane windows. Those usually consist of at >>least two highly scratched pieces of plastic. > > >For truly startling effects I have occasionally used the visually opaque >filter Leitz thoughtfully supplies with every lens it sells. Simple in >construction, these easy to use filters produce a radical compression in >tonal range that many find pleasing. And the effect is entirely >predictable; results never vary. > >Kermit > > >The Wharton School >Universityof Pennsylvania >Philadelphia, PA 19104-6372 >215 898-7148 >215 898-7635 (fax) > The M6 removes this wonderful effect because of the flashing LEDs. Almost makes it worth having the built in meter. Michael