Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excerpts from mail: 12-Jan-98 [Leica] Leica-Users List Di.. by Listmgr@mejac.palo-alto. > For Leicas, it's the fact that a portion of the incoming light is directed > through a partially silvered mirror (the SLR mirror), for exposure > determination. The partially silvered mirror (beam splitter) acts as a > polarizer and will give incorrect exposure readings with a linear polarizer. Well, I dunno about Leica Rs, but I talked with - gasp! - Nikon about my old F3, which also uses a part-silvered mirror spot in the metering system. They assured me that linear polas were fine; and indeed, I seem to have no trouble using one. So, are there other factors present that mandate circulars for some cameras but not for others? Sorry for injecting the N-word here. I do like my IIIf more. Honest. Stan Yoder Pittsburgh