Re: [Leica] Ultra high contrast was travel to Greece.

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Tiffen does or did make a series of "low contrast" filters.  They are kind
of like light fog filters.  They come in steps from 1 to 5.  I've used them
for video; maybe twice in 15 years.  They work ok if you want that kind of
effect.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Hull" <hull@telia.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ultra high contrast was travel to Greece.


> Mark Rabiner wrote
> > Ultra Contrast problems... The exact kind of thing which would make me
> glad i
> > was shooting with the best radical premium glass, the best that Leica
has
> to
> > offer to date. Or anyone I think.
>
> Mark
> How do you handle high contrast?  Do you sacrifice the highlights or the
> shadows, or seek an average and accept poor highlights and poor shadows.
>
> Is there a filter that can lower contrast, like a foggy piece of glass for
> instance.  It is why I thought of a neutral density filter although I
> suspect it has no value in reducing contrast.  What do you think?
>
> TIA
> Alan
>
>
>