[LRflex] Re: Keith's shots ( was.. Oooops!)
- From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:33:12 +0100
Keith, now with URL, posted:
Sorry Ted (and anyone else commenting!) www.pbase.com/leica1938/gig
and www.pbase.com/leica1938/eye_show_2007
'Twas the end of a rather long day yesterday - brain went AWOL...
I was talking to a rather experienced digital photographer at work
this morning, and his thought was that the polarising filter may be
taking some 2 or 3 stops off the exposure, and allowing some camera
shake; usually, shake gives a very distinctive result with this
camera, so I don't know. I also got less sharp than usual results
at about 100 mm, so I'll have to do some experimenting. Like I
said, if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, they'd be very welcome.
Keith - nice shots, but I concur that the shots near the tele end
look soft - not camera shake, but just soft. Could be that your
polariser filter means that you're using the lens wide-open. The w/a
shots look a lot sharper.
Why are you using a polarising filter when, IMHO, there's little need
to on a subject like this? I tend to use a polariser when I have lots
of distracting reflecting surfaces or I want to cut down on sky glare.
The only filter use more or less permanently on most of my Leica
lenses is a UV - more for physical protection than anything else.
Saved me when a I dropped a 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit recently - cracked
filter, but the lens is fine. Now that's a thread that's been done to
death, so I'll say no more.... :-)
Best
Alex
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