[LRFlex] Re: Polarizer
- From: Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:34:09 -0800
on 1/16/05 9:31 PM, Jim Hemenway at Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Some auto-exposure cameras also require circular polarizers... my Rollei
> 6008i for example.
>
> Jim
>
> Steven Rosenthal wrote:
>
>> If I am not mistaken circular polarizers are required only in the case
>> of autofocus systems, manual focus lenses can be used with the original
>> style polarizers which you may own already. I have used such with a
>> variety of manual focus cameras and lenses including Leica R and Minolta
>> bodies... in auto exposure mode as well as manual and they worked fine.
>> There may be some other asthetic consideration where the circular ones
>> are more pleasing photographically, I don't know...opinions?
>
A circular polarizer should be used with any camera that has a beam-splitter
between the light source and the meter cell. Every Leica SLR from the SL to
the R9 qualifies because the semi-silvered mirror acts as a beam splitter.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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