[rollei_list] Re: Harrison and Harrison filters - an answer from H&H

I doubt that text will have any effect on the image, you could probably tell if 
you had a ground glass to put on the back of the camera.

Great looking rig, by the way.

Elias

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Robert Lilley" <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Great black box, hmmm - Well, I've ordered a B+W series 6 medium yellow #8
> filter from B&H and when it comes in, I'll test it against H&H's medium
> yellow #8 with the nomenclature on the glass.  What's interesting is that
> this B+W filter and size is about the same price I paid H&H.  Will let you
> all know results of the shoot out.
> 
> Rob  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:09 PM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Harrison and Harrison filters - an answer from
> H&H
> 
> Filter quality and its effect on the image is one of the great black
> boxes of photography. At least one, and I believe several, of the
> photo mags tested filter quality and if memory serves me right found
> it all over the place with no correlation between price and quality
> and little consistency from year to year across brands.
> 
> Clearly H&H will be of the opinion that such markings on the filter
> glass will not obviously harm image quality or they would not do it.
> Whether or not this is accurate information across all shooting
> situations is still very much an open question in my mind, and I agree
> with Richard Knoppow's view posted earlier...
> 
> 
> Eric Goldstein
> 
> --
> 
> On 5/16/07, Robert Lilley <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Jim et al,
> >
> > I talked to Harrison & Harrison and one of the Harrisons told me that the
> > nomenclature on the filter glass itself will not affect pictures as long
> as
> > it is in front of the nodal point of the lens.  Of course he told me to
> take
> > some pictures and get back to him if there are problems.  He added that
> this
> > is how Harrison and Harrison gets away with dot screens on filters - which
> > they are famous for.  "Been doing it this way for 78 years"
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
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