A. Cheng Posted March 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a E36 yellow filter that marks 2. Does it mean I need to increase 2 stops for shooting B&W film? I did search on the forum for this question but didn't find the 'exact' answer. Maybe I didn't go through them thoroughly. If so, please excuse me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted March 11, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2011 One stop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted March 11, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2011 #2 is a deeper yellow than the more common #1. Blue will go a little darker. You need a real blue sky. Overcast hazy blue does nothing. 1 stop compensation in sunlight is about correct. You can figure it perfectly if you photograph a grey card with and without the filter IN SUN LIGHT and see how much you need to open the aperture to get the same density on the card. Changing the shutter will be more prone to errors. Do not use the max opening of the lens. Repeat for tungsten filter factor under tungsten light. It will be different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 11, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 11, 2011 There is a #0 as well, very light yellow. The compensation depends on the film type, a ortho pan IR film Will react different to the filter, the otho will need more compensation, you need to try yours and make notes. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
too old to care Posted March 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 11, 2011 Do not use the max opening of the lens. I did not know this. I have a #2 on my M6 (TTL) most of the time. I always set my ISO about 1/3 less than indicated in the film instructions, but develop it as normal ISO. I also usually shoot wide open (50mm, f2 Cron). Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, Wayne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 12, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 12, 2011 Hello Wayne, Not to worry. By simply setting the film speed to what it would be w/o a filter you allow the M-6 meter to compensate for the filter factor for you. You do not have to adjust the film speed as you would metering separately. The DIN -1 slightly accentuates the effect of the filter. Its as if your filter were simply a touch stronger. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted March 12, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 12, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) There is a #0 as well, very light yellow. The compensation depends on the film type, a ortho pan IR film Noel, you old-timer. Do you remember the days of 'pancake' makeup when norms were changing from strictly orthochromatic film? (I don't think there was an orthocake, except for a brief time.) . The other old man... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotolebrocq Posted March 12, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2011 Sorry if I'm being a bit thick here but I thought you did not need to compensate for the filter if you were metering through the lens as the M6 does. I've just bought soem Leitz colour filters for my M6 and I want to get this right. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
too old to care Posted March 12, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 12, 2011 Sorry if I'm being a bit thick here but I thought you did not need to compensate for the filter if you were metering through the lens as the M6 does. I've just bought soem Leitz colour filters for my M6 and I want to get this right. Tony That is the impression I got. I have been doing this combination for years and have had good results. See the answer from Michael above to my first post. Wayne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 13, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2011 Noel, you old-timer. Do you remember the days of 'pancake' makeup when norms were changing from strictly orthochromatic film? (I don't think there was an orthocake, except for a brief time.) . The other old man... Hi I was not trying to be difficult, e.g. you can still get semi ortho... Silverprint - Store - Browse Products - It is difficult to visualise what will happen with clouds, and pan and super pans (near IR). I just shoot senics with several filters if the skyscape is stationary, and I have a 39mm or 36mm lens on the camera, sometimes use a light orange... Noel P.S. it helps of you visualise the yellow filter as a minus blue filter they subtract blus from the image, e.g. darkening blue sky... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted March 13, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2011 Back when I used black and white I kept a Yellow 0 filter on for just about all daylight shots. It darkened a blue sky just a touch and cut through haze better than a UV or "haze filter". Yellow 1 was for when the clouds were important, Yellow 2 tended to make the sky a bit too dramatic for my taste - but it is mostly a matter of taste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 14, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 14, 2011 Back when I used black and white I kept a Yellow 0 filter on for just about all daylight shots. It darkened a blue sky just a touch and cut through haze better than a UV or "haze filter". Yellow 1 was for when the clouds were important, Yellow 2 tended to make the sky a bit too dramatic for my taste - but it is mostly a matter of taste. All true and I agree on the tonality but I know some people who super glue an orange on their lens... something like moonlight to me. Prints are so subjective... Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadside Posted March 15, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 15, 2011 When I was at college in the seventies and shooting 90% b&w, I used a light-green filter that slightly darkened blue skys and lightened grass and tree foliage. I left it on all the time and found it made printing landscapes much easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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