Color filters for BW photography on M10

[wolan]

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Hi,

can you recommend me a brand of high-quality color filters to use for BW photography with a M10?

Thank you.

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[a.noctilux]

Using colored filter with color sensor is not good idea at all.

I had "done" this by surprise, when I use same lens ( Summilux 50, color red filter on it ) with film M, then forgot to remove when used on my M9 (by then),

the file was "something special" not less.

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When viewed later, I had hard time to work with those reddish files 😪

the red filter saturated the red channel and let the other G,B not usable.

Monochrom sensor is not colored sensor !

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by a.noctilux

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14 minutes ago, wolan said:

Hi,

can you recommend me a brand of high-quality color filters to use for BW photography with a M10?

Thank you.

No, a bad idea, make a colour photograph and use Silver Efex to add the effect of a colour filter (and also do all your other B&W post processing at the same time).

[jaapv]

One thing against using postprocessed filters is that there is a risk of amplifying one colour channel to show too much noise. You must do your noise reduction per colour channel.

[jaapv]

11 hours ago, a.noctilux said:

Using colored filter with color sensor is not good idea at all.

I had "done" this by surprise, when I use same lens ( Summilux 50, color red filter on it ) with film M, then forgot to remove when used on my M9 (by then),

the file was "something special" not less.

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When viewed later, I had hard time to work with those reddish files 😪

the red filter saturated the red channel and let the other G,B not usable.

Monochrom sensor is not colored sensor !

 

Maybe it would have helped to focus! Yes, using only one channel will reduce resolution to 50% (G)  or 25%. (R,B)

[Luft]

 With the M10 Monochrom I use the Leica and Heliopan filters, expensive but high quality glass and rings. If this is your application I can add some thoughts.

[antonioxrosa]

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In my humble opinion I don't see the purpose of using color filter with a color sensor. I process the files from the M10 in Lightroom to BW and if required I can manage each colour channel as I wish. When photographing analog in BW I use Nikon colour filters.

[1joel1]

You might consider a polarizing filter for some separation since you really shouldn't use color filters with a color sensor.

Joel