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Re: [OM] quick: B&W film recs.

Subject: Re: [OM] quick: B&W film recs.
From: Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 15 Aug 2001 12:19:34 -0700
On Wed, 15 August 2001, "Mike Williamson" wrote:

> 
> p.j.,
> 
> But do you have filters for B&W?  It's been a few decades since I shot any 
> (with
> an Olympus FTL, no less), but I remember really liking the dramatic look when
> shot with a 25A.  IIRC, the filter factor is 8, so shooting with a high-speed
> film (Tri-X back then) is a necessity.  
> 
> Mike W.
> 
A light yellow filter is a general, all-round B&W filter.  Its effects aren't 
as dramatic as a red (25A) filter, but the exposure factor is much less (2x), 
and it won't make people look like transvestite mimes.

Walt

 

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