Do you use contrast Filter

Do you use contrast Filter

  • Yes?

    Votes: 28 40.6%
  • No?

    Votes: 10 14.5%
  • Sometimes

    Votes: 31 44.9%

  • Total voters
    69
  • Poll closed .
I'm waiting for a medium yellow filter from KEH this morning. My collapsible 'cron could occasionally use a little boost. I have a wide range of filters for my Rollei MX, my Contax Sonnar 50/1.5, and my Nikon SLRs. Now I just need to learn their finer points.
 
I voted sometimes but actually very rarely. I will use a yellow or red for blue sky sometimes and I use them for color separation when there is a lot of foliage, but most of my shots are streets scenes and urban still lifes so I don't need them. If I want more contrast I go with slower film or extended development or both.
 
Another sometimes-er

Another sometimes-er

Sometimes, either a yellow (022) or red (090 I think?) for specific colour separation when I feel the need. If I'm heading out, I'll slip one or both of them in my pocket (usually the red), very rarely on the lens from the get go.
Michael
 
For BW, I use a medium yellow almost always. I occasionally will use a yellow-green. I would use a y/g more often if I had that color in appropriate sizes for more of my lenses. I own orange and red filters but rarely need that much additional contrast.
With color film and my SLR, I use a polarizer most often.
Rob
 
My answer is yes, but I also sometimes use the graduated yellow filter (to get the sky darker but the rest of a frame, where usually people are, is not).
 
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