Bill58
Native Texan
Does anybody have a link to a handy chart that be copied and carried into the field for those of us who have non-metered cameras?
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
Filter exposure compensation chart?
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Simon Larbalestier
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A tiny fold out chart comes with the heliopan filters with all the filter factors on - if you send me your address i can send you one - i'm sure i have them in some empty filter boxes.....
Bill58
Native Texan
Simon:
Many thanks, but I was looking for a bigger one I could plastic laminate to be impervious to the elements/ rough handling.
Bill
Many thanks, but I was looking for a bigger one I could plastic laminate to be impervious to the elements/ rough handling.
Bill
dexdog
Veteran
typing "filter factor" into Google yields a lot of hits, for example:
http://www.photofilter.com/hoya_factor.htm
http://www.photofilter.com/hoya_factor.htm
rxmd
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This kind of chart does have the disadvantage that it depends on the assumption of average lighting and colour. For example, a red filter has different results in the woods and in a brick suburb, and so on. Results from a polarization filter can seem completely random.
You can make a chart yourself, just meter the same scene with a filter and without it and record the factor. That way you can do it for different types of scenery (in the woods, at the beach, off human skin and so on) and cover most of your applications.
Philipp
You can make a chart yourself, just meter the same scene with a filter and without it and record the factor. That way you can do it for different types of scenery (in the woods, at the beach, off human skin and so on) and cover most of your applications.
Philipp
dll927
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As mentioned, listed filter factors tend to be a take-off point. Especially so with a polarizer, which can vary with how much effect the user wants.
A camera with no meter begs the question. I don't happen to have any other than my Yashicamat 124 or Leica M4-2 - all of my SLRs have some type of meter that came with the camera, as does my Olympus Stylus P/S. In that case the factor is pretty much automatically figured in. (The Stylus essentially can't take filters, according to the instructions.)
If you are using color print film, you may lose some of the filter effect in the printing process.
A camera with no meter begs the question. I don't happen to have any other than my Yashicamat 124 or Leica M4-2 - all of my SLRs have some type of meter that came with the camera, as does my Olympus Stylus P/S. In that case the factor is pretty much automatically figured in. (The Stylus essentially can't take filters, according to the instructions.)
If you are using color print film, you may lose some of the filter effect in the printing process.
