Trip tomorrow ... yellow filter ?

[darkkavenger]

My dear friends,

I'm leaving tomorrow for a week-trip to Bretagne (Brittany, France), and because I will be taking probably scenic shots at the sea, I was wondering if the use of a yellow filter would be of any help ?

I'm bringing my Kiev-2A with the 50/1.5 Jupiter-3. I don't have any wide lens currently, and of all the 50's I own, this one offers the most versatility, allowing me to shoot in low-light conditions. What is your opinion regarding the use of a yellow filter ? I also have an UV filter but I don't think it'd be of any use.

Thanks! 😉

 

[Avotius]

seems like a yellow filter would be a good idea to me, it will help up the contrast of that lens a hair and when you are shooting the sea it will help darken the skies a bit.

 

[rbiemer]

Max,
Have fun on that trip! I use a yellow filter a lot and as they are so small, I would take it if I were going. If you're shooting scenic/land/sea scapes it could be useful. And you might have time to shoot with and with out?
The other thing is; if you're at the shore there almost certainly will be wind and sand blowing so having the filter on the lens(or a UV/clear) might be good. To keep as much of that stuff off the lens itself. Don't think I'd change film right there either if I could avoid it.
Which is NOT to say you shouldn't take the K-2a.
Rob

 

[darkkavenger]

Thanks Avotius and Rob, I will be there for a short week (5-6 days) and I will be staying very close to the beach (about 30-50 meters) at a friend's house (I go there with him to move some furniture out of his parent's house to Prague).

I'll be doing also some Ektachrome shots but those will be done with my Pentacon Six & the 180/2.8 Sonnar. Regarding the Kiev-2A, I'll stick to Fomapan 400 for this time 😉

About the Kiev-2A, I noticed last summer (there is a lot of humidity there, kind of) that the inner focusing mechanism of the Kiev-2A tended to get a bit stiff, so I will take care to store it in my camera bag if I don't use it.

Cheers 🙂
max

 

[kaiyen]

Bear in mind that it will _also_ darken the sea a bit. Which isn't a problem, unless you creep into "losing shadow detail" land based on your composition.

allan

 

[Jocko]

It certainly can't hurt to take it, Max, although if February remains its usual murky self, I doubt if filtration will really be necessary. Film choice would perhaps be more significant to the end result. I lived on the southwest corner of Wales for many years, in a very similar atlantic climate, and recall the dramatic transformations of the weather: I wonder if the yellow might be a liittle over-subtle in such circumstances? I would also be inclined to take a red . But who knows: as always it depends on the light 🙂


All the best, Ian

 

[Ororaro]

I've never seen a difference with a yellow filter despite all the theories. I would gi with dark orange or Red filter.

 

[meven]

I can help you about your trip in Brittany, I am from there, so if you need any advice, don't hesitate, I know the region very weel since I lived there for over 20 years!!!!!!

Max

 

[darkkavenger]

Thanks for the additional info, I'll try to check tomorrow if I can find an orange and red filter at my retailer before leaving. 🙂

 

[darkkavenger]

I can help you about your trip in Brittany, I am from there, so if you need any advice, don't hesitate, I know the region very weel since I lived there for over 20 years!!!!!!

Max

Nice, your name's Max also ? 😉

What city are you from originally ? I'm french/italian and I've been many times in Brittany. Actually, my sister's fiancé is from there (Ploermel) and her first boyfriend was from Lannion, if those places ring a bell. 😉

I'm going near Lorient, and hopefully I'll be able to go on a trip to Enez Groe (Groix) whose lighthouse can be seen from where i'll be (Fort-Bloqué, near Lorient) 😉

Cheers,
Max

 

[meven]

I am from a fishing village called Paimpol about 30km east of Lannion. It's strange how small the world can be!!!!!

The Isle of Groix is a nice place and I bet you will manage to get some good shots there. Please post your photos on the site after your trip, I start missing Brittany and need to see more pictures of it!!!!

Kenavo (which means good bye in Breton, if you don't already know)

Max

 

[darkkavenger]

Trugarez & Kenavo mon pote 😉

 

[darkkavenger]

A stupid question comes to my mind before going to bed : should I correct exposure when using filters ?

 

[rbiemer]

Max,
the short answer is YES. How much is a little more complicated. Any colored filter will reduce the amount of light that gets to the film so you will need to increase exposure. If you have a hand held light meter that you can hold the filter in front of so that the filter covers the metering cell/port completely, then you can set the meter to your film speed, meter and then note the difference with and with out the filter. Remember that difference and you can go with a modified "sunny 16" or using the meter as usual, take the difference and apply it to the meter reading.
This is a "down and dirty" way of doing this and awfully generic advice as well--but with out knowing the filters you have, I can't be especially specific.
One other thing, though, most of my FSU filters have a filter factor engraved(stamped?) on the edge of the filter. So if the filter(s) you use have that, all the above is probably un-necessary--just remember the factors are multipliers and that you'll want more exposure.
This should get you fairly close.
Enjoy the trip!
Rob

 

[darkkavenger]

Thanks Rob, I arrived today and so far I didn't get my Kiev-2A out. But I intend to do so tomorrow, I'll let you all know how it goes 🙂