Glen, I looked this up the other day when I was trying to decide on circular or linear, and there's mention at the bottom of the page that you do indeed need to compensate, but only if you are using a manually metering camera:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/polarizers.shtml rg2 On 9/2/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone confirm what Igor suspects here? Is the metering in the > ZM-M affected by a linear polarizer? With the A-series lenses, the > ZX-M uses TTL multi (2)-segment metering. Prior to Igor's comment, I > had never heard that metering could be affected by a linear polarizer. > > Thanks, > Glen > > On Aug 29, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > > Glen, > > > > In general, it is not just the autofocus but also metering > > that may be affected by a linear polarizer. > > I know that on a ZX-5n, the metering IS affected by a linear > > polarizer, > > and I suspect it is the same story with ZX-M. > > I hope somebody on the list will be able to confirm this. > > I do not know about the other, older cameras. > > > > Having been looking for polarizers myself, I found a shop that > > seems to have a reasonable price for various filters: > > http://hvstar.net/ aka besteastern on e-bay. > > I was not able to find much of additional external feedback about this > > store beyond that on e-bay. > > > > Igor > > > > > > > > Wed Aug 29 13:03:17 EDT 2007 > > Glen Tortorella wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am looking for a polarizing filter for my cameras. I have a ZX-M, > > a KX, and a Super Program. Would a linear polarizing filter be a > > good choice for these? The circulars tend to be more expensive, and > > it does not seem I would need this type since I am using older, > > manual focus cameras. I am thinking of purchasing the Hoya Purple > > Label linear... > > > > Thanks, > > Glen > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
