Re: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Thx everyone! :-) Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Ryan Lee
in the exact same position I reckon..), or maybe just a lake with some sky in it? Just some thoughts. Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:03 PM Subject: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Actually I did some comparsions again this afternoon against the blue sky and found there was about 1/3EV difference between the 2 filters when they were turned to provide the deepest blue sky. The difference was significant enough for the A80 to pick up. So it is quite possible the two

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Herb Chong
AM Subject: Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? Hi Alan, Not a CPL expert, but just attempting a brief analysis. To compare, I clicked each link in succession, opening them in the same window in IE. I don't think there's much colour difference in the blue saturation really

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
Actually I did use M mode and locked focus, aperture shutter. It was mounted on tripod too. However, since there is no marking on the B+W filter, adjusting the filter could only be done to my best ability. But I re-did the test this afternoon and the B+W shots also appeared darker so it should

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Herb Chong
you didn't lock white balance and similar settings. Herb - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:43 AM Subject: Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? Actually I did use M mode and locked focus

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Alan Chan
White balance was manually set to Sun as well. As I said before, all setting were identical except the filters themselves. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan you didn't lock white balance and similar settings. _ MSN 8

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-05 Thread Herb Chong
are better, even when there is a lens hood. Herb - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? White balance was manually set to Sun as well. As I said before, all

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-04 Thread Herb Chong
are gripping them to put on or take off. that means them spin easier in the filter thread. Herb - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 12:03 AM Subject: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? This has

Re: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? . I want some honest opinion here. Anyone? It looks like the B+W is the stronger polarizer, but judging

RE: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-04 Thread Bucky
: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why? The second one, (B+W), looked more saturated and deeper blue than the first to me. rg Alan Chan wrote: This has nothing to do with Pentax, but I reckon there are some experts here might be able to tell the differences. I did 2 shots

OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-03 Thread Alan Chan
This has nothing to do with Pentax, but I reckon there are some experts here might be able to tell the differences. I did 2 shots this afternoon with identical setting just to see if there was any colour difference between HOYA B+W CPL. I turned the filters until they gave the deepest blue

Re: OT: Polarizer pictures, which is better, and why?

2004-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure, there is a slight color difference. That's to be expected from two different brands of filters with perhaps different coloration, using different glass, and with you using your eye to determine the deepest blue. Better? Neither is better ... just slightly different. What do you mean by