Digital BW, The Print

I'm a new member here so I don't know if this question has been asked 
or answered. I'm about to buy a polarizing filter for my new OLY5060 
with the hope of getting more dramatic B&W (and color) pictures. Has 
anybody had any experience with using this kind of filter keeping in 
mind that this is NOT an SLR camera and that the only way to preview 
the results of using the filter is to look at the LCD viewfinder 
which is not always a reliable indicator of the results you are 
hoping to receive.Thanks in advance for any info you can give 
me.Thanks in advance.

www.brucepix.com

Unless your eyesight and your LCD panel are very good, it may be hard to
tell what effect the rotation of the polarizing filter will have on the
image.  Keep in mind that the filter will cut out about two f/ stops worth
of light, and that you may need to check the camera's manual to see if the
use of circular polarizer is required.  It can certainly darken blue skies
on a sunny day and eliminate certain reflections, but there are more things
you can do to add drama in image editing than with the filter.

You can just hold the polarizer up to your eye to see what it will do 
for your shot. No need to rely on the LCD.

Barbara White
On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 04:44  AM, thebeecee55 wrote:
> and that the only way to preview
> the results of using the filter is to look at the LCD viewfinder
> which is not always a reliable indicator of the results you are
> hoping to receive.barbara@...
www.barbarawhitephoto.com
www.worldartphotographs.com

> From: thebeecee55 [mailto:thebeecee@...]
>
> I'm a new member here so I don't know if this question has been asked
> or answered. I'm about to buy a polarizing filter for my new OLY5060
> with the hope of getting more dramatic B&W (and color) pictures. Has
> anybody had any experience with using this kind of filter keeping in
> mind that this is NOT an SLR camera and that the only way to preview
> the results of using the filter is to look at the LCD viewfinder
> which is not always a reliable indicator of the results you are
> hoping to receive.Thanks in advance for any info you can give
> me.Thanks in advance.

I've found, on my Minolta DiMage 7, which has an electronic viewfinder, that
the display is a pretty good guide to exposure, although not to color. I've
found that turning the polarizer to max sky darkening is fine for B&W, but
generally overdone for color, so for the latter you'll have to learn how
much to back off the filter from max by looking at the image later on your
computer.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

I agree with what the others have said.  Polarizing filters take some getting used to - 
the results will vary even depending on the time of day you use it (and the angle of 
the sun). Late afternoon, and you can make the sky almost black (in color!) so practice 
with it for a while to see what it can do. 


Elliott Teel
http://www.eteel.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "thebeecee55" 
<thebeecee@h...> wrote:
> I'm a new member here so I don't know if this question has been
asked 
> or answered. I'm about to buy a polarizing filter for my new
OLY5060 
> with the hope of getting more dramatic B&W (and color) pictures.
Has 
> anybody had any experience with using this kind of filter keeping
in 
> mind that this is NOT an SLR camera and that the only way to
preview 

> the results of using the filter is to look at the LCD viewfinder 
> which is not always a reliable indicator of the results you are 
> hoping to receive.Thanks in advance for any info you can give 
> me.Thanks in advance.
> 
> www.brucepix.com

Bruce-

I agree with all of the above comments...the one thing I will add is 
that you may need a CIRCULAR polar filter. At least on the Nikon 
Digital (I think on all digital) it is important to get circ only.

Tom O'Connell