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Re: [OM] what do I do with a center spot filter?

Subject: Re: [OM] what do I do with a center spot filter?
From: "Andrea V." <pdxgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1904 00:09:45 -0700
The center is actually *missing*, as in, its cut out.  The effect, when one 
looks
through it, is exactly as you have described it.
- Andrea

clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Is it the kind where the center is clear, but the edges are blurry/soft
> focus?  If so, it's usually used where you want the viewer's attention
> on the center of the image only.  For example, imagine a flower sharp in
> the center of the image, but the background soft; or a solitary tree in
> the woods, sharp in the center, but everything around it soft.  It can
> also be used in portraiture.  It's sort of a "mechanical" way to throw
> the edges out of focus.
>
> Andrea V. wrote:
> >
> > Ok , more questions about Goodwill bargain filters.
> >
> > I bought a Hoya 55mm center spot filter.  I have never seen anything like 
> > this
> > before.
> > What the heck do I do with it???
> > - Andrea
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