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From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, 23 February, 2003 09:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Velvia @ 40 ASA
> At 06:40 PM 2/22/2003 -1000, you wrote:
> >Aloha & Mahalo Joel and Mickey on the ASA 40 answer
> >Another question:
> >Best not to use a Polarize lens w/Velvia because it dose better on it's
own
> >and looses a full stop considering it's ready set at 40, let alone 50ASA?
> >Dan
>
> Dan,
> I use a polarizer quite a lot in HI, regardless of film type. With water,
> sky, clouds, it makes a huge difference. Be careful with wide angle
lenses
> and polarizers.
Joel ..... superb photos and thank you for sharing them with the list.
John
>
> If you go here:
>
> http://members.tripod.com/jdubikins/Hawaii/seascape/seascape.html
>
> Select "eastend coastline 1" to see the full polarizer effect. It's a
> morning shot, early, but sun fully up. Vantage point is facing
> northeast. You can see the polarizer effect fade a little to the upper
> right corner but not too bad. The ocean had quite a bit of reflective
> glare which the PL removed.
>
> If you go here:
>
> http://members.tripod.com/jdubikins/Hawaii/land/land.html
>
> the "Baptist Church, Ho'olehua" shows how the polarizer exaggerates the
> uneven sky. The sky will be uneven in some directions no matter what you
> do, so you decide what you can live with.
>
> You can also "bracket" the polarizer effect too: shoot one with maximum
> polarization, then shoot another after backing off the effect a little.
>
> It doesn't make any sense to use a PL when you include the sun in the
> frame, so don't use it all the time!
>
> Do you have a tripod? I would strongly recommend it to get the best out
of
> Velvia or any slow film.
>
> Joel W.
>
>
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