 Ujjwal Mukherjee |
regarding warm up filters I haven't used any warm up filters yet but trying to get my hand on one of them soon preferably a 81 B or D type. If someone reading this question has used this before, would like to know a) how much difference it makes ( in low lights/sunsets etc ) . b) Has it’s effect anything to do with the type of film. For example a skylight filters is a better choice for slide films than a negative film. Does the same hold good for Warm up filter as well? c) Will it be a good idea to use both a polarizer and a warm up filter while taking landscape shots? Thanks...Ujjwal
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Paul Tobeck |
Ujjwal, I use two different warming filters, an #81A and #81B. The difference in the two is the "B" filter gives a stronger effect. I use the #81A's subtle effect for shaded portraits just to warm them up a touch. The #81B is reserved for overcast day landscapes and to make fall colors more dramatic. All filters I use are Cokin P series square ones, with the exception of polarizers, which I still use Tiffen screw-ins. Cokin filters are so much more convenient since you only have to buy 1 filter and then just an adapter ring for each lens size you have. I've never heard of filters working "better" with different types of film, the effect is what it is. However, if you apply a color effect using negative film, your labs print processor will "correct" the filtering right out of your image unless you tell them not too. As far as using a polarizer and a warming filter stacked, I usually don't do it. The more glass you put in front of your lens, the more you degrade the quality of the image, and you open up the door for increased flare, vignetting, etc. If you have a certain shot in mind and want to try it, I believe that Tiffen and B&W both make a "warming" polarizer.
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Michael H. Cothran |
The 81A has such a subtle affect that I think it is not worthwhile. The B and C are the most useful, in my opinion. The D is extremely strong - to the point of making your outdoor shots look like they were taken under indoor tungsten light. Note - In this day & age, these filters are only useful if you are shooting film, and printing on conventional photo paper, or projecting original film slides. If you are shooting with a digital camera, or scanning your film, these filters are not really necessary anymore, as you can simulate their affects easily in a post software application. There are a few filter manufacturers that now make "warming polarizers." This would be a better solution that stacking, although you can certainly stack any of the 81 series along with your standard polarizer. Singh Ray, B&W, Tiffen, etc. all make warming polarizers.
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Sharon Day |
Ujjwal, if you aren't on a limited budget the Singh Ray warming Polarizing filter is a really nice filter. I like it better than any polarizing filter I have ever owned. I bought the one for the Cokin P system since they are too expensive for me to purchase more than one.
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Ujjwal Mukherjee |
Thanks for letting me know about the warming Polarizer. I just got wiser :-) I guess that may be a solution to the dilemma of which filter to use to capture a situation like a twilight/sunset over water as both Polarizer and a warm up filter can claim their usefulness.
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