On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:40:13 +0100, "Xm@n" <mosack@hi.hinet.hr> wrote:

>Mike Hsia wrote:

>> Hi, I was wondering if there is any particular filter that is good to

>> have in your bag when u are shooting B/W film. Any suggestions?

>>

>> Mike

>Well from my own experience you can chose from couple of colours: yellow,

>orange, red, blue and green with some intermediate type. I found medium

>yellow the most versatile because it helps a lot but its effect is more

>subtle and picture look normal. The second best is yellow-orange (it look

>just orange) and it have a more stronger effect but still pictures look good

>and others will not "see" filter on it. If I have too choose just one I'll

>take orange cause its versatile and still subtle enough related to red 25A

>filter which can turn day in the moonlight scene and that is really a

>"special effect" filter for me.

>But it depends about scene and subject a lot.

>

>The best is to have all type of filters in your bag, but the questions is

>what colour will be the first one?

I agree that if there is only one colored filter to own

for B&W, it is probably orange - but I think the

medium yellow is a waste of money and filter-factor.

Try a side-by side comparison sometime, without the

medium yellow, and with, *using the FF for adjustment*,

not the meter reading. Bet you will have a hard time

telling the difference in the prints...;-)