On Sun, 08 Dec 2002 06:05:11 -0600, John H. Guillory wrote:
>On Sat, 07 Dec 2002 17:25:33 GMT, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether)
>scribbled on the caves important information concerning Re: filters.

>>Most of these are intended to sell filters, and misrepresent
>>what the filter can do (most evident with the medium-yellow,
>>UV/Skylight, and light green filters - if you see a
>>difference in these examples [other than a slight pink color
[...]

>I very much agree here.... When I bought my camera, I saw 3 filters
>available for that particular lense available at that store. They had
>a special if you bought all 3, you saved a little money.... I figured,
>what the heck, they're not that expensive.... I got the UV, Skylight,
>and circular polarizer.... I leave either the UV or the skylight on
>the camera and attach the polarizer when I want it on the camera....
>Later, I learned there's hardly no difference between the UV and
>skylight filters, and and no need to use a UV filter with a Polarizer
>filter, because it'll indirectly do about the same job as well.... My
>next venture is perhaps to get a red filter, or a gradiant color
>filter.... Especially the red filter, because I hear it can sharpen up
>flesh tones on B&W film....
>John H. Guillory

It will not sharpen anything (except by adjusting tone
contrast by color filtering, and by removing some corner
color-fringing from lenses that have this problem...),
but will smooth skin tones if the blemishes are darker
and red compared with their surroundings (though lips
may also diminish in "importance"...;-). BTW, you will
lose about three stops in effective film speed with a
red filter, and, in common with other strong-colored
filters, the TTL meter will likely not meter correctly
without compensation (try increasing exposure about 1.5
stops from the meter reading...).