Rebekah, Thank you for the link. What, specifically, is meant by the term "manual metering camera"? All of my cameras are "manual" cameras, but all have light metering systems--i.e. center weighted or the newer TTL multi-segment (as in my ZX-M). Thus, the author's caveat about compensating when using a "manually metered camera" is somewhat unclear to me.
What filter or filters did you decide upon? Do you tend to prefer ones that can rotate or ones that are non-rotating? Glen On Sep 2, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Rebekah wrote: > Glen, > > I looked this up the other day when I was trying to decide on circular > or linear, and there's mention at the bottom of the page that you do > indeed need to compensate, but only if you are using a manually > metering camera: > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/polarizers.shtml > > rg2 > > > On 9/2/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Can anyone confirm what Igor suspects here? Is the metering in the >> ZM-M affected by a linear polarizer? With the A-series lenses, the >> ZX-M uses TTL multi (2)-segment metering. Prior to Igor's comment, I >> had never heard that metering could be affected by a linear >> polarizer. >> >> Thanks, >> Glen >> >> On Aug 29, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: >> >>> >>> Glen, >>> >>> In general, it is not just the autofocus but also metering >>> that may be affected by a linear polarizer. >>> I know that on a ZX-5n, the metering IS affected by a linear >>> polarizer, >>> and I suspect it is the same story with ZX-M. >>> I hope somebody on the list will be able to confirm this. >>> I do not know about the other, older cameras. >>> >>> Having been looking for polarizers myself, I found a shop that >>> seems to have a reasonable price for various filters: >>> http://hvstar.net/ aka besteastern on e-bay. >>> I was not able to find much of additional external feedback about >>> this >>> store beyond that on e-bay. >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> >>> Wed Aug 29 13:03:17 EDT 2007 >>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I am looking for a polarizing filter for my cameras. I have a ZX-M, >>> a KX, and a Super Program. Would a linear polarizing filter be a >>> good choice for these? The circulars tend to be more expensive, and >>> it does not seem I would need this type since I am using older, >>> manual focus cameras. I am thinking of purchasing the Hoya Purple >>> Label linear... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Glen >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
