That should have been "the meter accuracy of my LX is adversely effected". I should proof read these things.
At 04:37 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, I wrote: >There's a pretty good explanation of Polarizers and how to use them in current >(Sept. 2002?) Pop Photography. The main reason I picked it up. It includes >a description of the difference between Circular and Linear polarizers and how >they interact with semi-silvered mirrors. I know from personal experience >that >the meter accuracy is adversely effected when using a linear polarizer. > >At 01:06 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, gfen wrote: > >>Hi there, >> >>Some confusion on circular versus linear polarizers... I know that the PL >>is supposed to ONLY be good for manual focus, and that for AF you need a >>C-PL. Then, I've also read that some cameras can't meter with a PL, and >>require a C-PL. >> >>Well, I didn't buy a C-PL, but just a regular PL when I bought into the >>Cokin P system this past weekend (B&H was out of the C-PL, and I wanted to >>take one with me to try out, as I was primarily buying it for my LF >>camera, I wasn't concerned at the time). >> >>I tried out the PL on my 28-70/4 yesterday, and noticed both the meter and >>the AF both appeared to work just fine. Now I'm completely baffled. >> >>Does anyone know if the metering will definatly be off without using the >>circular varient? And how did AF work correctly, then? >> >> >> >>-- >>http://www.infotainment.org >> "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin
