Mxsmanic writes:
nospam writes:
usual ones for b/w are red or yellow, but also polarizer and others.
Why? I never use filters for black and white, and the results are just fine.
You're weird :-).
Seriously, using filters to control B&W tonal rendering is *extremely*
common among people doing B&W landscape photography, and other kinds for
that matter. Ansel Adams was famous for pushing the skies to really
dramatic low levels with a red filter.
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