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considering b&w

Started Feb 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
xpatUSA
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Re: considering b&w
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ole kekkonen wrote:

I got a [SD15] without the dust filter from a friend.

Well done!

Been shooting with it all day and I like it but I can't get the color right

It won't give you correct colors unless you mount a visible light filter on the lens. Kolari makes one which they call a "hot mirror".

ebay example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kolari-Vision-58mm-Kolari-Vision-Color-Correcting-Hot-Mirror-Filter-UV-IR-cut-/290869671163

Do not buy the B+W 486 - it is dichroic and gives a green cast at the sides if used on a wide-angle lens.

The Kolari has a slight blue cast overall - easily fixed in post or with a Custom WB.

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