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Moose Filter with a digital camerea?

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Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 31, 2006 at 8:29 PM
Just going through all my old stuff....

Is there a good use with a digital camera for Moose Petersens' "Moose's Filter" - the 81-A + polarizer ??
Thanks - Sandy
Posted by Pete D on August 31, 2006 at 10:17 PM
There is probably no need to worry about the warming (81A) aspect of the filter in the digital world. You can tweak color after the fact to get the same effect. Polarizers are still useful. In an extreme case, a polarizer can cut glare an reveal something you can't even see without it, so you certainly couldn't "fix" it after the fact. So, if I had another polarizer, I'd probably move the moose. If I didn't, I'd keep it.

Pete D.
Posted by Bill Chambers on September 1, 2006 at 10:46 AM
Moose filter - useful for filtering out an unwanted, pesky moose. Don't need this much in Florida, but I would love to find a Tourist filter. :biggrin:
Posted by Thomas Biggs on September 1, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Hey Bill when you find one of those let me know!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on September 1, 2006 at 11:23 AM
If you're shooting with the white balance setting on "Auto," the warming influence of the Moose filter is almost certainly going to be eliminated, which kind of defeats the purpose of using it in the first place. You can, of course, restore the warming effect when post-processing the RAW file. If you're not shooting RAW and you want the warming effect, you'll probably want to look into establish a custom WB setting when using the Moose filter. It's possible, of course, to add a warming effect in PS even if you're not working with a RAW file, but it's somewhat more difficult to apply the effect as subtlely as when adjusting a RAW file's white balance.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on September 4, 2006 at 9:59 AM
Ditto on needing a tourist filter! :biggrin:

I've not been too happy with the results when using warming/polarizer filters on digital cameras. Mine are now nothing more than dust collectors.