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Take the GND offGurus,
On a tech camera, after taking a picture with a filter on, e.g., gnd, should I remove the filter before taking the LCC picture? I figure I should..
Thanks. That was my thinking too, but it also makes stitching a pain, having to take a picture, take the filter off, take the LCC picture, then remount the filter, shift, repeat, etc., and remember to put the filter to the approximately same place.I generally take Grad filters OFF before shooting an LCC.
Otherwise, it takes the Grad effect out of the shot, and makes what i wanted darkened, too bright !
As I use LEE filters, I generally just pop the filterholder off to use the LCC. Painfull, but necessary.
Regards
Mark
What about the center gray filter then? Shall it be off too?I generally take Grad filters OFF before shooting an LCC.
Otherwise, it takes the Grad effect out of the shot, and makes what i wanted darkened, too bright !
As I use LEE filters, I generally just pop the filterholder off to use the LCC. Painfull, but necessary.
Regards
Mark
Using a 10x10 opal LCC card that can be placed in the Lee filter holder should avoid taking the filter holder off (I did not test it). Making all the stitched pictures first then making the LCC pictures could also make the process easier in that case.Thanks. That was my thinking too, but it also makes stitching a pain, having to take a picture, take the filter off, take the LCC picture, then remount the filter, shift, repeat, etc., and remember to put the filter to the approximately same place.
I don't think so, the center filter is here to help having a more even exposure on your shot. An LCC shot taken with a center filter in place will give you a clean shot to cancel the color cast without having to deal with exposure compensation (that Capture 1 does adding noise in the picture).What about the center gray filter then? Shall it be off too?
Thanks. That was my thinking too, but it also makes stitching a pain, having to take a picture, take the filter off, take the LCC picture, then remount the filter, shift, repeat, etc., and remember to put the filter to the approximately same place.
Don is 100% correctAgree with the thoughts of leaving the CF (if used) on otherwise remove any other filter prior to the LCC.
Don
For effect filters I'd agree.
For centre filters the whole point is to balance out the light levels as much as possible in an analog manner first and then apply any subsequent correction afterwards. If you were to do an LCC without centre filter and apply it to a shot WITH a centre filter you will over compensate for the light fall off. The centre filter shouldn't have any effect really on colour though, just the light fall off.