I am considering purchasing a 4x4 Singh-Ray Color LB Intensifier glass filter. They are not cheap at $360. Has any one used one of these filters? Does it really work?
Any comments or considerations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
I am considering purchasing a 4x4 Singh-Ray Color LB Intensifier glass filter. They are not cheap at $360. Has any one used one of these filters? Does it really work?
Any comments or considerations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
Hi Stephan,
If your workflow includes digitizing the captured image by first scanning it, the color intensifier filters cannot match the infinite flexibility offered by post processing the digitized image in a good image editor such as Photoshop, IMO. In that case, I would just use Photoshop to tune the colors instead of using a color intensifier filter.
OTOH, I do use the rectangular Singh-Ray graduated ND filters (to keep the image tonal range within the range of a transparency film) and they are first-rate.
// Atul
Thanks Atul, but my workflow and post production efforts take me to the darkroom and not to my desktop computer.
Some of the big names use the color intensifier - I haven't used it yet, so I can only rely on the testimony and examples of others. But Singh-ray is a reputable company that makes a very good product - so I don't think you would be disappointed.
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