Yellow / Orange filter for low contrast?

[jusxusfanatic]

Yellow / Orange filter for low contrast?

I know lowering the contrast depends on the developing time which I will do, but I just wanna ask which filter would help with it. I'm thinking of a orange since it smoothens things. The filter is also to protedct my collapsible summicron which is known for having a weak front element. Thanks

 

[Gerald C Koch]

There is no filter that will lower contrast across the visible spectrum. An orange filter would darken blues and greens and lighten oranges, yellows and red. In a way this would produce a rather selective change in contrast. Such an effect would be very different from controlling contrast with development. I would suggest becoming familiar with the color wheel if you are interested in using filters.

 

[David T T]

Yes, use the color wheel and consider the tonality of your scene/subject.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Are you asking if whether a yellow or orange filter will help increase the contrast in a low contrast scene? Filters darken opposite colours and lighten objects that are same colour as the filter... so they can help somewhat. I only use a filter if I want to darken or lighten something in the scene. If I want to increase contrast, I'll increase development time with perhaps slightly less exposure (depending on how much I want to increase contrast)

 

[John Koehrer]

A yellow or orange filter will increase contrast, not decrease it.
Increasing/decreasing developing time does change contrast and isn"t influenced by a filter
on the lens.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Contrast can be reduced by taking the photographs with the lens cap on.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

...or by not having film in the holder. Been there. Done that.