Re: Circular polarizer question

On Jun 29, 5:29 pm, Kennedy McEwen <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As Charles said, with an LP is doesn't matter which way you look through
it, you'll see the polarising effect, but with a CP you need to view
through it the way it will be mounted on the camera lens.

The reason for this is that the CP is a sandwich of a normal LP with
something called a quarter wave plate on the back of it. The QWP has

Thanks for the great explanation - I'll have to re-read and digest it
again to visualize everything that's happening.


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