Late in the season last year I started getting into black mist filters on my cameras. They’re just glass with little black flecks that end up creating a really nice halation effect with night-time lighting; and they soften digital images a tiny bit, in a way that pairs well with the right preset if you like a kinda vintage look.
I forgot I had one along on my trip to the Mutoid Man show and that was a mild bummer: The light was so low that the X100VI’s perfectly serviceable 3200 ISO had more of an uphill battle. On the other end of the spectrum, during bright daylight, they turn the highlights into a glowing mess.
I’m on the fence because I like the effect, but don’t like remembering/forgetting that the filter is on there at all.
