Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23

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Subject: Re: 90/2.8--internal reflections
From: PeterJonWhite@PeterWhiteCycles.com
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 22:30:42 +0000

Roger said,

> That is my gut feeling until I begin thinking about light being reduced 
> by the inverse square of the distance.

That's true, but the distance from the sun to the moon at full moon 
is only a small percentage greater than the distance of the sun to 
the earth. So the difference is a small fraction of a stop.
> 
> I'll bracket liberally! Don't want to wash out the old man's facial 
> detail. :-)

Bracketing never hurts, except in sports!

Peter Jon White