Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 29 May 2001 09:59:55 -0700, Tom Finnegan wrote: > I haven't had any problems with my Leicas at altitude. Things can get pretty > bright though and you do have to take some care in metering. If I can I > usually try and bracket a bit, especially if shooting slides. If it's a > bright sunny day I typically meter off the north sky and bracket a half stop > either side. I have never bothered to use uv filters or polarizers. I have a > number of shots from up on Rainier where the sky is so dark blue that if I > had used a polarizer it would have come out black! A number of people have > questioned me on how I was able to get the sky so dark, convinced I had used > some special effects filter. Oh - good! This is good information. I was thinking about a polarizing filter but I will think twice before using knowing that. Cheers, Dave