Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] High Altitude Photography
From: Dave Mason <gnome@dmason.net>
Date: 29 May 2001 13:55:28 -0400
References: <F17203C79991D4119B3900805F9A6BD0091157@PIE-MAIN>

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

In reply to: Message from Tom Finnegan <TomF@piengr.com> (Re: [Leica] High Altitude Photography)