Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:07 AM 02/07/96 -0700, you wrote: > >> >>Now my question is -- was the window glass single or multi-coated? Was it >>perchance made by Hoya or even B+W? Maybe I'll carry around a pane of dirty >>window glass from now on. :-) >> >>Michael > >Michael, > >I'm quite sure the "filter" you used is much improved over those that I use >when trying to shoot through airplane windows. Those usually consist of at >least two highly scratched pieces of plastic. Talk about loss of contrast! >However, just as in your situation, if I did not press the shutter, I >would not have any image. > I've taken the odd picture through airplane windows, but I'd rather call them snapshots, because none has ever turned out decently. On a recent flight on a 747 I was sitting in the cockpit as we crossed the Grand Canyon and took a few pics, but even the co-pilot's window left a lot to be desired in clarity. For some reason, they didn't want to open one up so I could get a clearer shot. Michael