Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] photography at altitude
From: "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:09:49 -0500

Andy,

The inverse quare law only applies to point light sources in a vacumn. The
atmosphere is filtering out a whole lot of UV and visible light. This is why
skiers and mountaineers put on suncreen when they are at alitude, something
they do not need to do at ground level. 
Jonathan

- -----Original Message-----
From: A. H. Ongun [mailto:ahongun@ecsysinc.com]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:12 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] photography at altitude


In proportion how negligeble is 5000-8000ft as far as distance from the sun
to earth is concerned?  Think inverse square law...

andy

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Lee,
Jonathan

I'm off for some skiing at Banff (elevation 5000-8500ft).... In case
the meter goes belly up, does the sunny f16 rule change appreciably at these
altitudes?

Thanks

Jonathan Lee