Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Neither the uv filter nor the skylight filter will help you. Follow Jim's advice. While thinner air is an explanation, you need to understand that as light passes through atmosphere, it changes color. Ultimately, as it passes throught the windshield of your car, and some become infrared which is part of the reason that your car heats up inside disproportiantely. FOLLOW JIM'S ADVICE. Regards, Will Larsen (who spent long months in learning how to use aerial photography) > Dare I even say the words "Ultra Violet Filter...?" > > The blue cast is happening for the same reason you get sunburned at high > altitude. Thinner air, more UV. > > The clear UV filter will filter out aerial haze and get rid of some of the > blue. A skylight (1A) filter is a little pinkish, and will warm things up > a bit more. If it were me, I'd use the 1A for shadow pictures, and the UV > for shots with distant views. If you don't want to swap filters a lot, > just use one or the other, and tweak the color balance in your image editor. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html