Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson) wrote: > ....for monster solar flares that cause auroral displays much further > north and south of the polar regions than is typical. The one that > popped earlier today (see below) was an X-6 class flare, real wrath o' > God stuff. Bollixed my shortwave reception like I'd switched off the > radio. Might put on quite a show late Saturday night. I'd suggest creating a beanie cap with aluminum foil to protect you from the mind rays associated with such solar storms. I do the same for my M6, as well. If you remove your UV filter, you can wrap the camera in the foil, and then secure it in place by screwing the UV back on. If you're using a built-in meter, you don't have to make any exposure compensation. Otherwise, use a filter factor of around 500, and keep reciprocity failure in mind. P.S. If your foil hat is too large, you might consider cutting eye holes. Last time I had to protect myself this way, I broke a toe. P.P.S. You can tell that your protective hat is working by the reactions of those around you. They will probably start to act really weird as the mind rays affect them, but not you. Signs may include their laughing, pointing, and calling insane asylums. Don't trust anybody not wearing a foil hat. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/