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

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Subject: [Leica] RE: photography at altitude
From: leica@rakitzis.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:02:04 -0800

>>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?

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

>andy

This is the wrong analysis. The air is thinner up there, so there is
less atmospheric scattering and in my experience anyway it's brighter
at altitude.

Maybe try sunny f/22?

Byron.