Lens question

Ray Fischer wrote:
> Trolls is FUN! <otis@trollouters.org> wrote:
>> <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>> Ray Fischer wrote:
>>>>> Yet shadows are clearly seen in your photo because it was *SO* far removed
>>>> It's not in sunlight, *******. Get a clue.
>>> I recall doing some research awhile back on solar-based power systems
>>> for dismounted military. Stuff was looking pretty promising until
>>> someone pointed out the 'all terrains' requirement and asked, "How
>>> well would this have worked in Vietnam?" Long story short is that in
>>> jungle triple canopy, roughly 95% of available light is absorbed
>>> before it hits the ground...and despite arguments of "find a patch of
>>> sunlight", this solar project was killed.
>>>
>>> Applying that 95% loss in photographic terms, that's four (4) stops.
>> Provide proof.
>
> Oooo! The lying troll that NEVER provides proof is now demanding
> proof from someone else!

What a surprise!

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-hh wrote:
> Ray Fischer wrote:
>> [the Copy & Paste troll wrote]:
>>> Provide proof.
>> Oooo! The lying troll that NEVER provides proof is now demanding
>> proof from someone else!
>
>
> Yes, and his level of hypocrisy is ... not at all surprising.
>
>
> In the meantime, for his challenge on tropical canopy light
> penetration, mister "Copy & Paste" couldn't even have tried to read
> Wikipedia:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest>
>
> ...which states, "Only about 5 percent of the sunlight shining on the
> rainforest reaches the understory", which confirms my recollection of
> a ~95% light loss.

<nods> As usual the P&S troll has been caught making up his 'facts' again.

> As I reminded him...even if others do not (for reasons of hypocrisy,
> etc), the regular readers know that I'm good to back up my
> statements.

Indeed.

> Of course, the real impliations of his display of ignorance merely
> goes to illustrate that despite his attempted claims to the contrary,
> he has no actual real world experience in trying to work & photograph
> within jungle understory canopy environment.

Of course he hasn't. Every time he's talked about anything on which I'm
an authority, he's gotten it wrong. No surprise that he gets other stuff
wrong as well.

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