Tinted canopies desirable?

One thing not mentioned is flying with orange tinted sunglasses; orange
tends to make blue look black -- the combination tends to cancel light.
Granted the blue is very light and not much will be lost, and you can
always take off the sunglasses unless they are prescription lenses. I
know this because I use Suntiger tri-focals and would not give them up.

At 19:19 08 August 2009, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Itsaplane wrote:
I've wondered about the desirability of having a tinted canopy. Even
with the heat of flying in the desert, I'm concerned that if you made
the mistake of landing after sunset, near dark, you might wish your
canopy wasn't tinted...

I'm curious about how well the typical digital camera handles the blue
tinting. Since they all (most?) have automatic white balance, perhaps
they avoid the color cast that often occurred with film cameras. Of
course, it's not an issue if all your pictures are through an open vent

window.

Most of my flying is in desert conditions, like eastern Washington and
Idaho states, Parowan, Ely, Minden, but I've also flown in other areas
across the country, including back east a number of times. I've always
had clear canopies, but rarely felt overheated, even though I always fly

in long pants and shirts, so I've stayed with the clear canopies for
photography (maybe not an issue anymore) and low light conditions.

I am curious about the use of a blue tint, which would seem to decrease
the contrast of clouds against the sky, instead of a gray or brownish
tint.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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