Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I may have caught a bit of sun ;-) I've been in "heavy" training ;-) should be ok and we start at about 3000 meters!!!! Cheers On 17/09/2004, at 2:26 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Alastair asked: > Subject: [Leica] Nepal: gear > > >> Ok, I'm climbing to over 5500 meters, the air is thin and the UV must >> be >> high: now can I use (should I use) a UV filter? >> >> tips please on mountain photography: >> how wide an angle lens will I need? >> how much in the telephoto range would be useful? >> how can I keep the weight down? <<<< > > Alastair > Yer mad man, absolutely mad! Climbing? My whole concept of doing > things like > getting to 5500 meters on a mountain is.... get in a > helicopter~!!!!!!!!! > > Heck let the heli do all the work getting up there, you get out nice > and > fresh, shoot lots of pictures, get back in heli for the ride down. > Meanwhile > cracking a fine bottle of champagne celebrating getting to 5500 meters > without killing yourself! :-) > > Now that's the common sense method of climbing! Anything else is sheer > madness! > > You sure you haven't been out in the Australian sun too much mate? > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair