Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sander, Thanks for the info. The digital is PS only. I hope it will work there given the temp. Regards, Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sander van Hulsenbeek" <alex@vanhulsenbeek.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:18 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mongolia Trip: Nelson Chan > Nelson, > > See some Mongolia ( Outer i.e. People's Republic of) pictures on > www.vanhulsenbeek.com. > They were taken in the summer of 2001, and even then in the mountains it > was freezing cold at night. > M6 with 15 (VC) and Leica 24, 35 and 90 mm (all Asph) with Velvia 50. > > In February in Outer Mongolia, expect snow, ice, and perhaps also dust. > Electricty could be absent or unreliable outside bigger cities. Charging > batteries, and keeping them warm would be the main problem for digital. > > Your 2xM6 setup with added Bronica seems to be a wise choice. Certainly > take the 90mm, for portraits. Lots of film: exotic does not even describe > these places. > > It would be interesting to see however how a digital system keeps up: is > that your PS? > > Best regards > Sander, > Amsterdam Holland > > > -------------------------------------- > Sander van Hulsenbeek > Amsterdam > Holland > > Website: www.vanhulsenbeek.com > Pictures: Brazil, Argentina, Mongolia and more! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information