[Leica] Northern Lights Trip

[Nathan Wajsman]

Tina, just to add to what others have said: I would not go on a trip like this without some backup body, at least my little Ricoh GR (APS-C sensor, fixed 28mm f2.8 equivalent lens), especially considering Leica reliability issues.

Also, why do you need converters? Power plugs, sure, but all mobile devices (camera battery chargers, notebook computers and tablets, phones) can run on any voltage from 100 to 240V. So you probably can save some weight there.

Finally: if you like a drink in the evening, make sure you bring some of your favorite hooch or buy some in the big city you first land in (Oslo or Stockholm?). It will be very expensive, especially in Norway, and may not be available at all where you are.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 11 Dec 2017, at 23:26, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> PESO:
> 
> One of the items on our bucket list is to see and photograph the Northern
> Lights.  We have planned a 25 day trip through Norway and Sweden beginning
> January 24 until February 17.  It is going to be cold and dark.  We will
> stay in a cabin on an island some of the time, but there are a lot of
> transfers from boat to bus to train all along the way.
> 
> In a nutshell, we need to travel with as little luggage as possible.  Right
> now, I plan to just carry my SL with the two SL lenses that I have 24-90
> and 50/1.4.  I have the M to L converter and a couple of M lenses and the R
> to L converter and couple of R lenses.  Battery charger, batteries, power
> pack, memory cards, tiny netbook, downloader, external hard drives, cables,
> converters, power plugs.  That should all fit in my Lowepro backpack and an
> M Classic satchel.
> 
> Clothes will be long underwear, jeans, turtlenecks, down coats, boots,
> gloves, hats, thermal socks - all fitting in one roll-on bag. Small
> travel-sized tubes of toothpaste, soaps, etc.
> 
> I've made my list and checked it more than twice.  Am I forgetting
> anything?  Have you photographed the Northern Lights?  Any recommendations?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Tina
> 
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