[Leica] Northern Lights Trip

[Paul Roark]

Good luck with the timing.  When I was in Iceland in October for two weeks,
and we really had only one spectacular night.  The moon (meaning lack
thereof) you can predict, but the strength of the aurora is rather random.
There are some websites that give some advanced notice.

I found my 21mm f/2.8, used at f/2.8 to be the best lens I had to record
them.  Interestingly, the built in meter did a good job.  I was using a
Sony with the 21mm Loxia.

Most are going to want to keep the images as color photos, but I think they
even look good in B&W.  I have one on my main web page now.

Regards,

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hah!  ;-)   We are actually pretty good at packing light as far as clothes
> go.  I found this site suggesting what you should take for a 9 day trip to
> Norway:  https://ordinarytraveler.com/norway-packing-tips
>
> That is ridiculous!!  We usually carry 2 pairs of pants, 2 turtlenecks, 2
> sets of underwear - one to wear and one to wash.  I wash out underwear
> every night.  The heavy stuff this time will be down coats, boots, gloves -
> stuff to stay warm.  We did fine in Mongolia at -40F and the wind was
> blowing like crazy!  I'm sure Norway will have more bathrooms than the Gobi
> Desert, too!!
>
> I think I'm going to carry my Leica table-top tripod and my Gitzo monopod
> which doubles as a walking stick or cane!
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > There are stories about long distance hikers that want the absolute least
> > amount of weight to carry....
> >
> > Some ideas I heard about....
> > Cut off the handles of your toothbrushes.... you don’t NEED long handles
> > to brush... save maybe .1 ounce.  Do THAT 160 times and you save a pound.
> > You COULD wear the same underwear 4 times.... use your imagination......
> > You COULD SHARE underwear.... I don’t want to think about this idea at
> > all.....
> > Carry nothing you can buy there or along the way to there.
> > When dirty and wet, apparently WOOL Long Johns do not smell as badly as
> > synthetic.
> > Carry a  Cell phone and ditch the Leica.  Less weight..... ( and totally
> > thought up by a non-photographer)
> > Monopods are lighter than tripods..... But not as stable for long
> > exposures.....
> >    I bought a light weight Tripod ( Carbon Fiber from China.) Cost was
> > about $125, weight WITH ARCA compatible QR , and ball joint is 3.3
> pounds.
> > It is not a tripod that will last a lifetime, but it is cheap and
> light.....
> > What about a Fuji X series camera as a backup?  Lighter than an M, can
> use
> > all the lenses you have with adapters....
> >
> > And, from my Boy Scout father's days..... You do NOT take stuff out of a
> > bag if you are trying to lower the weight.  You empty the bag, and only
> PUT
> > IN what you NEED.
> >
> > In truth, some of these ideas ARE bizarre... but all have an element of
> > helpfulness....
> >
> > Worth exactly what you paid for this advice......
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm going to pack my camera backpack, weigh it, and start taking things
> > out ;-)
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >
> >
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