[Leica] Northern Lights Trip

[Tina Manley]

Beautiful in B&W!!  We are going this year because it's supposed to be the
last good year for awhile.  The lights will fade out for the next 7 years.
If we don't see the lights, it will still be a great trip through Norway
and Sweden on lots of boats and trains.
I'm definitely taking my 19/2.8R and my 24/2.8M, but I don't have a 21.

Thanks,

Tina

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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