[Leica] Northern Lights Trip

Tue Dec 12 08:44:34 PST 2017

Tina, pick up an R to M adapter and take one of your M bodies as a backup.
Most of what you are wanting is essentially infinity so focus isn't an
issue and the 19 and 24 will cover most of what you will want.  A couple of
batteries and it won't add much to your baggage while providing peace of
mind that if the SL goes down you can still capture the lights because they
will be at their best when your equipment decides it wants more attention
than a house cat at feeding time.

All the best.

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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