Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Steve, I was in Alaska last summer for 3 weeks (Anchorage- Denali - Fairbanks - Barrow - Fairbanks - Valdez - Seward - Anchorage). We took the ferry from Valdez to Seward and made a cruise in the Fjord next to Seward. We spent also 4 days at a bear camp (greatalska.com). I had my M6 + 21 skopar, 35 f1.4, 50 f2.8, 90 f2.8 and my Canon EOS 3 + 28-70 f2.8 + 300 f2.8 + TC 2x + TC 1.4X. + monopod I used mainly Velvia/E100 VS and Provia 400F and some Delta 400. I used the m6 for Scenery, landscape, people, etc. and the Canon for wildlife (birds, moose, grizli, seawolfs, Wales, killer wales, etc.) Conclusion: - - the 50 2.8 and canon 28-70 was almost never used - - I did not take enough Provia 400f - - For good wildlife pic, a 400 2.8 would have been the lens to have with 2x or 1.4x, I used 80% of time my TC 2x with the 300 2.8. So consider a long tele-photo lens. I even stacked a few times the two teleconverters for some "once in a life pic" such as bald eagles. - - The weather is usually not really sunny and thus 400 ISO is a good speed for film - - If I would go again I would take M7+21+35+90 and rent a 400/2.8 and a 70-2000 2.8 Ejoy aour trip, it is really nice to spend a fews weeks without seeing the night... logan _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html