Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] alaska...
From: "Logan Reinwood" <reinwood007@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:47:35 +0000

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




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