Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante, Well, when I last shot in Peru (Lima, Cuzco and *Machu Picchu) I took 2 slr's, 3 zooms and a couple of primes and a tripod and hundreds of rolls of film. The hike up *Huayna Picchu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huayna_Picchu>just about did me in. Today, I would take my M9, 28aa, 50aa and the Nocti with 2 batteries. I might miss my dslr with the 70-200 but there would be other shots to be had, can't get them all you know. Be sure to spend several days in Cuzco to aclimatize. And spend several days staying at Aguas Calientes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguas_Calientes,_Peru> (or at the hotel at the ruins<http://www.sanctuarylodgehotel.com/web/omac/machu_picchu.jsp>) so that you can make multiple trips to the ruins. Drink lots of *mate de coca <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca_tea>*. Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:39 AM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com>wrote: > I used the UV-B, but I was shooting Fujichrome with Canon and Tokina (and > sometimes Contax G) which tend to the cool anyway. > > > You could probably get a very similar effect stacking a standard UV and a > polarizer if the exact color isn't critical (RAW or B&W). > > Someone - maybe Tiffen - used to make a combination warm polarizer/UV > filter, which would probably have been perfect if I'd had the budget. > > > R. Clayton McKee > PhotoJournalist > from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > > > >________________________________ > > From: Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:17 AM > >Subject: Re: [Leica] What would you take to Peru? > > > >RCM - > > > >Stronger than an 010 or a Leica UV/IR? If it requires something like a > UV-17 (Tiffen), a UV-B (Hoya) or a 415 (B+W), I could probably pick one up > today, but if I already have something kicking around.... > > > >Tina - what were you using with the M8? > > > >Thanks! > >Dante > > > >On Mar 24, 2012, at 12:21 AM, R. Clayton McKee wrote: > > > >> High UV filters. You get up in the Andes and unless you're a > TREMENDOUS fan of blue chromes.... You're going to want them. > >> > >> > >> R. Clayton McKee > >> PhotoJournalist > >> from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > >> > >> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> > >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 9:43 PM > >>> Subject: [Leica] What would you take to Peru? > >>> > >>> > >>> Since this is sometimes a place for abstraction, I'll pose a > hypothetical. > >>> > >>> Assume that you are a male in good physical conditioning. If you are > going traipsing around in the mountains and among ruins in Peru, what would > you take? I'm headed out next week. Usually, no matter where I go, I take > a Fuji GA645, 20 rolls of 120 film (for b/w), and some small camera for > color. Sometimes a 6x9 Fuji instead of the "little" Fuji. I've been > pretty good at making it work, as Tim Gunn would say. > >>> > >>> Aside from Macchu Picchu, I think I can improvise with about > anything. But up on the mountain (a place where I probably will never > return), what are the conditions like? Any weird-color light that screws > with exposure meters (like in the desert)? Any particular filtration? > Were I to deviate from my normal packing, there would be a lot of choices > (these are the *realistic* ones...) > >>> > >>> Fuji GA645 (=35mm) > >>> - small, light, flawless > >>> > >>> Fuji GL690 (with 50, 100 and/or 180mm lenses) > >>> - heavy as hell, but the 50mm has eye-burning resolution > >>> - wants a separate meter > >>> - would require 40 rolls of film > >>> > >>> X100 (=35mm) > >>> - very lightweight, some ability to use grad NDs > >>> > >>> D700 (I can cover anything from 17 to 300mm) > >>> - heavy, fast, able to shoot in any light. Great for ND grads > >>> > >>> Leica M8 (21 to 90mm) > >>> - Not bad for all purposes, but a little heavy > >>> > >>> Nex-5 (16mm or 18-55 lenses). > >>> - kills the X100 in shooting speed. Not bad at taking pictures, > either. Excels at HD video. > >>> - somewhere, in a drawer, I have the superwide lens adapter > >>> > >>> Neither film nor batteries nor supplies are really an issue. If I took > a GL690, I would grab a cheaper 50mm (=21mm) finder than my Universal > Wideangle Finder M, but other than that, this will be off the shelf. I > would not take two heavy cameras, but aside from that, the sky is the > limit. As I would imagine at 10,000 feet. > >>> > >>> Ideas? I usually go on gut instinct the day before, but I do like to > hear different perspectives. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Dante > >>> > >>> ____________ > >>> Dante Stella > >>> http://www.dantestella.com > >>> > >>> NO ARCHIVE > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >