Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Henning, I'm training hard and will be off to the Grampians again this weekend: your idea that it may take time to recover with only 50% of the oxygen is spot on from what I'm told. I have a carbon Gitzo at 1.8kg and I'm determined to use it ;-) As for cameras, I will take an M, but the scenery seems to cry out for the XPan. Which films are lower in contrast? I usually use Kodachrome, but its becoming a bit of a liablility with poor processing quality. Cheers On 18/09/2004, at 8:59 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 1:44 PM +1000 9/17/04, firkin wrote: >> Ok, I'm climbing to over 5500 meters, the air is thin and the UV must >> be high: now can I use (should I use) a UV filter? >> tips please on mountain photography: >> how wide an angle lens will I need? >> how much in the telephoto range would be useful? >> how can I keep the weight down? >> Cheers >> Alastair > > Hi Alastair, > > 5500 meters? Are you going to go around Annapurna? We were in that > area about 6 years ago. A former LUGger, Ian Stanley was living in > Kathmandu at the time (we had dinner with him when we got there), and > he gave me the best advice regarding preparation: Put on a backpack, > and climb up the stairs of a 20 storey building a couple of times a > day for at least a month beforehand. Then it doesn't matter quite as > much what camera equipment you decide to take. At the time I took two > Leicas with 21, 35, 50, 90 and 135. Also a Noblex 150 and a Mamiya 6 > with 3 lenses, and a Gitzo 1228 and ballhead. And lots of film. I > didn't regret any of it. > > As usual, I used the 35 the most. The 135 got used the least, but it > did get used enough to make it worthwhile > > The tripod can come in very handy when you're trying to take a picture > after climbing up 1500m to get to that 5500m, and the good light is > going. If you want to take a handheld picture, it might take 15 > minutes before you can do that. A tripod is quicker. > > You don't need a UV filter for the Leica lenses, unless you want a > sight bit of extra warmth. I didn't use any, except for the Mamiya. > > Take a polarizer, and use medium contrast film. Velvia might be good > for some shots, but for most stuff a gentler film is called for, as > contrast is usually quite high. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair