Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Watching "Long Way Round" may give you some ideas. I've been wanting to see Mongolia since watching 2 guys on bikes drive through it. The horse races and wrestling matches are featured. Globe Trekker on the Travel Channel has a Mongolia special on sometimes. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Orlent"Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mongolia Trip: Nelson Chan > Where else would you get this kind of information as a Leica shooter? > Great advice, Sander. > Philippe > > > > Op 9-jan-07, om 22:18 heeft Sander van Hulsenbeek het volgende geschreven: > >> Nelson, >> >> See some Mongolia ( Outer i.e. People's Republic of) pictures on >> www.vanhulsenbeek.com. >> They were taken in the summer of 2001, and even then in the mountains it >> was freezing cold at night. >> M6 with 15 (VC) and Leica 24, 35 and 90 mm (all Asph) with Velvia 50. >> >> In February in Outer Mongolia, expect snow, ice, and perhaps also dust. >> Electricty could be absent or unreliable outside bigger >> cities. Charging batteries, and keeping them warm would be the main >> problem for digital. >> >> Your 2xM6 setup with added Bronica seems to be a wise choice. Certainly >> take the 90mm, for portraits. Lots of film: exotic does >> not even describe these places. >> >> It would be interesting to see however how a digital system keeps up: is >> that your PS? >> >> Best regards >> Sander, > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information