Shadow Blaster Posted April 15, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary we are going to spend a week in Iceland. A major focus (no pun intended?) of the trip will be photography. I'll be taking my M7 with the 50mm Summilux as well as the new 3.8mm Elmar and would appreciate any "must sees" or "must dos" as it will be the first trip there for the two of us. Thanks in advance for any advice. John S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Norman Posted April 15, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 15, 2010 I was last there in the 1970's, I'm sure it has changed quite a bit. I was there for about 10 days in the summer probably at the end of July and spent most of the time along the southern coast. The weather was mostly overcast so if you get a nice day take advantage . There is a glacier along the southern coast that is worth seeing. There is also a city up north I think it is spelled Akeirei that is very charming and is a short flight from Reykjavik. The people have a high level of education and read a lot of english books. Back then you could leave your wallet on a post along the road and come back an hour later and it would still be there. Things have probably changed. If you are adventurous diner thay have a delicacy of decomposed shark. I enjoyed my stay there and hope I'll get a chance to go back. I think you will enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxBob Posted April 15, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 15, 2010 BBC News - Icelandic volcano glacier melt forces hundreds to flee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thremur Posted April 15, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 15, 2010 Hi John, "must sees" is really difficult to say. Here are so many beautiful places and one week is short. I would say the "Golden Circle", the glacier lagoon "Jökulsárlón", Landmannalaugar, Kerlingarfjöll and the "Diamond Circle" are a must see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted April 15, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 15, 2010 Just don't mention the Banking Crisis... This new 3.8mm Elmar, that must be quite a wide-angle lens... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Blaster Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted April 15, 2010 Oops!! Obviously I meant the 24mm 3.8 Elmar. You're right, that would be quite the wide angle! John S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted April 15, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Recent thread on the Rangefinder forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_K Posted April 15, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 15, 2010 According to the news many flights have been cancelled because of the recent volcanic eruption, John, i doubt you and your wife are able to get there for quite a while, not until everything are settled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted April 15, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 15, 2010 Actually, much of Northern Europe is now closed to flights on IFR flight plans (i.e. all airlines) due to the ash cloud. For a least a couple of days, it seems. It is floating around in the levels 15,000-35,000 feet. Volcanic ash does not play nicely with jets. It can abrade the pilot's windscreen to opaqueness. But more importantly, gets into the engine bearings and grinds them "square" (as one pilot put it) and then melts in the combustion chamber and forms a glass coating over the fuel inlets and other parts. Instant glider: British Airways Flight 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia KLM Flight 867 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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