robk47 Posted January 19, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I will be traveling to Argentina and the Antarctic with an M8 and was wondering if I could only choose two lenses to take with me, which two would be the best choice? I will be in Argentina for three days touring around Buenos Aries both during the day and at night and then onto a ship for the trek to Antarctica for ten days, which will include being on land with the penguins and seals...from there to the South Georges Islands and then to the Falklands before returning to Buenos Aries...recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted January 19, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Two?-ouch.... I guess Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 for general touristic work and the apo-summicron 90 for some speed and the penguins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canlogic Posted January 19, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted January 19, 2007 28 and 75. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted January 19, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted January 19, 2007 I like the 28 and 75 as well. Unless you could take a Tri-Elmar and one other, two lens is limiting for the opportunites you might encounter on a trip like you outline. A 28 and 75 is not too wide nor too tele. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchs Posted January 19, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted January 19, 2007 When are you arriving to BA? Give me a call when you're here! I've sent you a PM with the contact details. Â Best, Â Ed Albesi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos diaz Posted January 19, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted January 19, 2007 My suggestion would be the 24mm over the 28mm. The added angle of view would be much more conducive to the open landscape that you will no doubt experience. Wide but not so much so. Although I am not fond of longer lenses, the 75mm would work as a nice complement to the above. Â My two cents, good luck and I look forward to seeing some of your work! Carlos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canlogic Posted January 19, 2007 Share #7  Posted January 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) My suggestion would be the 24mm over the 28mm. The added angle of view would be much more conducive to the open landscape that you will no doubt experience. Wide but not so much so. Although I am not fond of longer lenses, the 75mm would work as a nice complement to the above.  My two cents, good luck and I look forward to seeing some of your work! Carlos  My thoughts are with anything too wide and shooting from a boat you may end up with big wide vistas with tremendous empty foreground. You really need to be able to get close to use anything really wide. Just my own opinion of course and not necessarely correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSee Posted January 19, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Not knowing your involvement with the environment, yet having shot with 25 through 90 with M8, I too would suggest a 28/75 combo, mostly due to the VF and the simplicity of gear. Â rgds, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Olof Posted January 19, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted January 19, 2007 1.Summilux 1,4 50 mm 2.Summicron 2,9 28 mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted January 19, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted January 19, 2007 TBH, for that sort of trip, I would take a dSLR with a couple of zooms. Buenos Aires may be M territory but the fit is less than perfect for the Antarctic. I fear you'll end up with huge expanses of white and tiny dots of penguins. Â One of my employees did the same trip about 18 months ago and she took her dSLR. Issues were much more about power, recharging batteries on the boat supply, keeping them warm, off-loading images to an iPod (didn't work), the weight she was allowed to carry on internal flights and so on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun_k Posted January 19, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted January 19, 2007 I will be traveling to Argentina and the Antarctic with an M8 and was wondering if I could only choose two lenses to take with me, which two would be the best choice? I will be in Argentina for three days touring around Buenos Aries both during the day and at night and then onto a ship for the trek to Antarctica for ten days, which will include being on land with the penguins and seals...from there to the South Georges Islands and then to the Falklands before returning to Buenos Aries...recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks. Â Tri-Elmar 28-50-35, and may be a 21/2.8 Emarit from Leica. If Zeiss can be also a choice, the Hologon 16/8 (=21mm on M8) will be fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted January 19, 2007 Share #12  Posted January 19, 2007 TBH, for that sort of trip, I would take a dSLR with a couple of zooms. Buenos Aires may be M territory but the fit is less than perfect for the Antarctic. I fear you'll end up with huge expanses of white and tiny dots of penguins. One of my employees did the same trip about 18 months ago and she took her dSLR. Issues were much more about power, recharging batteries on the boat supply, keeping them warm, off-loading images to an iPod (didn't work), the weight she was allowed to carry on internal flights and so on.  I doubt there is a hard limit on the *number* of lenses the OP can bring, but rather a strict size and weight limit, resulting in an M8 with a two-lens setup. Most DSLRs would not even be the same size and weight with a single zoom. This is exactly the reason I sold my 5D and bought the M8 in the first place.  I would try to take three lenses: CV15, 28, 50 or 75, maybe the latter for the animals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted January 19, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted January 19, 2007 I will be traveling to Argentina and the Antarctic with an M8 and was wondering if I could only choose two lenses to take with me, which two would be the best choice? I will be in Argentina for three days touring around Buenos Aries both during the day and at night and then onto a ship for the trek to Antarctica for ten days, which will include being on land with the penguins and seals...from there to the South Georges Islands and then to the Falklands before returning to Buenos Aries...recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks. Â Are you on the Luminous Landscape expedition? Your comments on how a trip like this works out, from the participant point of view, would also be interesting to the homebound rest of us. Â scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amedick Posted January 19, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Having lived in South Patagonia for a number years, and having done a very similar trip to what you mention, would not limit yourself to one body and two lenses. This will be a trip of a life time for you, the sites and weather conditions will be all over the place. It will be easy to have an equipment failure....... Â Enjoy the trip.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reven Posted January 19, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted January 19, 2007 I also wouldn't totally stick with the M8. Yes i would take it with me, but not only. I would be so afraid if anything happened to her... I would take my Canonen gear + Leica M8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk47 Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share #16 Â Posted January 19, 2007 In addition to the M8, I will have two Canon MarkII's and four lenses for that setup...I will have landing privileges and will be able to get reasonably close to the animals, especially the penguins...the consensus at this point seems to be the 24 or 28 and the 75, which would probably provide a good balance...I am limited to two lenses only for the M8...am curious about the problems on the internal flights in Argentina about weight...will have a ThinkTank Airport Security bag that fits in most overheads for the Canon gear...and the M8 will be on my person in a fanny pack arrangement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted January 19, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted January 19, 2007 In addition to the M8, I will have two Canon MarkII's and four lenses for that setup...I will have landing privileges and will be able to get reasonably close to the animals, especially the penguins...the consensus at this point seems to be the 24 or 28 and the 75, which would probably provide a good balance...I am limited to two lenses only for the M8...am curious about the problems on the internal flights in Argentina about weight...will have a ThinkTank Airport Security bag that fits in most overheads for the Canon gear...and the M8 will be on my person in a fanny pack arrangement. Â I fyou bring the Canons for Tele work I would skip the 75 and bring something like 24/2.8 and 35/1.4. The 24 for landscape and street/action, the 35 for low light, portrait etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bower Posted January 19, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Given that you will have the Canons I would take the 28 Summicron and 50 Summilux ASPH in order to maximise the M's available light strengths. They both work well on the M8. You might also squeeze in a 90 Macro Elmar to give you a useful 120 equivalent. I found a 180 on the R to be more than adequate for the penguins and bigger birds where we went on the Falklands. You can get quite close but do back off if they seem to be getting uncomfortable with you, especially if they are nesting. If you are taking an internal flight there the aircraft are small BN Islanders, there was a maximum total baggage allowance and they weighed us as well as our baggage! Sounds a great trip-enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewG Posted January 19, 2007 Share #19 Â Posted January 19, 2007 Well I just got my M8 yesterday and the 28mm-75 is what I am purchasing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted January 19, 2007 Share #20 Â Posted January 19, 2007 35mm and 90mm is pretty nice. It really depends on what you like. 28 and 50 or 75 is also an option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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