woodda Posted August 4, 2007 Share #1  Posted August 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hope you can help. I am going to the South pole on holiday, yes really and I am wondering what equipement you would suggest. I will be taking my M8 but would appreciate suggestions on the SLR side. If any of you have been your suggeste kit list and how it worked would be great  Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted August 4, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted August 4, 2007 What SLRs do you have access to? Â Digital or film? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodda Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share #3 Â Posted August 4, 2007 Not purchased yet but but 5D or D200 or their replacements. Just thought if buying 70-200 is 2.8 to heavy or F4 better. Or is the benefit of using a 2* converter better on 2.8 and the weight worth it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted August 4, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted August 4, 2007 Luminous Landscape ran a trip last year to Antarctica so you might want to review their trip report. One of my employees went there last year too and the weight allowance on small planes was a major issue in terms of what you could pack. Other issues were much as you would expect - batteries, opportunities to recharge them, backing up memory cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas_thomsen Posted August 4, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted August 4, 2007 you need to send your m8 to the customer service to be prepared for the extreme cold area. i had been there my m6 went dead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted August 4, 2007 Share #6  Posted August 4, 2007 you need to send your m8 to the customer service to be prepared for the extreme cold area. i had been there my m6 went dead  And what are Customer Service going to do with it when you send it in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksparrow Posted August 4, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted August 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) They replace the leather cladding for a fur cladding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 4, 2007 Share #8  Posted August 4, 2007 Not purchased yet but but 5D or D200 or their replacements. Just thought if buying 70-200 is 2.8 to heavy or F4 better. Or is the benefit of using a 2* converter better on 2.8 and the weight worth it  From way back in my Canon years - I never saw the advantage of the 2.8 version of the 70-200. The 4.0 is a really good travel lens and light enough to handle. Image quality as good or better compared to the 2.8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjs Posted August 4, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted August 4, 2007 If I recall correctly from the LL story, the weather-sealed D200 is the only camera which performed without incident in Antarctica. Perhaps the 25mm Zeiss ZF would be a good choice for landscapes with it? Have a safe trip. best-John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbarn Posted August 4, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted August 4, 2007 How far south are you going? I had a trip to the Antarctic Peninsula about 18 months ago, furthest point south we reached was the Lemaire Channel. Took my R9/DMR and 35-70 and 70-210 (both f4) together with a 2x extender. The R9/DMR never missed a beat. Spare batteries are a must and ideally kept in a warm pocket. Â If I was going again (wish I was!) I would happily take my D200 but undecided on long lens. I don't have them but my choice would be between 70-200 f2.8 (Nikon don't have an f4 version) or the 80-400, both with VR. Â PS. The R9 etc went to make way for an M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjr Posted August 5, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted August 5, 2007 Can you get hold of a Nikon F3 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted August 5, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted August 5, 2007 Can you get hold of a Nikon F3 ? Â That's pretty good advice- I used an F3 through a bunch of frigid Minnesota winters and it performed like a trooper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodda Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share #13 Â Posted August 5, 2007 Thanks for the replies. is the 2.8 lense worth taking or the F4 if you are planning to use a 2 * converter for thoses smaller black animals. Is the 2.8 just to heavy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 6, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted August 6, 2007 Depends on the light I would say. The 4.0 with the Canon 2x converter gave virtually no quality loss wide open. And you do have clean high ISO, so f8.0 should be just fine in all normal circumstances. If you go in February you will have daylight 24 hours per day anyway. Â Not quite a penguin, but it IS the Canon 70-200 4.0 with 2x converter. Canon 10D But seeing this is the Leica forum, why don't you get a Canon 40D, a Canon-Leica adapter and a used 80-200 R lens? Much better.... Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdg Posted August 6, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted August 6, 2007 The only way to be absolutely sure is to take the R6.2 with. This camera is South-Pol proofed by Messmer and Fuchs some yeras ago. Â Regards Hans, and hve a nice trip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted August 7, 2007 Share #16 Â Posted August 7, 2007 in the LL story, the M8 fared poorly. Just go with the SLR this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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