Schittra Posted February 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like trekking and hiking. Normally, I took my GoPro and Sony RX100 foe light weight and no need to worry about gear damage. I am thinking about taking M10 with 1-2 lenses for next trekking. Any one is doing this or any suggestions please? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tom0511 Posted February 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 16, 2020 I think one of biggest advantages to bring the M is that you can shoot shallow DOF images if you want to. It could also be more fun to shoot with a "real" camera. I also use both (RX100vii and M and some other gear). The RX100 is shining with its small size and light weight, and the IQ is quite good IMO. For me the M is more fun to use though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 16, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2020 Leica RFs have.a long history of being used for hiking and climbing. I carry my M9 and three lenses (21/35/90) in a rucksack all the time now, and have carried this set on many walks and hikes. Two tips. Firstly, use a well padded case for the camera (I use an old CCS SLR case which holds camera and batteries plus one lens in a neoprene pouch and this provides great protection - the third lens is in a neoprene pouch too). Second, always carry folded up dry bags so that if you are caught out in heavy rain, the camera gear can be put inside the dry bags in the rucksack and dry them out when you get home. I tend to keep cameras in Pelicases WITH indicator silica gel to ensure no moisture build up. This works well for me. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted February 16, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 16, 2020 vor 7 Stunden schrieb Schittra: I like trekking and hiking. Normally, I took my GoPro and Sony RX100 foe light weight and no need to worry about gear damage. I am thinking about taking M10 with 1-2 lenses for next trekking. Any one is doing this or any suggestions please? Thank you. I also do trekking from time to time in South America and Africa (4000 - 6000M). I have never taken a Leica M. The last time a Fuji X2s, X100 and as a backup X30. Today I would take a Leica Q and a Hasselblad X1D. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted February 16, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) Levison Wood is a British explorer who has taken part in long-distance and difficult walks. He tried to walk the length of the River Nile but had to abandon it. He completed walks across the Himalayas from Afghanistan to Bhutan, and another from Mexico to Columbia. He carried a Leica M strapped across his chest. There are many articles and images about Levison Wood on the web. TV programs were broadcast in the UK and may be available elsewhere in the world Edited February 16, 2020 by Peter Kilmister Missed out a word. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted February 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) In decades past I carried a Leica film CL for such things - smaller and lighter than my M4. It took M mount lenses, but for hiking and cycling I just kept its 40mm Summicron in place. I still have a 20x30” color print on my wall of deer wading in a river. Sure loved Kodachrome! Now I’d likely carry a Fuji X100 - similar size and weight. Edited February 16, 2020 by TomB_tx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted February 16, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 16, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 9 hours ago, Schittra said: I like trekking and hiking. Normally, I took my GoPro and Sony RX100 foe light weight and no need to worry about gear damage. I am thinking about taking M10 with 1-2 lenses for next trekking. Any one is doing this or any suggestions please? Thank you. This Leica set will feel perfectly at home in a trek, it’s his biotope! Dr. Paul Wolff wrote a book about it in 1934 with marvelous photo’s from the Alps. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 16, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 16, 2020 And mountaineer W A Poucher too used a Leica (LTM I think) for his books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._A._Poucher and his biography "A Camera in the hills" is by Roly Smith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted February 17, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 6:01 AM, Schittra said: I like trekking and hiking. Normally, I took my GoPro and Sony RX100 foe light weight and no need to worry about gear damage. I am thinking about taking M10 with 1-2 lenses for next trekking. Any one is doing this or any suggestions please? Thank you. I've taken 2 M9s & 2 Tri-Elmar lenses: WATE 16-18-21mm & MATE 28-35-50mm trekking in Nepal & on walking/canoe trips along several rivers in Africa -N. Namibia, Botswana, Zambia & Tanzania. Both served me well. Saved me from having to change lenses in harsh, dusty environments. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2van Posted February 18, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 18, 2020 I took my M10 and 2 small prime lenses on the Camino de Santiago, walking nearly 800km in a month. Carried the system in a sling bag and it worked very well. The sling bag had a strap that could be lengthened or shortened. Had a tiny Joby tripod always screwed into M10 that could be folded flat. This worked very well too. So glad I brought my M10 on the trip! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFo Posted February 19, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 8:08 PM, g2van said: I took my M10 and 2 small prime lenses on the Camino de Santiago, walking nearly 800km in a month. Carried the system in a sling bag and it worked very well. The sling bag had a strap that could be lengthened or shortened. Had a tiny Joby tripod always screwed into M10 that could be folded flat. This worked very well too. So glad I brought my M10 on the trip! I am planning to take my M10P on a 6 month trek. I’ll maybe take two lenses but just as likely one only either a 28 or 35. If two, it would be the Summaron 28 and the Summicron 50. Also a flash; the SF40. I’ve already done a fair amount of hiking with the M10. What is your real concern? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted February 19, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) vor einer Stunde schrieb KFo: I am planning to take my M10P on a 6 month trek. I’ll maybe take two lenses but just as likely one only either a 28 or 35. If two, it would be the Summaron 28 and the Summicron 50. Also a flash; the SF40. I’ve already done a fair amount of hiking with the M10. What is your real concern? Why not a 28 or 35mm and a 90 or 135mm? Edited February 19, 2020 by analog-digital 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFo Posted February 19, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, analog-digital said: Why not a 28 or 35mm and a 90 or 135mm? I never shoot that long. For me past 50 is almost claustrophobic 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog-digital Posted February 19, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) @KFo On a hike / trek, it can still be interesting and / or useful to bring a distant object reasonably close. Imagine that you see Mt. Everest in front of you, far away (20 - 50KM), and you only have a 28mm lens ...... would be a shame. Very nice panorama photos (stitching) can also be taken with 90mm. If you are in a place where you will probably never be again, you could slap your face if a 90mm ++ was missing Edited February 19, 2020 by analog-digital 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFo Posted February 19, 2020 Share #15 Posted February 19, 2020 Just now, analog-digital said: @KFo On a hike / trek, it can still be interesting and / or useful to bring a distant object reasonably close. Imagine that you see Mt. Everest in front of you, far away (20 - 50KM), and you only have a 28mm lens ...... would be a shame. Very nice panorama photos (stitching) can also be taken with 90mm That not my intention though. I’m more interested in telling a story of the trek at human and personal level. Perhaps even more conceptually rather than literally. I’ll leave the expansive landscape images to those that wish to shoot them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted February 19, 2020 Share #16 Posted February 19, 2020 Every time I’ve considered taking an M camera on a tramp, I’ve ended up taking my SL - rugged, weathersealed and zoom options. But, I do think the M10 would be good - some weather sealing, light ... I’d take a 28 and a 50 or 75. With the weight saving (from the SL), I might add a 21 ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 19, 2020 Share #17 Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) @Schittra For trekking & hiking, an M10 with a 50/2.4 Summarit and a 28/2.8 Elmarit would make a nice kit. If you want to go even smaller and lighter, a Q2 would be the best choice - it is an outstanding all-around camera. JMHO... Edited February 19, 2020 by Herr Barnack 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schittra Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted February 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: @Schittra For trekking & hiking, an M10 with a 50/2.4 Summarit and a 28/2.8 Elmarit would make a nice kit. If you want to go even smaller and lighter, a Q2 would be the best choice - it is an outstanding all-around camera. JMHO... Thanks! I have Leica Q and it serves me so well. Many times I think Leica is selling Q as selling the Lens with free camera 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted February 19, 2020 Share #19 Posted February 19, 2020 Any lens can do what you want. Most lens can't do everything you want to take photographs of. My conclusion is as most of the time, Schittra, that you may go trekking/hiking with the lens (or lenses) that you feel comfortable with. Planning with the lighting conditions, as I can choose between one of my 28mm in f/2, f/2.8, ...why not f/5.6 (the unequalled and excellent "mountain Summaron-M" 😉) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwphil Posted February 19, 2020 Share #20 Posted February 19, 2020 I hiked with my M240 before, and never had an issue - granted, you have to somewhat know ahead what kind of subjects and weather you are going to face (BIF and most wild animals are out of question in my opinion, and macro too...) Night photography is ...challenging to say the least nitcore has an usb charger for the BP_SCL2 battery (m240) - might have one too for the M10 I used a voigt 12mm, the cron 35 and elmar 90 - try it with one lens only in a shorter hike, and bring the sony as a backup 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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