Years ago I climbed in the Tetons with mountain photographer Boyd Norton and
he carried a medium format outfit. He was working as a nuclear physicist
then but went full-time with the photography later. Leland Howard, another
pro from here, photographed over 900 miles of the Continental Divide trail
to Glacier National Park and carried a medium format outfit the whole way. A
lot of weight but also some beautiful images. Leland published a guidebook
and a picture book and both are very well done. Both of these guys commented
that packing a large camera causes one to limit yourself to one or two
lenses. /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Duncan Paterson
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 11:02 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: camera up a mountain
I met someone who did just that when I climbed Kilimanjaro two years ago and
I certainly didn't envy him when I felt the weight of it. The batteries
alone (nine AAs I think) would put me off, not just because of the added
exertion of carrying them (and spares) - even walking on a flat surface is
an effort at 6000m - but because I imagined the low temperatures (around -20
or so with the wind-chill) would cause the voltage to drop pretty sharply. I
didn't ask him how many summit photos he got but I only saw one when he sent
a slideshow round a few months after the climb.
I don't think any of the cameras (mostly point and shoots) carried by those
in my own party were operable at the summit, certainly not the digitals. In
contrast, I was able to snap away happily with the OM3-Ti which I'd bought a
few months earlier and came away with some great pictures. It never flinched
once during the trip and certainly didn't put too much strain on my back as
I carried it up. For me it was the ideal machine for the job and the
conditions.
Cheers,
Duncan.
AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I'd hate to carry the weight, but I wouldn't hesitate to
take a N*kon F5 to a mountain top.
AG
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