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Graham-Thanks. Any idea where I can buy 120 film in Capetown?

I am having trouble deciding whether to take a Hassy (60mm/80mm/150mm/250mm)

or two Olympus om2s (24/50/100/300). The trip has a few days of safaris

(chobe/thornybus); Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)several days in Capetown, and

several days in JBurg. and a few days in Namibia. I am more into landscapes

than closeups of animals, and mostly in black and white.

 

Any thoughts fromthose who might have visited these places?

no light meter. You have to buy a finder with meter such as the AE finder

Oaxaca, Mexico

Over the last few years I have spoken to the City office that handles permits, and the response I always got was the permit can only be for one intersection, rendering it less than useful. When I can get through I will call them, but something tells me they will continue to find a way to make life difficult. Of course whether a policy change ever gets to the police on the streets who seem to dislike tripods is another story.

So this means a photographer can use a tripod without a permit?

I bought one at B&H 2 weeks ago

Yodabashi camera in shinjuku

Eric-How about going the other way-how easy/expensive is it to convert it to a 6X9?

I am currently looking for another Manhattan rental darkroom. I look first to insure the dark room is clean, well configured (well ventilated) and has the equipment I need to print my format. Then I look for time availability, with a particular interest in the time involved to accomplish what I want to do. For example, I insure there are ample washing, drying, print flattening, etc. facilities. Some darkrooms have a bottleneck on washing with multiple users. Of course the best is a business that has multiple private darkrooms, for which I am willing to pay a premium. The gallery is a good idea in association with the darkroom.

Don't know if is still around, but the Assoc. Brasileira de Arte Fotografica in Botafogo

 

http://www.abaf.art.br/index2.asphica

Is there any difference among holders if I want the least intrusion into the film area by the holder?

Many people walking many from afar. We were able to park on site, no good place to stay right nearby.

Bob- It either makes you tired, or a lot younger than I am!

Try Printspace, I know they have rentals, and maybe will also do the work. 212.255.1919

Several contributors on this forum helped me plan the two week trip

which ended last Friday, so I thought I would post my

impressions/suggestions for others who might contemplate a visit.

Most importantly I would agree with those who say it is the trip of a

lifetime, even though I have spent my life traveling/living abroad

etc.

 

It seems there are three ways to go if you aren't a part of the

scientific/research community. First are the large ship drive bys

that don't go ashore, secondly are the large boats that have zodiac

landings, and lastly are the smaller ships with more landings, and in

general better access. I was nudged toward the middle category by my

wife, so my comments relate to the time aboard the MV Discovery,

which visited the Peninsula only, with two zodiac landings.

 

First it was warmer than I expected so we took far too many warm

clothes. I also think it was a mistake to take too much camera gear-

as I took a Hassy with lens, and a Rollei 2.8F. In hindsight I

should have taken my OM-2 and the Rollei. Xpan would be perfect, but

I don't own one. I used E-6 processed film for color, and triX for

B/W. My processing cost at a local lab is about $17 per roll

including high res scanning to C/D and one 5X5 print. If any merit

posting, I will learn how and post.

 

We were blocked by icebergs from going through the LaMaire channel,

which happens about half the time, as I understand it, and we waited

for a few hours until icebergs drifted away to permit entrance to

Deception Island. My only other disappointment related to poor

preparation on my part as I didn't realize emperor/king penguins were

not to be seen on this sort of trip. Chin straps, and Adelies seemed

to be in order.

 

My conclusion is that the trip is unique, the ecosystem is unique

and most of all the scenery is unmatched from any place I have been,

which includes the Himalayas/Alaska, etc. If I were do it over I

would try and convince my wife to take the Quark expedition trip, or

one of the other smaller ships with more Zodiac landings, but it was

a 40th wedding anniversary and my negotiating power was from weakness

to begin with. Ushuaia is an interesting frontier type town, that

reminded me a little bit of Nome, Alaska, or some of the "base camp"

type towns in the Himalaya. The Beagle Channel trip out of Ushuaia

(2-3 hours) is worth it, as is the trip through the Tierra del Fuego

National Park.

 

Thanks to those of you who provided guidance over the last year as I

planned this trip.

Bob-thanks for taling the time to respond.

In two weeks I will be going to theAntarctic(Peninsula). Most of the

work I do is B&W. This time, however I think I will use one film 120

back with color. My question concerns film, specifically color

balance as to which color film I take. I assume the E-6 developed

film would more than likely need a warming filter, but are there warm

tone slide or print film others have successfully used in snow,

water, ice environments? Any other suggestions?

I have used the SL-66, not the E model and it was a great camera. It is somewhat heavier than others, but it is a great camera.

For a beginner I would recommend Tri-x400, because beginners tend to be impatient, and the faster film has a better chance for success, depending of course on subject, lighting conditions, etc. My kids were impatient, and I am sure would not use a tripod when needed ,etc.

I would think any rangefinder would be better from a helicopter rather than an SLR, as long as no long telephoto is needed

I have the CFe and it is a marvelous lens. If I did it over I would buy the bigon camera, as I think it is lighter, less cumbersome, and filters must be a whole lot cheaper

I can highly recommend the 40MM CFi. It doesn't do much for group shots, but it removes the hole caused by the burning sensation in one's pocket is larger than with some other hassy lenses

Hawk Mountain in Eastern PA is on the migration route, with good lookout points. State Park as I recall

some stainless reels are much easier to load than others, mainly due to how the film connection to the reel is made in the beginning. Hewes reels are in the easier category