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<p>I'll put in a good word for a hike in Waterton called the Bear's Hump. https://mywaterton.ca/do/the-bears-hump/wat16c8236d9d2249411<br> Excellent views from up there.<br> Also Cameron Lake in Waterton. Looks almost fjord-like at the far end. https://mywaterton.ca/do/cameron-lake/wate5cf4cf064234eb2a<br> Unfortunately, the boat rentals there close up mid-September (kayaks, rowboats, etc). But I remember many decades ago, my dad paddling us kids nearly to the far end with an inflatable dinghy. There's also a foot-path around the west side of the lake that is negligible in elev. gain. And if you have a sports car, the road up there is a blast.</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice, everyone. I suspect I'll take along a tripod, Plaubel Proshift and film for outside shots, and then a Sony A7s for the low-light inside shots where tripods aren't allowed. </p>

<p>Thanks everyone. The beanbag suggestion is one that I'll probably look into further. I have a monopod on which I've adapted Benro monopod feet. The monopod itself is good for a little bit longer shutter time (still trying to decide whether to bring a Plaubel Proshift or a Sony A7s or both...the A7s's high ISO ability making a tripod/monopod a moot point). But I also have a tiny Fuji W3 (3D camera) which absolutely needs 100 ISO, and which works well with the monopod feet and its internal timer. <br> I just did a search on the website for the Fram Musuem, and there doesn't seem to be any restrictions mentioned. </p>

<p>Just wondering how picky they are, since it may influence what I bring. <br> Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>I have about $5,000 worth of Sony A7s and m-mount lenses, but for an upcoming trip to Norway, I'm seriously considering taking just a Plaubel Proshift with an adapted 6x7 back. I got hooked on slide film and Gepe holders many years back with a Mamiya 645, and last year, started doing 6x6 with a Fuji GF670. Maybe 10% or 20% of my shots are worth putting into Gepes, and with these, and a small home-made lightbox with a goose-neck magnifying glass, and the strongest reading glasses I can find, the results are stunning. And if I need to digitize something, I have an Epson V700 (and trial and error has determined that Gepe's with anti-Newton glass perched on Canadian two-dollar coins provides the correct focus distance).<br /> I just recently learned about dr5.com b&w slide processing, but it may be too expensive me to send over the border.<br /> I took the Sony on a recent trip, and a Sigma Merrill DP1 on trips before that, but found that I spent a LOT of time manipulating files with Nik Collection and Topaz Labs. Plus, I'm a Nervous Nelly about losing digital files. <br /> I also bring a small Fuji W3 stereo camera wherever I go, since in order to see if the digital file is any good, I'm forced to convert it to analogue 4x6 prints (2, of course) and view it under a stereo-scope. It seems to be the best of both worlds (digital and analogue), but it doesn't work well for shots of distant objects (not enough parallax). <br /> I went on my first ever non-film holiday last year (with the Sony and the W3 to Quebec City). I had some decent prints made, but it just wasn't the same. Perhaps I should have got one of those photo books made, which provide more than just a passing nod to posterity.<br /> In the meantime, I just hope that E6 processing doesn't disappear.<br> On a recent trip to Cuba, I brought the Sony (with a single wide angle lens) and the GF670 (with its medium lens). Subject matter then dictated which (digital or analogue) I tended to use. But also I found the viewfinder and ergonomics on the GF670 was much more user-friendly when I wanted to get a quick shot in hot, humid weather.</p>

<p>Here's a photo of the interior. The only visible differences are the two light barriers that extend inwards from the two film rollers. </p><div></div>

<p>Here's a photo of the finished result</p><div></div>

<p>It took me 3 tries, but I finally managed it. Found that I had to pretty much entirely dismantle the tilting viewfinder mechanism, in order to detach the original 6x9 back. But now I have something that's closer to wide than super-wide (which I like), and two more shots per roll. Also, less vignetting. Also, the ability to use Gepe slide holders (the largest they make is 6x7). <br /> I may, at some point, try to re-attach the remote shutter/grip, but I never did have the cable adapter anyway, so I probably won't bother (and all my shots are done with a tripod, anyway).</p>