Antarctica advice needed - DPChallenge Forums

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

10/08/2012 01:53:51 PM · #1

I believe a while ago there was a thread about what lens to use in a trip to Antartica. Wasn't it nickyb that went there? I have tried to search for it, with no luck.

A friend of mine is going there in December, via some countries in South America. She was wanting to know what size lens would work best, she has a SONY A100 camera and was thinking of using a teleconverter with what she has already. (What that is, I do not know)

Any advice would be appreciated! Also, I'd like to send her a link to any photos taken there so she can get an idea of what to expect.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

10/08/2012 02:07:09 PM · #2

Originally posted by Ozzie:

Yup. NickyB went there.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

10/08/2012 02:23:08 PM · #3

Originally posted by Ozzie:

Bit of a nebulous question.

What lens would work best? Why, the most expensive glass possible of course.

Teleconverter? Meh, they aren't particularly good for quality.

As for what's there - not much really, some research stations, and some drilling, etc. Really vast area, very sparse human presence. What does she want to shoot? Why's she going? Where is she going?

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

10/08/2012 02:26:47 PM · #4

Antarctica

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

10/08/2012 02:36:10 PM · #5

There was whole thread posted about going to Antartica which I tried to find, which is why I posted here as I usually do a search but no luck...

There are tour groups that go to Antartica. I suppose if one has travelled to a few countries in the world, this might be a different place to visit? One would see different animals there I suppose?

Message edited by author 2012-10-08 14:37:27.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

10/08/2012 02:47:06 PM · #6

Here is the thread you were thinking of.
Here is how I found it.

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

10/08/2012 02:47:14 PM · #7

Thread you're looking for...

;)

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

10/08/2012 02:47:32 PM · #8

Beat me to it! Lol.

10/08/2012 02:54:15 PM · #9

Originally posted by kirbic:

Here is the thread you were thinking of.
Here is how I found it.

If you're really not great with spelling, Google can help..

The OP was misspelling Antarctica as Antartica. Which returns this, just enough of a common error to cause someone to think the article isn't there.

Google on the other hand: Gives us this beautiful result set

Just search for (site:dpchallenge.com/forum.php search-terms-go-here)

This allows you to utilize the power of Google while searching DPChallenge, or any site.

10/08/2012 03:06:24 PM · #10

Here's a nice thread from ages past... Some good pics too, but thumbnails are broken.

10/08/2012 08:50:09 PM · #11

For someone that used to win the spelling bees in elementary school, I completely messed up on the spelling of Antarctica..I even looked at it twice to be sure I spelt it right, nope! :-)

Thanks to all that helped.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

10/08/2012 11:17:54 PM · #12

Originally posted by Ozzie:

I'm betting they never put Antarctica on the list. ;)

Just to be clear, I'm not at all calling you out... There's a reason I use Google to search DPC. :)

Frankly the search here is rudimentary, but functional... Google is just so much more powerful.

Message edited by author 2012-10-08 23:19:35.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/08/2012 11:31:01 PM · #13

Nickyb on 1x.com: //1x.com/photo/49493/portfolio/151833, //1x.com/photo/49126/portfolio/151833

On 500Px: //500px.com/photo/6883893, //500px.com/photo/7067639

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/08/2012 11:37:15 PM · #14

Originally posted by Ozzie:

For someone that used to win the spelling bees in elementary school, I completely messed up on the spelling of Antarctica..I even looked at it twice to be sure I spelt it right, nope! :-)

Part of the problem probably lies in a long history of politicians who call for opening up oil exploration in the "Artic" region of the country ... possibly the same ones who think we should build more "nucular" power plants ... ;-)