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All of man’s forays into Antarctica have an element of romantic folly.   My own folly as a traveller on Michael’s recentAntarctic Questwas bringing my Leica M8.  Still being in the first-flush of infatuation with this camera when the departure date rolled around, I disregarded common sense and stuck it in my shoulder-bag, along with a coterie of lenses, comprised of the CV15, 28 and 90 and Leica 35 and 50mm Summicrons.  The fact that all this gear took up less than half of my carry-on “personal items” confirmed what a superb travel camera the M8 really is.

Colour in La Boca - Buenos Aires Leica M8 CV28mm f3.5
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From Tangos to Icebergs
Argentina is the most convenient gateway to the Antarctic, so the first stop on our journey was Buenos Aires. In the height of summer heat, with temperatures touching 40 degrees centigrade, this teeming metropolis of more than 14 million inhabitants was ...

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