sapper6fd
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Hello all!
A friend of mine that lives in Dawson city has offered me a very unique opportunity (possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity) to complete the "Trek Over the Top" run this year (also known as the Tok to Dawson Poker Run). Its basically a bunch of people that get together in Dawson City Yukon Territory and ride snowmobiles to Tok Alaska, and then participate in the big ride from Tok back to Dawson. As I’m sure a lot of you are saying - forget that! Its damn cold in Alaska and the Yukon in the dead of winter! The trip is over a few days and covers 200 miles between the two cities in each direction. So before I drag my camera gear up there for it, I have a question for you northerners.
How do DSLR's hold up in the extreme cold? I'm talking -30 to -40 Degrees Celsius (-22F to -40F). I think this would be a great opportunity to grab some arctic photos while up in the area but don’t want to risk cracking any of my glass or pooching my camera body due to the cold. I know the LCD screen won’t work very well if at all when cold, but how about the sensor and the lenses? Should I leave the D90 at home and just take a point and shoot, or take the D90 and grab some spectacular photos?
Heres a small blurb from the organizers website on the trip
Sapper
A friend of mine that lives in Dawson city has offered me a very unique opportunity (possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity) to complete the "Trek Over the Top" run this year (also known as the Tok to Dawson Poker Run). Its basically a bunch of people that get together in Dawson City Yukon Territory and ride snowmobiles to Tok Alaska, and then participate in the big ride from Tok back to Dawson. As I’m sure a lot of you are saying - forget that! Its damn cold in Alaska and the Yukon in the dead of winter! The trip is over a few days and covers 200 miles between the two cities in each direction. So before I drag my camera gear up there for it, I have a question for you northerners.
How do DSLR's hold up in the extreme cold? I'm talking -30 to -40 Degrees Celsius (-22F to -40F). I think this would be a great opportunity to grab some arctic photos while up in the area but don’t want to risk cracking any of my glass or pooching my camera body due to the cold. I know the LCD screen won’t work very well if at all when cold, but how about the sensor and the lenses? Should I leave the D90 at home and just take a point and shoot, or take the D90 and grab some spectacular photos?
Heres a small blurb from the organizers website on the trip
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Alaska Trailblazers are the original proud sponsors of the Tok to Dawson Poker Run, a.k.a the Trek Over the Top. Going on its 18th year in 2010, the Tok to Dawson Poker Run is an event which attracts over 700 people from all over Alaska, as well as the “Lower 48.” Riders travel to Tok to make the 200 mile trek over the Alaska and Top of the World Highways to beautiful Dawson City, Yukon. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Once in Dawson, participants can sit back and enjoy the friendly Canadian hospitality at the banquets and nightly shows at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Our Canadian hosts provide entertainment, such as a scenic snowmobile ride and an afternoon of curling at the local curling club. There is never a dull moment on the Dawson Poker Run[/FONT]
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