Andrew Cunningham - A Skiing Holiday With An M Camera
03rd April 2026
In: News, Members' Articles
I used to ski from start to finish on ski holidays. But not anymore. These days I tend not to ski on the first day we arrive.
Maybe it is an age thing and a chance to take it easy for a day after travelling. So this year I went up on the ski lift with my camera on the first day – as I don’t take my camera when actually skiing.
Of course this brought the challenge of exposing for snow and my trying to remember all the ‘rules of thumb’. Actually that is an interesting phrase to use as we use our fingers and thumbs for adjusting exposure.
I took my M240 (which is not a typical choice for action shots), Tele-Elmarit 90 f2.8 and Voigtlander 35 Ultron f2.
I had a broad range of results in exposure and framing – from success to failure (and back)!
I was pleasantly surprised to see most of the skiers entering into the spirit of my taking pictures.
Some skiing past with hands and poles raised in greeting and others also adding some noise as well.
And, of course, I benefited from the usual therapy of being caught up in the all the manual rangefinder, exposure and framing actions.
Maybe it is an age thing and a chance to take it easy for a day after travelling. So this year I went up on the ski lift with my camera on the first day – as I don’t take my camera when actually skiing.
Of course this brought the challenge of exposing for snow and my trying to remember all the ‘rules of thumb’. Actually that is an interesting phrase to use as we use our fingers and thumbs for adjusting exposure.
I took my M240 (which is not a typical choice for action shots), Tele-Elmarit 90 f2.8 and Voigtlander 35 Ultron f2.
I had a broad range of results in exposure and framing – from success to failure (and back)!
I was pleasantly surprised to see most of the skiers entering into the spirit of my taking pictures.
Some skiing past with hands and poles raised in greeting and others also adding some noise as well.
And, of course, I benefited from the usual therapy of being caught up in the all the manual rangefinder, exposure and framing actions.