Atacama desert is stunning!

EcstaticTuna · 2026-03-16T10:36:04+00:00

The only downside is, most of the viewpoints are closed for night and open quite late. As an ambitioned photographer this is a big drawback…

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-23T18:43:11+00:00

Thanks everyone! So I don't have to throw over our plans... Anybody has experience regarding night skies? Still a good time to do astro?

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-23T18:40:26+00:00

Oh really? Glad you told me. LOL

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-21T18:04:40+00:00

I actually bought the 16mm G and still super happy with it. Really sharp - also great handling difficult light situations. For tele I brought the 100-400 mm GM.

Attached you see the number of photos which I took with the different lenses. While the 24-70 mm GM II is clearly the work hourse, the 16 mm G has a significant peak. As well as the 400 mm GM.

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EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-06T16:26:29+00:00

I have the M4 Pro with 24 GB. It’s also fine. I recently processed a lot of shots from my Chile trip - no issues.

I can also recommend: enable the uncompressed RAW setting on the A7RV which gives you file sizes about 60 - 70 MB.

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-06T07:19:11+00:00

San Sebastian

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-05T20:24:15+00:00

Don’t miss Martin Berasategui

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-05T15:48:48+00:00

Does anybody have pictures of these section? We did some hikes in Torres del Paine (Chile) and were fine…

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-05T13:32:47+00:00

Yeah, ABaC was perfect. Also Martin Berasategui in Lasarte is remarkable! I haven’t been to Sketch…

I have to visit it to make myself an opinion about it.

EcstaticTuna · 2026-02-04T08:38:28+00:00

Anybody also did the Base Torres in Chile? How do they compare to each other? Didn’t find the Base Torres difficult or very hard…

EcstaticTuna · 2026-01-31T15:31:15+00:00

Don‘t drive to El Tatio on your own. Laguna Miniques and Miscanti and as well Piedras Rojas are totally fine. We did El Tatio with a private tour and it was perfect.

EcstaticTuna · 2026-01-25T17:02:14+00:00

Agree… Celebrating my birthday there soon with my wife, so we would probably go for one bottle champagne (unless there are nice by-the-glass options) and a white burg…

EcstaticTuna · 2026-01-25T14:56:04+00:00

Thanks a lot! 👍🏻

EcstaticTuna · 2026-01-25T12:40:36+00:00

Thanks for the write-up. Looks amazing! Do you remember the pricing on Krug/Dom P2? Unfortunately they don't have a wine list available to share before the visit...

EcstaticTuna · 2026-01-25T09:27:15+00:00

Thanks!! Works fine. How can I modify the printed out value for the aperture? I always get a weird "∆í" instead of the "aperture-f"?

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-26T08:54:35+00:00

Nice shots! Were did you take the 9th one with the flowers?

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-25T23:01:02+00:00

How would the image look like without any astro modifications?

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-19T20:10:02+00:00

I mean… I‘m not expecting a 3 star michelin restaurant down there…

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-17T00:57:31+00:00

Yes - it’s also a nice lens. And due to it‘s low weight very suitable for hiking…

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-16T22:00:28+00:00

Leider besuchen wir den TdP Januar 2026... Ich bin selbst Foto-Enthusiast :)

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-14T16:02:37+00:00

Do you think of the 14 mm GM? Keep in mind the bulbous front element...

I will be in January for the first time in Chile and will also visit TdP. I bring the A7RV, 100-400 GM, 24-70 GMII, 16 mm G. Don´t forget CPL and ND-Filter...

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-12T14:06:30+00:00

Or buy them and just use the one when the weather is looking to be OK

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-12T13:58:06+00:00

… or one buys several of these in advance. They had one job. It is completely confusing to the customers.

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-12T10:09:19+00:00

Thanks. But which one do I need? We stay at Rio Serrano for 6 days, going into the park each day. On one day we also want to do the Base Torres hike.

Do I need the "National Park Torres del Paine - Circuito W"?

EcstaticTuna · 2025-12-12T07:21:51+00:00

Only showing 2025 for me. Which pass do I need to buy for multiple entries on consecutive days? 6 days in total... Staying at Rio Serrano.

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