Great to hear Marcus! A 50mm lens is one of my favourites too but a wide angle for landscapes is a good investment! Better yet, if you can find a wide-angle zoom lens it will give you some versatility. I use a 28-300mm for most of my shots and then the 14-24mm for astrophotography and underwater shots. There are a lot of tough cameras in the market now and most will do a good job in outdoor activites/sports, I’ve used the Nikon AW1 which is a handy little camera that’s waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof to -10.

Thanks Jimmy! Good point on the memory cards, forgot to pop that one in 🙂

I’ve read that using prime lenses are more useful especially in the arctic, but I guess not everybody would have multiple bodies to cater for various focal lengths. I find that the leaving it in your camera bag is the best method and to leave it inside, close to the door where it’s cooler still – just make sure you take memory cards out if you intend on downloading images.