69 below. 300 miles north of Alaska on the Icebreaker. I would pull my camera out from my parka and get two shots, if I was lucky, before the film snapped. Battery might last 15 minutes. That was with a Canon AE-1.
Cheaper ball heads come with a universal release plate, RRS sells custom release plates tailored to each camera... can't include one of each with each ball head.
I've been looking to upgrade my laptop. Shopping all the different sites can get confusing and finding the exact match for what I've decide I need (want) is difficult to say the least.
I like your solution and my stop by one of the little computer shops and see what they can do for me.
Two years ago the wife and I took a two month RV trip to the NE. Spent a month in ME, then another month between VT and NH... The coast of Maine provided the most photographic opportunities. But pretty much can go wrong anywhere in the NE.