Of course ... since there was discussion about size, I thought some figures would be useful.
There are people who hike with bigger and heavier view cameras, and I had a friend, many years ago, who would take his 8 x 10 camera out on the streets of San Francisco. Again, as always, it comes down to using the right equipment for the job, and using the equipment that matches your personality and style of shooting. However, all the "Brotherhood" and enablement nonsense, no matter how good natured, is becoming tiresome, and, to some people, a bit annoying. Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Camera weight is quantifiable of course, but how that weight affects one's > use of the camera is purely subjective. Sunday, I hiked a few miles into > LaJolla Canyon, uphill all the way, with a 6x7 and three lenses in a Pelican > case, and a tripod tucked under my other arm. The weight of the equipment > was not a significant burden. Once I had found my first shot, I left the > camera and a 105mm lens on the tripod and carried that assembly over one > shoulder, with the Pelican in my other arm. I climbed some fairly significant > grades to get a good shot of the canyon. I think I will invest in a Trekker > for hiking purposes, which would make it easier yet. That photographer I > mentioned in a private message, Gordon Clark, carries three 67IIs and 4 > lenses in a Trekker. (Three bodies cuts down on loading time.) He has done 20 > miles in African bush country with that rig on his back. I guess it all > depends on how bad you want that big negative. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ You can't have everything. Where would you put it? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
