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How about Kinesis? http://www.kinesisgear.com

Their modular system has proved very useful for me. I was able to carry a pared down 35mm system for my wife, my Mamiya 6 kit, and a 3-lens 4x5 kit...

Thanks so much for the input, everyone. I'm rethinking our previous tentative itinerary based on your recommendations. I may contact some of you off board as I think all this through.

Thanks, ...

Thanks for the replies so far. I failed to mention that I plan to cover both islands, and am currently torn between trying to see a little of everything or more of fewer things (my wife leans...

Hi again everyone. I have a trip scheduled for New Zealand in less than 2 weeks. We'll be there for 2 weeks. Can anyone give me some recommendations on locations for landscape shooting or...

Henry,

That's my understanding of it also. Theoretically, it should be infinite. Of course, there must be some limiting factor - but this may be well beyond the ability of any recorder to...

Jim,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but dynamic range only refers to a sensor's range of recording, not the detail which is recorded in that range. For example, if a sheet of film only had 1 stop of...

OK, someone school me. Dynamic Range is the range of intensities which can be recorded by a sensor, such as film. So, when we say slide film has ~5 stops of dynamic range, it can record an...

Thank you both for the warm welcome. I'm antsy to get out there with the Tachihara, but I've yet to find thin enough plywood (about 1/16", or I could sand some 3/32" down around the edges). I...

I dropped off and retrieved my first 2 sheets of 4x5 slides yesterday from a brief shoot on Thursday just to get my feet wet. Given that the shoot was in low light, I didn't have a proper dark cloth...

Thanks everyone for the replies. It sounds like I may have trouble getting what I want for the price I want.

JJ, I had considered the Reis head because of the good things I've heard (never used...

Well, not to be annoying and answer my own question, but I did some more research. I just learned of Bogen's '3D' heads - the 3025 and 3028. The 3028 at least should be a good option: 1.3lbs and...

I just checked, and my current legs are Bogen 3036 (weighs 13.5lbs, supports 26lbs) - like I said, complete overkill for my Tachihara and Mamiya 6!

I am trying to put together a lighter tripod setup. I currently have some heavy (& sturdy) aluminum bogen legs and a 3047 head. The pair works fine for my Calumet C1 setup, but I also recently...