Are there any significant real world advantages of the Arca Swiss Compact version (Collapsible) of the monorail over the standard Telescopic monorail in terms of overall compactness of camera during stowage inside a backpack for local and long distance travel?
Background: I'm dreaming big dreams and am planning one fine day this decade to perhaps get either an Arca Swiss 5x7 F Metric (w/ the standard Telescopic rail) or the Arca Swiss 5x7 F Metric "Compact" version (with the Collapsible rail instead).
Sturdiness, backpackableness, and precision are equally important criteria in deciding between these two types of rails because I plan shoot architecture on large format with lenses in the range of 72mm to 210mm with lots of movement in this format.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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