Cletus
21-Aug-2012, 19:15
So I finally got my big Sinar F2 8x10 outfit and boy am I ready and rarin' to go! And then I tried to pick it up. It's heavier than my imagination made it out to be. I got out for one day with it to expose a couple sheets, everything loaded into the back of my truck and no going more then six feet away for a photo. In the meantime, I keep looking around, reading and researching, trying to guess what might be the best way to hump this heavy thing around when I'm out shooting. I'd like to be able to get, like, maybe TEN feet from the truck for those occasional great photo ops!
I've looked at (well not really looked at, but seen pictures of) various backpacks, but none seems up to the chore of the big monorail and a bunch of film holders, lenses, etc...I also thought about some kind of Lightware or Tenba case, but those are some pretty expensive options and won't be any easier to carry around. I asked the question here a while ago, before I even got the camera and got the obvious answer: Wheels!
I think this will end up being the way to go, but I just don't relish the idea of pushing one of those off-road, "sport" baby strollers around. I'm thinking I'll get enough gawks with the camera alone, without having to look like one of those nuts you see in the park.
So what about one of these?
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It's a golf caddy type thing and looks like it could pretty easily be modified into some sort of dolly-rack to carry a bag or case (or small backpack?) with holders and lenses and stuff, along with the camera mounted to a tripod. It has big enough wheels to go slightly off-road, or at least as much as I usually care to anyway. I'm not a big hiker and will just take the 4x5 if/when that day comes.
Any thoughts on this? Anybody already using one of these, or something like it? At first I was thinking about a carry-on type suitcase, but the wheels are too small to be useful and I don't know where the camera and tripod would go...Any other ideas for good wheels to hump gear?
Thanks for your thoughts!
I've looked at (well not really looked at, but seen pictures of) various backpacks, but none seems up to the chore of the big monorail and a bunch of film holders, lenses, etc...I also thought about some kind of Lightware or Tenba case, but those are some pretty expensive options and won't be any easier to carry around. I asked the question here a while ago, before I even got the camera and got the obvious answer: Wheels!
I think this will end up being the way to go, but I just don't relish the idea of pushing one of those off-road, "sport" baby strollers around. I'm thinking I'll get enough gawks with the camera alone, without having to look like one of those nuts you see in the park.
So what about one of these?
79213
It's a golf caddy type thing and looks like it could pretty easily be modified into some sort of dolly-rack to carry a bag or case (or small backpack?) with holders and lenses and stuff, along with the camera mounted to a tripod. It has big enough wheels to go slightly off-road, or at least as much as I usually care to anyway. I'm not a big hiker and will just take the 4x5 if/when that day comes.
Any thoughts on this? Anybody already using one of these, or something like it? At first I was thinking about a carry-on type suitcase, but the wheels are too small to be useful and I don't know where the camera and tripod would go...Any other ideas for good wheels to hump gear?
Thanks for your thoughts!