Contest.... Lightest LF Carry

[Vaidotas]

Well, center columns and ball heads are hardly the ticket for stability. And a linty jacket for a darkcloth?? All that sounds counterproductive to me.

And it is.
But when you have time and will to hike for 20 miles with 1 km elevation gain LF affairs gets a bit complicated.
It was real fun.
To tell more the camera was on my hands for a few weeks and untested. I was so concerned about light leaks (there were none) that overlooked Voss filter holder barn doors vignetting in some shots.

[Drew Wiley]

Glad to hear you are giving your camera and yourself a good workout. It can sure be fun. I've carried 90 lb packs for many days on end in steep high altitude terrain, including a Sinar monorail system, hundreds of such trips, in fact. Wish I were still young again. But I'm 74 now, so take much shorter hikes. The Sinar still gets taken on day walks; but anything too far, and its my little Ebony wooden folder instead, or else my Fuji 6X9 RF. Lots of fun either way. Drymounting some more prints from that kind of activity this afternoon. A few old scenes deep into backcountry, a few new ones closer to the road.

And yeah, your barndoor shade system is a good idea, but ya gotta be careful to keep them outside the scene. Often I've had my shade properly adjusted, but then a bit of wind would blow it into part of the scene without me noticing it had moved, and that cost me the shot.

[neil poulsen]

I suppose one can have a go lighter, go further attitude on equipment, but it's not one to which I subscribe. My perspective is slightly different: go cart, further.

I "carry" a mid-weight, Arca Swiss camera, accessories, and quite a number of lenses. But it's all rather easily pulled along behind me. But then, I most enjoy photographing architecture. So, streets are common with my subject matter.

That said, since it's carried separately, I have a light-weight tripod head and tripod. Long ago, I purchased a beefy, CF Feisol tripod and later mounted it with an Arca D4 head, the two of which when combined, weighs less than 5 lbs.

I've taken two workshops from John Sexton, and I noticed that he could trim his kit down to a convenient size. (A few holders, his Linhof Master, a couple of lenses, a CF tripod, and off he could go.) I'm sure that this was very convenient for the types of landscapes that he photographed.

[Vaidotas]

As long range and ultra light bacpaking / hiking afficionado I’m wondering how to merge it with LF.
Hardly possible, too much effort with a lot of compromises.
3D printed fixed focus camera probably is a better choice but for the longer day hikes Anba Ikeda 4x5 is good.
I’m a monorail guy and field camera is new thing to me.
Recently just by accident I stumbled on Mr Hugo Zhang Chamonix presentations on youtube.
He got my atention.

[darr]

Must include tripod 5 ft or more

4X5 of any type

2 neg capable 4X5

Any era

post a neg and/or print

made with the gear

Show and Tell

and cheer UP

Randy,

Please post the winning camera setup when you have reached the goal.
Curious minds are eager to find out!

Much appreciated!!

[Tin Can]

Randy,

Recently I am working on Cycle Camera

I have 2, one better

I touch up the leather clean the lens

Waiting on Zebra Plates and holder
thx

Please post the winning camera setup when you have reached the goal.
Curious minds are eager to find out!

Much appreciated!!

[Drew Wiley]

Vaidotas - I gave up on ultralight anything a long time ago - too easy to either freeze to death or else have your camera outright blow away. So I figured out how to have a mule carry a much more serious load, yet without the inconvenience of an ordinary mule. So I just became the pack mule myself. It's a good way to keep in shape.

[Tin Can]

btw

this entire thread was meant for FUN

[AuditorOne]

Now I have to find my postal scale...

[rfesk]

And I have to develop my negatives....