It's basically the Japanese cousin to the classic Sinar Norma model, which easily fits, fully set up with an 24 inch rail, in the top compartment of my vintage (US made) Kelty Tioga external frame backpack. Over the decades, I've backpacked at least 15,000 miles using the Sinar system. Now in my mid-70's, I use that only for day hikes. For long treks I substitute a lightweight Ebony 4X5 folder instead.
If you like the perspective of long lenses, like I do, monorails are wonderful. But they can rapidly be converted to short lens usage too. They're much more versatile than folders, and faster to set up. It's myth that monorail cameras are only suitable for studio use.
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