I can't remember if your snag haul included a six inch rail or not, but if you don't have one, get one. Then you just compress everything onto the short rail, wrap it in your darkcloth and stow it in any convenient bag.
Hi Søren
Have a look at this pict :
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/3955/normawebrz7.jpg
It's form a French photographer using it's Norma 8x10 in the filed packed in a Decathlon rope backpack (for people climbing...) to pack it up.
The backpack is nice, cost about 50 and has a removable sheet of plastic which is usefull to lay on the grass before unpacking cable releases or filters... Last but not least, it open from the back, so you won't put the part which goes on your back into the mud or wet grass....
I own one, just missing the 8x10 Norma back and bellows ;-)
P.S. the lens case is made from plywood glued and nailed.
Hi Søren
Have a look at this pict :
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/3955/normawebrz7.jpg
It's form a French photographer using it's Norma 8x10 in the filed packed in a Decathlon rope backpack (for people climbing...) to pack it up.
The backpack is nice, cost about 50 € and has a removable sheet of plastic which is usefull to lay on the grass before unpacking cable releases or filters... Last but not least, it open from the back, so you won't put the part which goes on your back into the mud or wet grass....
I own one, just missing the 8x10 Norma back and bellows ;-)
P.S. the lens case is made from plywood glued and nailed.
Søren,
How rough is the terrain that you will travel? If it is climbing I cant help you. If trails and fields you might look at a babyjogger. http://babyjogger.com/performancesingle.htm Mine has 20 inch wheels and 100 pound capacity shock absorbers. I bought it to carry my Technikardan 45, but it has worked as I moved up to 8x10 and 7x17. The film holders go under the seat. A bag of lenses and stuff goes in the seat. The camera mounted on the tripod rests on top with tripod spikes through the foot plate and camera held in place with bungy cord.
An alternative is a bicycle trailer. http://babyjogger.com/trailermain.htm
I chose the jogger because the bike speed and distance is a little too hard on the Labrador Retriever who goes as my assistant and body guard while under the cloth.
John Powers
Just to reiterate what Georges said: with the Norma it doesn't really work to try and fold the standards down onto the rail. That trick works best with the F and P Sinars where the tilt axis moves when you rise.
Also, if you go into most climbing stores (or websites) and ask for rope-carrying packs or bags, they will show/sell you something much more basic than the Vuarde packs. Dont' buy blind.
Finally, I use my 150 and 90 mm lenses on only the 15 cm rail most of the time. With the focussing track on the standards you can get another 60 mm, and if that's not quite enough a rail cap gives you another 30. I carry a 30 cm rail too, but only use it for longer lenses or closeups. If you know you are only going to use those two focal lengths you can put on the bag bellows and just take the 6" rail.
Yeah I found that out quite early after buying it. Since the shortest rail I have for the moment is the 30 cm I am forced to take it off the standards when packing and thats anoying.
Im not sure I understand what you mean here. Don't buy without trying it out first? Id like a pack thats somewhat rigid and doesn't sack. It would be nice if it zips all the way down when opening it so...
Well, thats the only focallenghts I've got for the moment.Actually your setup is quite similar to mine except perhaps from the format. I have the bag bellows on the camera and ai am using my shortest rail.
How do you pack your lenses and darkslides?
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