Happy old-timer

[MurrayMinchin]

First off...at 65, am I an old-timer?

Just pulled my 4x5 gear from the closet to compare its weight to my Fujifilm X-T2 gear.

X-T2 with 16-80 and 70-300 lenses, 1.5TC, ND filter, spare batteries, lens cleaner & wipes, blower, Atlas Athlete packsack, and enough extra clothes to spend an emergency night out in the wilds in below freezing temperatures came to 19 pounds.

Zone VI 4x5 field camera outfit in original bag, focusing cloth, 6 holders, and two Schneider lenses in the same packsack with overnight gear comes to 30 pounds.

Went for a 12 Km snowy forest walk a couple days ago, and my body doesn't hurt...too much!

Me happy.

 

[mshchem]

You need to hire porters. Never surrender!

 

[MurrayMinchin]

You need to hire porters. Never surrender!

I would entertain the idea of a Yak herd

 

[mshchem]

I would entertain the idea of a Yak herd

Ansel had a darn mule, Yak sounds like an improvement!

 

[gbroadbridge]

First off...at 65, am I an old-timer?

Just pulled my 4x5 gear from the closet to compare its weight to my Fujifilm X-T2 gear.

Almost the same age.

But not a fair comparison - my XT-3 only has a 23mm f2 - and I've just replaced that with an X100VI.

So compared to my Graphic View 4x5 isn't a fair fight - especially since wife normally carries a bag when we're out and about, so I just toss the X100 in there with all her other stuff - she doesn't even know until I ask for the camera

 

[jeffreyg]

Ahh to be 65 again. My oldest child is 62.

 

[Pieter12]

A baby stroller or shopping cart does wonders for hauling gear around. Plus nobody pays any attention to someone with a stroller on the street, in a park or even on a trail.