JLMoore,
I bet its a challenge, and I guess sooner or later I will have to try it myself, but gees its got to be easier to just carry a tripod although lighter is better IMO at least for hiking.
I cant imagine .........
juggle the camera, load a film holder,
juggle the camera, cock the lens,
juggle the camera, pull the slide,
a little more juggling, frame and finally shoot
all the while shuffling a meter, and film holders around while I have my smallish 4x5 P+S intermittently stuck between my knees between juggling sessions.
Oh and i always have to double check everything so for me its even worse.
Sounds awfully cumbersome.
I guess you could put a strap on the beast and hang it around your neck and go see the chiropractor. My RB67 almost send me there shooting handheld several times.
Why not skip all the light weight stuff and go for a P+S 8x10 !!
Yikes. A tripod is sounding easier by the minute.