Table of LF Weights and Specs

bbinboulder

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Anyone know of a compiled table of various 4x5 cameras and their weights?

I am looking for a 4x5 monorail under 10#s that I can lug around in a daypack or use from the car.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
 

nick mulder

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A friend of mine found a beaten up standard and 4x5 bellows for a LF camera in her car boot a few years back - she works in film, so it was long lost someones long lost something from lost lost somewhere - anyways, turns out it was a Sinar system standard, plastic build and very stripped down, not Norma and not the newer F style either - I use it all the time now that I've fixed the knobs (put wing nuts on it ), much much less weight than an F or P, holds my lenses up fine and I use the F rear standard for focus, tilt, shift etc anyway...

You might want to find out what model this was from - small bit of rail - away you go... Limiting factor will be the lens and holders, but that is always a consideration...

You've got me thinking
 

David A. Goldfarb

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If you're interested in a lightweight kit, Kerry Thalmann used to have a few very good articles on backpacking with large format with equipment recommendations and weights of actual samples on his website.
 
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