Your LF system pack weight

[davetravis]

I'm curious what you landscape photographers are carrying on your backs.
What did you do to reduce weight?
DT

[sun of sand]

I carry the actual Pelican case with a shoulder strap. Weight probably in 20-25 lb range. Tripod weighs 9. backpack to hold film holders
35lbs easy
I used to carry a backpack with 35mm gear as well but I find it's impossible to shoot both.
I'm young.
The pelican case is cumbersome but keeping everything in a backpack it's too easy for me to just keep moving along ..especially in the cold.
To save weight I used to take out the 210JML and 90 4.5 and stick wit the 150

Now if wanting to be speedy in the winter I really like to go out with one lens -tiny 158 cooke- and keep the camera on the tripod with a beanie stretched over it to protect some
Total weight there is maybe 18 lbs inc. holders

[climbabout]

8x10 deardorff, 4 lenses, 6 holders, meter, filters, gitzo tripod, in an osprey waypoint pack - 47lbs.
Tim

[Pinholemaster]

I don't carry my 8x10 Canham, lenses, film holders and tripod. I roll them in a used, bought on eBay, 3-wheel jogging stroller. With full suspension, it goes anywhere I can push it.

I have no idea what it weighs.

[phaedrus]

I'm curious what you landscape photographers are carrying on your backs.
What did you do to reduce weight?
DT

Kelty backpack with 4x5 field camera, 4 lenses, 2 QuickChange holders, 3 QuickChange cartridges, umbrella, rain jacket, accessories plus one other camera: 22 kg. If the weather's fair, I leave the rain jacket, if the wind is low, the umbrella, if the way's short, one holder and two cartridges stay at home.
Tripod on the shoulder or slung over it with a broad strap like a rifle is another 3 kg.
Alternatively, I take a Calumet C-1 in an unpadded LightWare shoulder bag (the ground glass IS padded!) with Fuji 450 C lens mounted, two film holders in back pocket, accessories: 20 kg. Schneider Super Angulon 165 mm and perhaps a p&s in a Lowe Pro bag slung over the other shoulder: 3 kg. Tripod as before.
General weight saving tip #1: I never use a dark cloth, but a black T-shirt, with the 4x5 the neck goes on the film back, with the 8x10 the waist.
General weight saving tips #2 and 3: Eat less, go cycling.

[ROL]

5X7 Canham, Pentax ZVI Meter, (3 - 6 Filters in wallet, depending on time of year, conditions) - all in Lowepro Omni Pack for organization. 6 holders in California Innovations insulated lunch pack (a non-standard use), 3 lenses (Schneider 110, Fuji 180, Nikon 300) - all in zippered neoprene pouches, Black Jacket. All of the above into the main zippered compartment of an Osprey Eclipse 42. Gitzo Mountaineer tripod with Acratech Head in one side ski carrier, folding umbrella/waterbottle in the other. Windbreaker, pants, hat gloves, headlamp, compass, lunch in top pockets. About 30 - 35 pounds. For multiple overnight carrys, only components with overnight gear in large backpack with tripod in ski/bottle carrier.

PS. Reduce Weight = Large Format????????????

[keithwms]

Mamiya 6.

Okay but seriously, I have a 1903 wooden 5x7 field camera that ways next to nothing, it is scary light. It's actualy a problem if there is wind. At yosemite last year there were some times that I wished I had my rb- no bellows camera would have been suitable for the wind. But that's why I took a mamiya 6

Apart from that... convertible lenses are a cherished friend of may a landscaper. And if you do 4x5, quickloads and readyloads can save you lots of weight on the whole.

[Nick Zentena]

I guess my 8x10 with tripod and pack is into the 20 lbs range.

810FCL is fairly light [less then 9lbs I think]

My 300mm are fairly heavy so I tend to leave them at home. How I ended up with the three heaviest 300mm in history is beyond me. But my other lenses tend to be fairly light. For 8x10 I could manage with the 210mm Fuji and the 450mm Fuji.

For smaller formats I've got a few very light lenses. But 5x7 is only slightly less heavy then my 8x10/4x10. So the main gain is the lenses and lighter film holders.

[david b]

Lowepro Mini Trekker
Chamonix 4x5
Schneider 110SS
Schneider 210 APO Symmar
Pentax Digital Spotmeter
Fuji quick load holder
20 sheets Fuji Acros quick load film

Not very heavy

[Vaughn]

8x10 pack -- about 45 lbs plus another 15 for the pod/head. (4 lenses, 6 or so holders)

Vaughn