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Transporting 8"x10" DDS in the field.
How do you guys carry 8x10 DDS in the field?
I've a Lowepro Supper Trekker bag but after packing, camera, 2 lenses, light meter etc., I've only room to comfortably carry 3 Toyo 8x10 DDS.
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I tend to carry my 10x8 camera, usually on its tripod, just leaving the dark-slides and lenses etc in the backpack. I prefer a proper backpack rather than the specialist photographer type as there's far more room. If the weather turns bad the camera fits easily into the backpack as well.
Ian
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It depends on what terrain you wish to travel. I hike trails in our National Parks with a baby jogger purchased second hand on eBay. The jogger has three 20inch bicycle wheels, a parking brake and 100 pound shock absorbers. That is one heavy baby. I use it for 8x10 or 7x17. The film holders go in a bag on the bottom rails. A soft cooler bag holds lenses and stuff in the child seat. The camera mounted on a Ries head and tripod attach above the bag with bungy cord while the spikes go through holes drilled in the foot rest. The jogger is good for roads, trails, open fields. It will not work well on rocky trails or stairs. I am 68 and can go two miles out from the car with this and have been doing so for three years. http://babyjogger.com/performancemain.htm
John Powers
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John, you have about 10 years on me, I admire your tenacity. I was thinking of getting a trolley as used by fisherman but a baby-buggy is something else!
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How many time do I have to post this same comment over and over and over again.
I put may Canham 10x8 in a package. I put my lenses in a camera bag. I put the film holders in another bag. The Reis tripod has its bag.
THEN I place them all in a 3-wheeled jogging stroller and push the stuff around. You get them cheap on eBay. Never buy new 'cause you let the mom's with the new babies do that.
Why bust your back?????????????????????
I think I've posted this solution about a dozen times this year, but whose counting.
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The problem is that these wheeled devices don't function in most places I go. They can't climb styles, go through kissing gates, off the path, across scree, etc etc. They place limitations on your flexibility.
Ian
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"I think I've posted this solution about a dozen times this year, but whose counting."
Apparently you are.
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 Originally Posted by Pinholemaster
How many time do I have to post this same comment over and over and over again.
I put may Canham 10x8 in a package. I put my lenses in a camera bag. I put the film holders in another bag. The Reis tripod has its bag.
THEN I place them all in a 3-wheeled jogging stroller and push the stuff around. You get them cheap on eBay. Never buy new 'cause you let the mom's with the new babies do that.
Why bust your back?????????????????????
I think I've posted this solution about a dozen times this year, but whose counting.
Nobody; keep posting.
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Trevor, somebody once said if a pictures is more than a 100 yards from his car it isn’t worth taking. Personally I put a 25 yard limit on such expeditions. However if you insist on being adventurous the baby buggy has some merit, especially if you have play a recording of a howling child whilst pushing it; you get sympathy that way, and people will open gates for you.
Last edited by Dave Miller; 08-08-2008 at 01:25 PM.
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Originally Posted by Pinholemaster
How many time do I have to post this same comment over and over and over again.
I put may Canham 10x8 in a package. I put my lenses in a camera bag. I put the film holders in another bag. The Reis tripod has its bag.
THEN I place them all in a 3-wheeled jogging stroller and push the stuff around. You get them cheap on eBay. Never buy new 'cause you let the mom's with the new babies do that.
Why bust your back?????????????????????
I think I've posted this solution about a dozen times this year, but whose counting.
Sorry, I must have missed the previous dozen, also I'm new to using this format. I did a search about transporting/carrying 8 x 10/10 x 8 but nothing 'poped-up' that was obvious.
But thanks for repeating it for my behalf. And no this is not sarcasm.
Regards,
Trevor.
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