Interesting question from a co-worker

[tjaded]

Hi all--
Today a co-worker and I were talking about various cameras and he asked what the lightest medium format camera is. I know that of the ones I have personally used it would be a Rolleiflex. Anyone have any ideas? Essentially he is a Holga guy, likes the square format but is getting tired of the Holga as a camera. The only time I really notice the weight of my Hasselblad would be when I am shooting with the 40mm Distagon...my arm/elbow usually hurt by the end of the day (but it is SOOOO worth it!) Anyway, just curious if anyone has any insight on this semi-useless topic.

Adios,
Matt

[bdial]

Presumably you're speaking of "real" cameras, vs the Holga variety.
120 folders come to mind, or perhaps Rolliecords, since they aren't quite as complicated as Rolleiflex's.
All of the other MF camera's I've used or that I can think of, are considerably heavier than those.

[Kino]

Tell your co-worker to start carrying a brick around when they have a free hand. When they get used to that, the Hasselblad is not a problem!

I LIKE the heft of a well built camera; it helps steady the shot...

[TheFlyingCamera]

one of the folders would most likely be the lightest. I have a Seagull folder kicking around somewhere that is probably close in weight to my Contax G1. Maybe lighter. Another pretty trim model would be my Graflex 22 TLR.

[David A. Goldfarb]

My Voigtlander Perkeo II is lighter and more compact than some 35mm rangefinders.

[Daniel-OB]

Newer used Holga but I think it could make just different and nothing more.

[3Dfan]

I'd bet a lubitel would be pretty darn light.

[MattKing]

I would guess a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye.

Matt

[Phillip P. Dimor]

I'd say a folder too. They are easy to pack and carry too. Usually pretty affordable as well. I had/have a Tower TLR that I carried everywhere with me over the holidays a few years ago. The screen was not overly bright but it was very easy to carry with me and even fit in a large coat pocket.

Out of the cameras that i'm using now, lightest would be my pentax 645.

[jovo]

I've only held six different MF cameras (3 TLRs and 3 SLRs), but when I put down my P67 to heft a friend's Hassie, I was astonished at how light it was and how heavy my Pentax was. If weight were a deciding factor in choosing a high quality MF camera, Hasselblad would be my first choice pretty damn quick!