From: Richard M. Koolish (koolish@bbn.com)
Date: 09/14/00-05:04:29 PM Z
> I've recently had back surgery--not the first, unfortunately--and I find
> I can't manage the combined weight of a 4x5 Wisner, heavy Ries tripod, and
> the rather remarkable poundage of assorted lenses.
> I'm not very familiar with other products, ancient or modern, that are
> out there. Can anyone suggest lighter 4x5s and smaller lenses that would
> satisfy? I'm not hiking mountains, but a lighter system that I can carry in
> a shoulder bag would make traipsing the streets of Philadelphia a bit
> easier. I don't need extensive camera movements, but I'd hate to give up all
> front rise/fall and rear swing and tilt. I have medium-format cameras, but
> I'd like to keep using 4x5 if I can get the weight down.
How off-beat would you like to be :-) I've made a 4x5 pinhole camera
out of a small candy tin. See my web page at linux.bbn.com/~koolish
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