I agree, I was thinking of Frith when I was writing my post, in how he had to schlep all of his gear around Egypt back in the good ol' days...though I bet he had people carrying his stuff for him...Brady waited until after the battles, but I'm certain he had to move quickly at times too...but, me on the otherhand, i am of the age of the remote control, airport people conveyor belts, wifi, and luggage with wheels, though i won't be happy until the star trek transporter is put to use...i need a good bag, in the $100-200 range (or cheaper if possible) --- Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Not to disparage the frustrations of those who > complain about the > aggravations of carrying equipment around and then > actually using it ( I > have shared those woes many time myself ) but I long > ago came to the > conclusion that one needs different solutions for > different problems. > When shooting sports where you needed all cameras > readily available the > vest and perhaps a fanny pack works great. For > scenic hiking backpacks > are great. For shlepping around a campus or town > conventional bags > perform well. There is no one solution. Now, get > things in perspective > those of you who are discouraged by having to stop, > put down a bag and > fish out a lens or a filter. Read some history of > photography > especially in the American West of 150 years ago. > Photographers had > entire horse drawn wagons to haul thiner equipment. > It could take a day > to take a couple of photos. Perhaps less emphasis > on haste and > convenience and more on the fact that we have it so > easy would alleviate > some of the grievances. > Don > Who is recovering from hip replacement surgery and > still feels the > anesthetic and the pain. No offense intended to > anyone so be kind. > > trevor cunningham wrote: > > > While we're on the subject of convenient > carry-all, I'm going to be in > > the market for an ergonomic carry system for my > 5x7 arca swiss and > > film holders. If it comes with tripod solutions > as well, > > gosh...Trompin' 'round the desert with a brief > case, shoulder bag, and > > tripod is simply a pain in the patootey and > discourages me from > > shooting as much as i'd like to. Any suggestions? > > > > "The optimist believes this is the best of all > possible worlds. > > The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert > Oppenheimer > > > > http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ > countries > > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman9/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://beta.messenger.yahoo.com/> > > > for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. > > > -- > If liberty means anything at all, it means the right > to tell people what they do not want to hear. > George Orwell > > "The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
