DSLR is HEAVY!!!

cmogi10 said:
man you guys could benefit from some weight and endurance training...these camera's aint thaaat heavy.
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on a typical weekend, I walk 5-8 hours a day within Paris with the M8. Try doing that with a D3 and a few lenses ... we will see who is the one up late at night on the dancefloor ... ;)
 
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I spose I'm just burly and young...
That being said the M8's are nice and light, I certainly don't wish anyone make life harder on themselves just for the sake of Machismo.

Besides the scotch is gone...and the rum is soon to follow. I've strapped my 4x5 to my back and have been marching laps around the block just to prove a point.
 
I guess I'm just lucky. I'm not a professional photographer, so I can afford missing some shots by not taking a zoom lens with me. If I were stronger, I'd love to take both RF + prime and DSLR + zoom with me. (GX200 calling....)

For my girlfriend's "style" (of photos and the way she works), however, a DSLR + zoom lens is the best. That's why we bought the L1 + Leica D 14-150.

This thing is really personal.
 
Have you guys never carried a couple of Hassys with full set of lenses, tripods, lights? If so, you should try some wedding photography. ;) I did and while I dont do it anymore, I still have my Medium format SLRs. Old, Heavy, big. And deliver better results than any 35mm camera. That is if you are willing to lug one around. And thats why I use 35mm RFs mostly now. But for some projects I always have a set of 6x6 standing by. My back feels better once I look at the photos made by those heavu beasts.
 
I have 1Ds and its fine. Ok it weights a bit on the heavy side but its a joy to use and if you pick some small primes to have with you its fine. Also I found that the camera bag plays a big role. I had a domke bag and when I switched to crumpler I found the latter much more lighter and convinient. I usually carry 1Ds + 35L +85L.
 
Yes, hefting those DSLR beasts is certainly a work-out. I imagine there is some strain on your neck too if you use a strap. The body is a very subtle thing. I know a guy who was at the chiropractor because of a painful back. With some questions, the chiropractor deduced that his hips and back were out because of the large wallet that he always sat on at his desk job! Unfortunately, an overly large wallet is not something that troubles me...

If I could only be satisfied with small sensor camera results, I could probably live with one of those. They're so handy. Wouldn't it be nice if Ricoh came out with a bunch of fixed camera lenses? Would you buy separate fixed lens cameras: 28, 35, and 50? I like the way of working and thinking with the fixed cameras. A fixed lens can have higher quality and a larger aperture (at least in a small point and shoot, modern DSLR zooms are awesome). Those Ricoh add-on lens gidjits just don't fit for me. I digress.
 
Man, what is this, grown men whining about heavy cameras ;)

I know a couple of ladies (small ones at that) who lug 5D with three Canon L lenses (in the most hip camera bag out there, of course ;) ) on shooting sessions... in the heat of Texas summer.

These are pro's though, but they weren't always so, once they were also aspiring photographers... but those L glasses weren't lighter back then either :p

As for myself, I sometimes hike with a 4x5 (plus the basket load of film holders + the tripod + a DSLR for metering and checking), now that's shoulder grinding after a while :)

... I know, I know, now you 8x10 guys will jump at this and say pffft.... :D :D
 
Guys, don't forget that:

Things are relative.

I said "DSLR is HEAVY" in the first post, only because I've been using RFs 99.99% of the time. ;-)
 
Question of priorities. Could I physically carry a big camera all day ? Yes.
Is the trade-off IQ/functionalities vs a rangefinder worth the extra weight ? Not at all IMO.
 
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From your lips....

sirius said:
......Wouldn't it be nice if Ricoh came out with a bunch of fixed camera lenses? Would you buy separate fixed lens cameras: 28, 35, and 50? I like the way of working and thinking with the fixed cameras. A fixed lens can have higher quality and a larger aperture (at least in a small point and shoot, modern DSLR zooms are awesome). Those Ricoh add-on lens gidjits just don't fit for me. I digress.
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I looked into the add-ons and ran the other way, the quality 5ucks!

I would love to see a 75mm one for me and I'd be set. But I really think there is a market for a 18, 21, 28, 35, 50 and 75 system. Bump up the MPs a bit if the world was perfect, but I'd still buy it if it was the same as the GR-D II. I'd be happy with a 18 and a 75 to go with my GR-D I. I'd be a pig in lipstick.

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It will depend on the style of photography one choose to take, at times there is no choice at all but to carry a SLR, I love to work with my M8 or the RD1 when ever I can. Recently I went to the PingYao photo festival in China, I took a D700 along with 16mm, 24-85 and 35 1.4 MF and thank myself I did this, as the SLR is far more versatile going from one extreme to another, especially the D700 for work well after dusk.

Here is the link to some of the photos I took during the trip:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30897103@N05/page2/
 
Not being a prefessional allows me to enjoy whatever I have in hand at the moment.

A couple of months ago I carried the Nokton 35/1.2 and shoot around; last week I went to Beijing with only a Noctilux on R-D1s, making it a 75mm, but I was also happy all the time.

On the other hand, I bought the Elmarit M 90/2.8 to make up on the tele side, but the last time I used it was like 3 months ago.... But that doesn't mean I don't need tele or zoom lenses. Like the night when I posted this thread, I was playing with the Angenieux 35-140 for the whole night.

I'm still too young in photography. I guess time will give me an answer and I should just shoot on.
 
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