And the Pocket Gowland 4x5 monorail
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/lf/gowland.html
is only 2.75 lbs ~1200g, or about the same as an OM4 + 8mm.
Packed, it can be about 6x6x3"+ a few 8" bits.
Tom
On Friday, January 11, 2002 at 9:48, Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] 35mm vs. 6x7??? - vs 4x5" saying:
> On Friday, January 11, 2002 at 11:01, Roger Wesson
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] 35mm vs. 6x7???" saying:
> ...
> > But, you'd have to agree that one of the delightful things about the OM
> > system is its compactness. I think nothing of heading out with two
> > bodies, four lenses and a few accesories. I can't imagine doing the
> > same with MF.
>
> Well, consider the 4x5 Canham DLC, 4 lbs 11 oz / 2125g
> http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/lf/canham/canhamdlc.html
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