[LargeFormat] Dragging the gear around in a roller, is that harmless ?

[Guy Glorieux]

Hi Christiane,
Nice to see you on LF!
I've been wondering about the same thing as you, since I have this 11x14
field camera and heavy-duty tripod which I want to take outside around
town this summer.  I couldn't possibly go very far without some kind of
a trolley for the camera, the film holders and the tripod, etc...
I wonder if the way to approcah it would not be to have a separate bag
to carry the lens and shutter system (something like a small camera bag)
and a trolley/roller to carry the rest of the gear.
Cheers,
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christiane Roh" <rohcris@vtxnet.ch>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 10:00 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Dragging the gear around in a roller, is that
harmless ?


> Hi all,
>
> I've  been mostly a lurker on this list, mainly because lately I've
not used
> my ArcaSwiss 6x9 a lot : I'm getting older with some pains in the back
and I
> need something more comfortable to drag the view camera along, even if
it's
> only a small view camera.
>
> That camera is fairly compact - despite of its weight - and presently
holds
> in a Lowepro MiniTrekker (look here to see the kind of bag it is :
> http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/trekking/minitrk.htm).
>
> My main shooting subject involves cityscapes, streets and buildings,
with
> occasional landscape photography. I don't really hike in the wild, but
I
> walk a lot in the streets. So I've been wondering whether I couldn't
put the
> viewcamera gear in a roller ?  There are some nice ones advertised by
> Lowepro here for instance :
>
> http://www.lowepro.com/pages/bySeries/ProRoll.htm
> (hesitating between a Proroller Mini (about the same size as the
> MiniTrekker, but without the stand for easy grabbing) or the Proroller
1
> (may be too big, but with that stand for easier grabbing).
>
> http://www.lowepro.com/pages/bySeries/rolling.htm
> Looks even better, because these are combined roller/backpacks which
would
> be very versatile; the wheelsystem (judging from the pictures) seems
to be
> the same as that of the Proroller series.
>
> Now while it would be very convenient to be able to drag the view
camera on
> wheels and avoid the hassle of backpacking, there are some questions :
>
>
> 1)  I've not been able to see one of these bags here around, so I'll
have to
> order without seeing any.. Did any of you have some experience with
one of
> these bags, or did any of you get an occasion to look at them ? Any
usefull
> thoughts, or experience to share, especially concerning the wheel
system ?
>
> 2) My main concern is with the vibrations caused to the gear and
especially
> to the lenses and shutter mechanism : supposing that I drag the gear
in one
> of these wheeled bag all of the time, would that harm the lenses in
the end
> ?  Lowepro advertises mainly the stability of their wheels system ..
But the
> wheels look fairly small and Lowepro doesn't say anything about how
the
> vibration of the wheels is softened.. Should I be concerned about it ?
Or
> isn't not a real issue ?
>
> 3) Would you use that kind of bag as cabin luggage ? Or even for
checking on
> an flight ? (seems ok to me for the first situation, but not for the
> second).
>
> 3) If vibration is too much of a concern, do you see any other
solution
> which would allow me to wheel the camera gear through the streets of
the
> cities ? Would a roller made of a hardcase avoid vibration better ? Do
they
> come along with larger wheels ? May be, after all, that soft
cases/packs
> transfer less vibrations than hardcases ?
>
> Thanks in advance for sharing your experience or advice.
>
> --
> Christiane
>
>
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