Carry heavy lens and tripod while walking
Oct 13, 2022 01:35:37 #
Recently, someone posted a picture showing a canvas material cradling a long lens for carrying perhaps with a tripod.
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
Oct 13, 2022 02:27:30 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Recently, someone posted a picture showing a canvas material cradling a long lens for carrying perhaps with a tripod.
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
Not sure if this is the post you saw or not. There is a link to a carrying system, and some users suggestions as to what they use.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-754281-1.html
Oct 13, 2022 04:05:10 #
Oct 14, 2022 06:23:09 #
Jeff,
In my fire service days, we used a litter debris carrier to actually move obese patients when we were in a pinch. It was about 6' long x 4' wide, reinforced seems and 6 side handles and two end handles. These things were so strong we moved a 700-pound person down two flights of stairs into the floor of a waiting ambulance. It was also waterproof. This item would be perfect for moving an assembled camera and tripod with assistance of course. We called it simply "a debris bag". I am sure a local upholstery shop could make one if you couldn't find one commercially. Just a thought. I had mine from 1981-1995 and never had a mishap with it. I gave it away to another EMS person when I left the field for an administrative and teaching position. Wish I still had it for photography in a repurposed mission.
In my fire service days, we used a litter debris carrier to actually move obese patients when we were in a pinch. It was about 6' long x 4' wide, reinforced seems and 6 side handles and two end handles. These things were so strong we moved a 700-pound person down two flights of stairs into the floor of a waiting ambulance. It was also waterproof. This item would be perfect for moving an assembled camera and tripod with assistance of course. We called it simply "a debris bag". I am sure a local upholstery shop could make one if you couldn't find one commercially. Just a thought. I had mine from 1981-1995 and never had a mishap with it. I gave it away to another EMS person when I left the field for an administrative and teaching position. Wish I still had it for photography in a repurposed mission.
Oct 14, 2022 08:20:17 #
I made with a wider dog leash a holding strap to hold a old 800 nik , HEAVY , on the tripod . So get a dog leash , make a loop about the right size , you pass it over your head , it stay on your shoulder . Now , with the camera on the tripod , legs extended , so you are ready to shoot , find the spot , so when you hold the assembly in the horizontal position , it is balanced . somehow mount a ring , so now you clip the leash to the tripod , and you walk around ready to shoot on a short notice . Once you have adjusted the length of the leash , your shoulder is carrying the weight , your right hand is keeping the set up steady . Easy to walk like that . Car hose clamps can be used on the tripod to create a ring for the leash clip .
Oct 14, 2022 08:39:50 #
Look at soft gun cases made for rifles. The butt end should be large enough to take your long lens...and long enough to keep the tripod as well (attached of course).
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/bulldog-cases-deluxe-rifle-case.html
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/bulldog-cases-deluxe-rifle-case.html
Oct 14, 2022 09:46:21 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Recently, someone posted a picture showing a canvas material cradling a long lens for carrying perhaps with a tripod.
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
I have a couple of these in different sizes - for one tripod and two. There are many available.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tripod+case&crid=2EKZNPDY8RV7X&sprefix=tripod+case%2Caps%2C82&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Oct 14, 2022 10:20:26 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
JeffDavidson wrote:
Recently, someone posted a picture showing a canvas material cradling a long lens for carrying perhaps with a tripod.
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
I have used my old paperboy bag. Works great.
Oct 14, 2022 10:48:23 #
Oct 14, 2022 12:49:57 #
robert43 wrote:
https://mrjangear.com/shop/lens-carrier-system/
Yes, thats what he was looking for.
Oct 14, 2022 13:27:22 #
Can't help with OP's request…but I can report that I've tried…repeatedly…to get my bride to be my Sherpa…and she has consistently refused.
Oct 14, 2022 14:35:15 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Recently, someone posted a picture showing a canvas material cradling a long lens for carrying perhaps with a tripod.
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
It looks like just what I need but I cannot find it.
HELP!
Try this: mount the lens on your favorite mono-pod. Place the mono-pod over your shoulder and put one foot in front of the other. Advance. Slow, but simple and not too tiring and NO set-up required. This method has worked all over the country and helped me harvest years' worth of photographs. The best part might be very popular on this board, it is FREE!
Oct 14, 2022 16:35:55 #
Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much!
Oct 14, 2022 16:38:46 #
Thank you for your suggestion. What I was looking for was this.
https://mrjangear.com/shop/lens-carrier-system/
Thanks again.
https://mrjangear.com/shop/lens-carrier-system/
Thanks again.
Oct 14, 2022 16:39:16 #
Thank you for your suggestion. What I was looking for was this.
https://mrjangear.com/shop/lens-carrier-system/
Thanks again.
https://mrjangear.com/shop/lens-carrier-system/
Thanks again.
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