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Transporting Monorails
Considering buying a Cambo monorail and a couple of lenses, and was just
wondering what sort of bag/case/big cardboard box would be recommended for transporting such a beast? -- Here lies the late Martin Francis He couldn't tell you the technical merits of Leitz and Zeiss But he did take some photographs once. |
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Transporting Monorails
In article , "Martin Francis"
m wrote: Considering buying a Cambo monorail and a couple of lenses, and was just wondering what sort of bag/case/big cardboard box would be recommended for transporting such a beast? One simple solution is to collapse the bellows (always store it collapsed) and slide the camera to the middle of the rail, then hang it upside-down by the ends of the rail in a case. That leaves good room for holders, filters, a shade, another lens. |
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Transporting Monorails
"jjs" wrote in message
... One simple solution is to collapse the bellows (always store it collapsed) and slide the camera to the middle of the rail, then hang it upside-down by the ends of the rail in a case. That leaves good room for holders, filters, a shade, another lens. Planning doing that anyway- my university is selling off some old Cambos for near-peanuts, and that's the way they're stored- but I need a suitably large vessel to transport it in. My 35mm Lowepro bag and 645 CCS bags will be undoubtedly too small. -- Here lies the late Martin Francis He couldn't tell you the technical merits of Leitz and Zeiss But he did take some photographs once. |
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Transporting Monorails
I do it this way with an old Omega 4x5 I want to move around with me. I
went to Home Deport, got a Stanley plastic roll around toolbox with wheels and a suitcase retracting handle, and slightly modified it to produce a box big enough for the camera and accessories for under $20.00 Not at all stylish, but cheap and near bulletproof. "Martin Francis" m wrote in message ... "jjs" wrote in message ... One simple solution is to collapse the bellows (always store it collapsed) and slide the camera to the middle of the rail, then hang it upside-down by the ends of the rail in a case. That leaves good room for holders, filters, a shade, another lens. Planning doing that anyway- my university is selling off some old Cambos for near-peanuts, and that's the way they're stored- but I need a suitably large vessel to transport it in. My 35mm Lowepro bag and 645 CCS bags will be undoubtedly too small. -- Here lies the late Martin Francis He couldn't tell you the technical merits of Leitz and Zeiss But he did take some photographs once. |
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Transporting Monorails
Martin Francis m wrote:
Planning doing that anyway- my university is selling off some old Cambos for near-peanuts, and that's the way they're stored- but I need a suitably large vessel to transport it in. My 35mm Lowepro bag and 645 CCS bags will be undoubtedly too small. Where are you taking it and how? The case fits the back of the car just fine. It's a pain to hike with-) It all depends on how far and how much you can handle. Nick |
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Transporting Monorails
I built a cradle from 1X4 wood to hold the camera. The 8X10 Cambo hangs
upside down from the monorail. I stuff the film holders, light meter, filters, and miscellany into a big backpack designed for books. A roll-on suitcase designed to fit as carry-on baggage should also work. The cradle is still a little clumsy, but it works decently and protects the camera from jolts and most outside objects. "Martin Francis" m wrote in message ... Considering buying a Cambo monorail and a couple of lenses, and was just wondering what sort of bag/case/big cardboard box would be recommended for transporting such a beast? -- Here lies the late Martin Francis He couldn't tell you the technical merits of Leitz and Zeiss But he did take some photographs once. |
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In article , "Martin Francis"
m wrote: "jjs" wrote in message ... [...] Planning doing that anyway- my university is selling off some old Cambos for near-peanuts, [...] Our view cameras "disappeared", coincidently with the retirement of the only professor who taught their use. Ticks me off to no end. It is a fight every year to even sustain the darkroom. But I digress... always do. |
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Transporting Monorails
If your monorail has standards that can swing 90 degrees, you can 'flatten'
your monorail and put it into a much slimmer case. I bought a Dynalite briefcase-like soft case for studio lights, put closed cell foam in it and use a razor blade to custom cut the foam to fit my Horseman LS monorail. Besides being slim, it has a padded shoulder strap. --wilton |
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Transporting Monorails
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Wilt W wrote: If your monorail has standards that can swing 90 degrees, you can 'flatten' your monorail and put it into a much slimmer case. I bought a Dynalite briefcase-like soft case for studio lights, put closed cell foam in it and use a razor blade to custom cut the foam to fit my Horseman LS monorail. Besides being slim, it has a padded shoulder strap. Horseman makes one specifically to fit their L-series cameras. I've got one which came with my camera, though I don't ever use it - gotta carry too many bags, because ONLY the camera will fit in the attache case, and barely both sets of bellows. It takes too long to pull everything out, halfway dismantle it, and then reassemble it in the right configuration. I'd rather have everything in one place, ready to go. The Calumet trunk works great for my monorail (Horseman LE) - just put a little wheeled truck underneath it, and you're mobile. Not for offroading, but then I mostly keep to the pavement. Will -- Will Wagner / / http://www.ymb.net/ "Keep it simple: as simple as possible, but no simpler." -- A. Einstein |
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