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from Kevin Connery (connery@keradwc.com)
Shawn, one thing to try:

There are lighter MF cameras than the Pentax, though not many 6x7 cameras. If you're kinda-sorta mostly comfortable with it, consider a monopod. If you're mostly an eye-level shooter--not changing view height frequently--that'll offload the weight off of your arms, and let you concentrate on your subject and the piddly bits of exposure and focus.

Years and years ago, I shot weddings with a mixed format set: one 35mm SLR and one MF TLR. The TLR used a waistlevel finder, and was either strapped snugly to my check, where I'd aim using 'body english', or lived on a monopod.

You'd think it'd be slower than no support, but I found it easier and therefore more convenient; give it a try. (It also works for 35mm...)

(posted 8735 days ago)

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