iamagloworm

Hi,

I am looking at getting a mamiya rb 67. I've never done medium format photography and it would be

something of an introduction for me.

Something I'm not quite getting is looking around on the various resources all the WLF have an annoying

magnifier... I have not used one in person, is this optional in use or is it forced?

I would like to be able to hold the camera at waist level, see a 6x7 rectangle and focus from that. Is that

not practical? Am I missing something fundamental to this kind of camera?

thanks

For the sake of clarity I don't believe any westerner rightly believes they can be

inconspicuous in the third world. That should be obvious. However there is a big

difference between having two cameras hanging off your neck with white L glass lenses

and a fat ass Lowepro "Stealth" hanging on your back compared to carrying a Domke.

And it is a Domke F-1x I have decided on. Probably olive, but maybe sand. I like my stuff

dirty and the sand colour would look nice covered in dirt...

Thank you for your help.

Hi there, obviously there are a thousand bags out there, but i'm after some advice from others who have

travelled to the bush and back.

First off i'll list my equipment I want to carry on my person at any one time. Simply a 5D with a wide angle

prime lens and a zoom plus a 580ex and a tripod.

SImple no? Of course I carry a lot of other kit including laptop, portable HD, 4 other lenses and an extra

flash and tripod. Luckily I don't feel compelled to carry all that on my person at any one time.

I will be travelling to the asian and african third world on a 12 month expedition. Sounds great, I just want

to do my best to be inconspicuous. At least as much as realistically possible.

My idea is to carry a khaki should bag and then have a say a top-loader lowepro bag inside and a lens

pouch too. That plus a gps, mobile phone and a notebook should be what I would carry on day trips.

Is this idea stupid? should I go for say a belt type bag? the canvas bag has virtually no shoulder padding...

are there any decent camera bags disguised as old-school ammo bags? While Weather-proofing is not a

primary concern, it is on my mind...

Your thoughts on this and any other tips for traveling and not drawing attention apart from when the

camera comes out would be appreciated.

As an aside I currently use a crumpler shoulder bag, once bright read, no faded all to hell, but still too

garish for what i want to achieve...

Thanks!

P.s. If anyone has suggestions for other threads i could not find from searching or even other forums

dedicated to this kind of work would be appreciated. Cheers