[...] > > last august, when i went trekking in the himalayas, i had a > lowepro slingshot 200 which i thought was very convenient. > since i had a heavy backpack, i could swing the lowpro to the > front. that was the first time i was doing serious trekking, > had taken the k10d and about four lenses. but it was much too > heavy and in future i would definitely look at making the > gear much lighter and the bag much smaller (for my cycle ride > in the himalays this july i am just taking the tamron > 18-250). perhaps you can look at the slingshot 100?
Subash, thanks. I don't like the idea of the slingshots for that sort of hike - it seems to me that there must be too much weight on one side of the body, rather than having it distributed evenly, with the hips taking some of the load. I can see the benefits of the sling design for some applications, but I can't imagine it would work for long hikes with a realistic weight. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
