you are comparing a very capable field kit that
must be approaching professional quality with a convenience
electronic item ... that's apples and oranges ...
It is all pro stuff and check out tripods to see what they weigh.
Hardly. I said "approaching" ... the 30D and 40D are nice cams, but they hit the pro-sumer mark ... barely. The Panny bridge cam ... well ....
And the weight of your tripod is completely irrelevant ... as I said, it does not play any part in a valid comparison. See below ...
Well, I'm smart enough to spell weigh correctly
... and to
compare apples to apples ...
Just another smart a$$ on the forums. Your belt size is probably
larger then yu IQ.
Yeah ... let's go all ad hominem there instead of making a useful point. Some people get downright nasty when their incomprehensible writing is challenged ...
A proper comparison is my D300 and 18-200VR or a smaller lense and
the 70-300VR .... or both ... nowhere near 40 pounds ... I carried
this kit with me on several business trips this spring and summer and
it added only a few pounds to my carry on.
So that's your stuff, not mine. Idiot.
More of that dazzling wit ...
Let's revisit your original assertion for just a moment ... you said "I'm thinking along those lines too. I have the Canon 30D and the 40D as well as several lenses. I also have the Panasonic FZ30, which was a great camera, but it's LCD does not work anymore and it is coming to the end of it's life. With all this equipment I usually grab the FZ30 as I go out the door. Tired of packing around 40 pounds of stuff and changing lenses."
I mentioned that (a) it was not possible to hit 40 pounds with that much equipment, and (b) it is invalid to compare 40 pounds of stuff with a bridge cam.
To clarify:
You can't compare carrying a heavy tripod, two bodies and a bag of lenses (presumably made of solid lead to get to 40 pounds) with a single bridge cam, even a brick like the S100fs.
That's about as intelligent as comparing the use of a sledge hammer against a tack hammer when you need to put a few tacks into the bottom of a chair. No one on the planet would even consider the former, so there is no valid comparison. But when you need to get rid of an old garage you reach for the big dog .... Clear enough?
Actually ... don't answer that. Since you appear to be unable to do anything but spew vitriol, let's just agree to disagree on the issue.
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