Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I didn't notice photographers carrying that heavy gear, it looked more like the local sherpas that did all the packhorse work. :) Noel On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Donal Philby wrote: > > Gerald Hsu wrote: > > > > I went to see the IMAX film "Everest" on the past weekend > > at the Tech museum of San Jose. I was basically blown away > > by the amount of efforts the entire IMAX 96 expedition team > > put in to shoot the first large format film on the summit of > > Mount Everest. Gerald Hsu > > In an interview I heard, Bearshers said they had built a new camera to > be light enough to carry. But the film spools and batteries were the > heaviest part of the gear. A 3 minutes reel weighed 20 lbs. Something > like that. > > I've always said I'm a professional photographer so will probably be > reincarnated as a pack animal. > > donal > -- > Donal Philby > San Diego > http://www.donalphilby.com >