![\"\"](\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-23-at-11.31.32-AM-580x434.png\" "\\"Screen")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If you’re a working pro or an avid photographer you struggle with how to carry it all, and what to carry! \u00a0I am a life long member of the bag of the month club, ask my wife!!! \u00a0It is a requirement every photographer that visits me here at home, MUST leave with a bag! \u00a0I’ve bought, and tried, hundreds of bags in my 46 years as a shooter. \u00a0In a strange way, I loved every one of them, I just didn’t love them long enough to stay with them! \u00a0Something always finally bugged me enough that I was on the prowl again looking for the perfect bag, backpack, vest, etc, etc, etc. The fact that I still own three rolling bags, five backpacks, two slings, seven shoulder bags all test to the fact that therapy has done me little good! \u00a0I have got a new plan, (plan number 496!), and I have high hopes this might work for while.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I was fine until Fuji came out with the 50-140 WR OIS f 2.8 lens!#%$#@!?>&^*%! \u00a0Dang you Fuji, why do you have to keep doing this!!! \u00a0I love this lens, it is so incredibly sharp, so perfectly smooth in operation and I can actually shoot it handheld and get very, very sharp images! So none of my compact small carry systems will work now because it is not huge, not Nikon or Canon 70-200 f 2.8 huge, but it’s not small like the rest of my wonderful Fuji lenses. \u00a0The problem is I’m addicted and it has to be with me, so the hunt goes on for carry solutions. \u00a0I tried the Think Tank Belt system some years ago and I couldn’t keep it from sliding down to my knees. \u00a0No comment about my backside! \u00a0 I knew they made the suspenders deal, I just didn’t want to go that route. \u00a0When I got the new Fuji zoom, I had to consider it! \u00a0I was talking to Susan Scharenburg, one of our His Light Friends, and she said she somehow ended up with a second set of Think Tanks’s Pixel Racing Harness (I have no idea how they came up with that name, that alone is enough reason not to use it!!!). \u00a0I traded her something I had in my “no longer need collection” for it and I attached it to my new assembled belt system. \u00a0Wow, I should have done this a long time ago! \u00a0Actually Chuck Barnes had encouraged me to years ago too, I’m pretty hard headed! \u00a0Anyway with the harness the belt system work fantastic and the weight distribution makes it very manageable! \u00a0You won’t be invited to any high fashion events, but my last invitation to one of those was….actually never, anyway!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So what can I fit in this system? \u00a0(I will detail the pouches in moment)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. \u00a0The Fuji 60mm Micro f 2.4 lens. \u00a0(90mm equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. \u00a0The Fuji Automatic Extension tubes I have three; \u00a02-MCEX 16mm tubes, and 1-MCEX 11mm tube.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3. \u00a0Two Think Tank Battery pouches contain four NPW-126 batteries<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 4. \u00a0The Fuji 10-24 OIS f 4 wide angle zo0m. \u00a0(15-36 equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 5 \u00a0The Fuji 56mm f 1.2 \u00a0moderate telephoto lens \u00a0(85mm equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 6. \u00a0Fuji X-T1 body with 18-55 OIS f 2.8-4 medium zoom lens. \u00a0(27-84 equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 7. \u00a0The Fuji 50-140 OIS WR f 2.8 telephoto zoom (75-210 equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 8. \u00a0The Fuji 18-135 OIS WR f 3.5-5.6 Super Zoom lens (27-200 equiv.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9. \u00a0Mini flash light<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 10. Lens Pen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 11. \u00a0Really Right Stuff screwdriver set<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 12. \u00a0Canon 500 D diopter with 67-77 and 72-77 step up rings (for use on the 18-135 and the 50-140)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The belt system is:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1 \u00a0The Think Tank Pro Speed Belt V 2.0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2. \u00a0Speed Changer Pouch holds; the 10-24, 56 1.2 and at the two battery pouches, plus some small accessories.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 3. \u00a0Think Tank Stuff It I \u00a0 Hold the filters, step up rings and small accessories<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 4. \u00a0Another Speed Changer Pouch \u00a0Hold the 60mm Micro with extension tubes attached, and the 18-135 and some accessories.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 5. \u00a0Think Tank Lens Changer 75 (add small amount of padding to bottom) \u00a0hold the Fuji 50-140 f 2.8 with hood, tripod mount and foot.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 6 Held up by the — (Man do I hate saying this!) \u00a0The Pixel Racing Harness V2.0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So there you have it, the whole rig, my the camera and lens which is usually over my shoulder on mounted to my tripod, weighs in at 10.5 pounds. \u00a0Not bad for 15mm to 210mm of coverage and some fast glass and macro capabilities!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Just in case you were wondering when I fly, this belt system gets folded flat and stuffed in a big checked suitcase and everything else is transported in a Think Tank Airport Security V2.0 to the location, it also hold my MacBook Pro and other stuff.\u00a0 I also have a back up body or two in the rolling bag along with more batteries, chargers etc. I still fold up and take a Domke Vest just for walking with a camera and a couple of lenses. \u00a0Since I’ve tried and failed many times before at this game, only a few trips will reveal if this is a workable idea, \u00a0I’ll be sure and let you know! \u00a0I still fold up and take a Dome Vest just or walking with a camera and a couple of lenses.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One last thing, my Fuji X100T is always with me, when I fly in a Nikon backpack I use to transport essentials, the X100T is an essential!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blessings,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the pilgrim<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re a working pro or an avid photographer you struggle with how to carry it all, and what to carry! \u00a0I am a life long member of the bag of the month club, ask my wife!!! \u00a0It is a requirement every photographer that visits me here at home, MUST leave with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chronicles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13068"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13101,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13068\/revisions\/13101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-23-at-11.31.42-AM-580x554.png\" "\\"Screen")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
<\/h2>\n
To celebrate mine and Sherelene;s 45th Wedding Anniversary Valentines day here is a\u00a0special gift for \u00a0you guys!<\/span><\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-23-at-12.26.23-PM1-580x461.png\" "\\"Screen")
<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-23-at-3.29.23-PM1-580x125.png\" "\\"Screen")
<\/a><\/p>\n