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Originally Posted by JB80
I just weighed my D800E, 14-24 lens, grip with 2 batteries total = 5.2lbs.
Camera with body is about 2.25lbs, lens is about 2lbs, grip is about 1lb.
I suppose I could take the grip off and run off a power supply or only use freshly charged batteries. That would take it down to about 4.2lbs which is under the Polarie's limit of 4.4 lbs.
Greg.
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Minus the grip you would be laughing, but taking a power supply increases what you need to carry so I guess the is always a trade off.
I feel it has more in it than the 4.4 lb limit though but cannot be certain until I find something to load it up with.
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Yes that is a huge plus, the fact it is so small. I really am only after the ability to do 5 minute subs with round stars at 50mm. Anything more than that and I put the camera on my PMX mount.
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Given that if I'm taking my camera with me I'm generally taking a tripod too it can fit real easy in any gap the tripod creates in the luggage, it really is like carrying a vhs around, two if you leave it in the box.
5 min subs may be stretching it though at 50mm. It depends on your latitude though, the higher you go the longer the subs you can take. I'm not sure if that's reversed in the south though.
That said this was a 1 minute sub I took tonight at 300mm and I know that alignment was not perfect and zoomed in there is slight trailing but for 300mm and out of whack it's pretty good.
Mind you the pic itself isn't great due to the LP here and I have only shrunk it's size nothing else.