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This is a scan of a photo by Gerald which he printed using the Easy Photo app

Rick has eight bags but uses only two

Heavy, man

In the late '90s, I had a Nikon F4 with 50mm f/1.4 lens, but it was so heavy to lug about, I sold it and bought something lighter. Fast forward to now and Nikon and Canon still sell digital pro SLRs with mega-heavy battery packs. But why should this be, in a digital age when they don't have to transport film? I recall that in the '70s Olympus sought to buck the trend with heavy cameras by introducing the light and compact Olympus OM-1. As a photographer for the past 40 years who has been lugging heavy cameras about, I suffer with back issues, so I have