Carry All Your Gear with This Insane DIY Photography Rig
Apr 13, 2015
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A few months ago I came across a photographer who had a DSLR strapped to his chest, another taking stills and a GoPro mounted on his head capturing video. Never mind that most of his footage was likely not even worth watching, he seemed to have a pretty decent method of carrying all that gear.
Then came along this Japanese photographer to show us all how it’s done. Almost more gear than man, this walking pile of equipment uses a custom-made rig to lug three Nikon DSLRs, the same number of off-camera flashes, a smartphone and an assortment of compact and action cameras.
This zealous photographer was spotted at a cosplay street festival in the Japanese city of Osaka, though you might be too focused on the guy to even notice the women with the green or purple hair, or the occasional karate guy walking through the frame.
The video was uploaded by the Osaka tourism channel and by the looks of it this guy seems to be receiving more attention than anyone actually participating.
If you happen to know who this guy is, please ask him to contact us. I’m dying to know what other gear he has packed away in the bags he’s carrying.
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Liron Samuels
Liron Samuels is a wildlife and commercial photographer based in Israel. When he isn’t waking up at 4am to take photos of nature, he stays awake until 4am taking photos of the night skies or time lapses. You can see more of his work on his website or follow him on Facebook.
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14 responses to “Carry All Your Gear with This Insane DIY Photography Rig”
Lol! That’s absurd. I can’t imagine he does better with all that than he could if he practiced with a single lens, camera, and flash. Perhaps two lenses… Looks like Megatron or something, maybe he can transform into a bicycle.
Object of ridicule… !
Glenn Pollen, this could be you.
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And if it rains he’ll need to dash for cover unless he has a few umbrellas on there too. He looks like the photographic version of a one man band
Reminds me of that old Al Franken “Mobile Uplink” skit on SNL. Showing my age here… http://www.hulu.com/watch/271788
He looks like a robot rather than a photographer
Looks like the battle rig Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt wore in “Edge of Tomorrow.”
Came here to make a Gundam joke… video already did. I love Japan. :)
I wonder how he feels after carrying that gear around for a day.
Ah how cute. Data from the Goonies is all grown up and still making cool gadget vests.
Dude. Data was Chinese. This guy is Japanese. It’s fine if you want to make racist jokes, but at least pay attention to the freaking country these people are from. I would never confuse one of you Texas people with one of you Connecticut people. Jeeeeeeeeez
Taking a run-and-gun rig to the bazooka level?
I bet he never heard about the KISS system!