miwuksurfer wrote:FYI: Metolius' new ultralight mastercams are lighter than the comparable sized "ultralight" C4s, and substantially cheaper.
Just to save others the trouble of going back and forth comparing:
The Metolius UL Mastercam yellow #2 range is 15.5-22.5mm and weighs 55g.
The .4 gray BD UL range is 15.5-26.7mm and weighs 61g
The Metolius UL Mastercam orange #3 range is 18.5-26.5mm and weighs 65g
The .5 purple BD UL range is 19.6-33.5mm and weighs 74g.
The Metolius UL red #4 range is 23.5-33.5 and weighs 75g.
The .75 green BD UL range is 23.9-41.2mm and weighs 89g.
The Metolius UL black #5 range is 28-39.5mm and weighs 85g.
The 1 red BD UL range is 30.2-52.1mm and weighs 101g.
The Metolius green #6 range is 32.5-48mm and weighs 96g.
The 2 gold BD UL range is 37.2-64.9mm and weighs 126g.
The Metolius light blue #7 range is 40-57.5mm and weighs 112g.
The 3 blue BD UL range is 50.7-87.9mm and weighs 167g
The Metolius light purple #8 range is 48.5-71.5mm and weighs 129g.
A set of BD ULs in those 6 sizes will cover 15.5-87.9mm and weigh 618 grams
A set of Metolius ULs in those 7 sizes will cover 15.5mm-71.5mm and weigh 617 grams.
You do get one extra Metolius cam for the same weight as the BDs, but you don't get to go nearly as big. This also is assuming all else is equal. I love Mastercams up to about the #3 orange size. I love BD cams for .5 purple and up. So for me, I'm only comparing the .4 and .5 BD ULs to the Metolius UL orange and red.