Camera bag

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

I need to find a big bag for my gears, space for 3-4 for cameras and 5-10 lenses + tripod. I think about simple hiking bag and use seperate cases for all items. Any thoughts ?

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Separate cases are a good idea when you work in a hurry. Like it happens to me for instance in situations like the palio, where I have to change lenses fast and I am in the middle of a crowd. So I just put lenses in the separate boxes without caring for if they have lens caps or not. The velvet interior of the cases is not going to do any damage to the glass.

The negative side is that when you have a lot of lenses and cameras in one bag, the bag can become really messy.

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Carsten has the niftiest bag I've seen so far. But I think it only holds two
cameras, plus a bunch of lenses, flash, etc.

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Xpres · Expire: 2014-10-28

Is it just for transporting your gear or or for having it ready for use? Seems quite a lot of stuff to have at the ready. I usually use two, one for storage which stays in the car or with an 'assistant' ( Laughing

) and one for stuff at the ready - which is either a hadley or a sling type back pack.

Puplet · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 410

Any good to you?

http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=domke&itemnum=700-10S

I love Domke bags - they're really lightweight which means you can carry more without falling over Smile

bob955i · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 2495

No one bag will ever suffice Attila.

I have two Lowepro Commercial AW bags, a Slingshot 300AW, a Pro Trekker AWII, a Bundeswehr mountain rucksack and general pouch + shoulder strap which can also go on webbing similar to the Molle system.

My Bessaflex TM kit lives in one of the Commercials, the P6 kit in the other, the Canon AF stuff lives in the Slingshot, the Yashica 635 TLR in the German general pouch, the RB kit lives in either the Pro-Trekker or mountain rucksack and they are also used for decanting purposes when I don't need the whole lot.

As a rule, and depending on where I'm going and for how long, I may well take everything but I certainly don't carry everything - instead decanting gear as necessary from the other bags into either the Pro-Trekker or mountain rucksack.

One last thing - don't go for the biggest bag you can find as you WILL be tempted to fill it when you notice that you've got space for "that extra lens".

Then you try carrying it... Wink

supahmario · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 615 Location: Berlin, Germany

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Hey , many thanks for lot of useful idea!

edumad · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

That many cameras and lenses, you'll need one of these
http://www.kata-bags.com/product.asp?p_Id=18&Version=Video

Shocked

I'm guessing it wont be cheap.

You could get neoprene cases for each item, but than they be bouncing around, camera failures are a possibility. Also getting to the cameras and lenses will be a mess.

bawang · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 548 Location: Indiana, USA

Wow that KATA bag is HUGE. I am sure it can hold more that Attila's max of 4 bodies and 10 lenses.

This past weekend, I fitted a TLR, Yashica RF, 20D. 500D, CZ VS 35-70 (mounted), Planar 50, 18-55 kit lens and Zuiko 21 in Crumpler 7 Million Dollar bag. That's 4 bodies and 4 lenses [7 if you count tlr and fixed RF Smile

] Attila's requirement is a little more that mine.

From that experience. I can definitely agree with Carsrten's suggestion as the Crumpler SevenFifty Daily XXL is bigger than my 7 Mil. And most importantly, the padding on the Crumpler is 1st class.

Sztywny · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Cracow, POLAND

if you like Lower Pro you can buy CompuTrekker but if you want diffrent you should looking for Naneu Bags Sahara . This is a very good bag for all kinds of weather Smile