The Perfect Bag.
There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out however. I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body. (In case anyone is wondering, the lenses are the 43mm limited, M 85mm f2.0 and A 24mm f2.8). I've used a pretty small zippered case that could hold the lenses a spare battery and a couple of extra SD cards. I could stuff a few extras such as a lens cleaning cloth and a circular polarizer into it as well, but it was getting quite tight, and not at all fun to work with. Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/SmallBag/GESO%20--%20perfectbag.html The title is a bit Ironic, as it's only perfect for me, and only for this particular use. As you can see a fairly large amount of stuff can be accommodated. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That thing must be a Tardis - how do you fit all that stuff in? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Wed, Oct 7, 2015, at 08:01 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out > however. > > I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera > body. (In case anyone is wondering, the lenses are the 43mm limited, M > 85mm f2.0 and A 24mm f2.8). I've used a pretty small zippered case that > could hold the lenses a spare battery and a couple of extra SD cards. I > could stuff a few extras such as a lens cleaning cloth and a circular > polarizer into it as well, but it was getting quite tight, and not at > all fun to work with. > > Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to > think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name. > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/SmallBag/GESO%20--%20perfectbag.html > > The title is a bit Ironic, as it's only perfect for me, and only for > this particular use. As you can see a fairly large amount of stuff can > be accommodated. > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out > however. > > I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body. Usually for me, sometimes only one or two. I have 21 Limited, 50 1.8 and 35-105 3.5 A lens. Travelling, that's all I take. I'll add a 135 if I find a bargain. > Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to > think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name. Mine was $3.50. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Get a K 135 f2.5 or SMC Takumar, M42 version, either is a bargain at any price you're likely to pay. If you really want a bargain, get the K 135mm f3.5, (not the M though that's not bad), if you want a real bargain. On 10/6/2015 5:25 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out however. I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body. Usually for me, sometimes only one or two. I have 21 Limited, 50 1.8 and 35-105 3.5 A lens. Travelling, that's all I take. I'll add a 135 if I find a bargain. Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name. Mine was $3.50. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In fairness the flash is an AF200T so it's on the small side, and I won't have any spare batteries for it. On the other hand, it's hard to make out, but there's a clip on tulip shade for the 24mm that's holding up the flash head in the picture. I probably wouldn't carry the remote, the flash, the mounting plate for the el-cheapo, (Slik®, but, it really is cheap), lightweight tripod in that bag, at the same time, I'd use a bigger bag, and carry different lenses. But, they all fit. On 10/6/2015 5:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: That thing must be a Tardis - how do you fit all that stuff in? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Wed, Oct 7, 2015, at 08:01 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out however. I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body. (In case anyone is wondering, the lenses are the 43mm limited, M 85mm f2.0 and A 24mm f2.8). I've used a pretty small zippered case that could hold the lenses a spare battery and a couple of extra SD cards. I could stuff a few extras such as a lens cleaning cloth and a circular polarizer into it as well, but it was getting quite tight, and not at all fun to work with. Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/SmallBag/GESO%20--%20perfectbag.html The title is a bit Ironic, as it's only perfect for me, and only for this particular use. As you can see a fairly large amount of stuff can be accommodated. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-10-06 15:01 , P.J. Alling wrote: There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out however. i am a bag whore and have thrifted 95% of my bags, so i totally dig your choice; i am sitting on 30 or 40 bags right now, including some major waterproof Lowe Pro bags i never use, but my perfect bag has turned out to be whatever size basic messenger bag works; usually it is the tiny Fat Eddy's Townie Tote, a lightly padded bag i wear cross-chest, from a defunct firm in Steamboat Springs; it's big enough for a K-5 and extra prime, but usually has just camera with lens mounted, and often lately i only carry OM-D E-M5 with a 20mm lens; i usually put a thin sheet of cushy foam in with the camera, as a wrap to keep dust off in essence, anything padded and right-sized works, depending on my kit, though on a serious hike i use a MountainSmith lumbar pack and for serious miles in cities i use small, innocuous backpacks beer and camera bags are quite similar; Charlie Papazian taught me that the best beer in the world is the one you're drinking -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The perfect bag?
Larry Colen wrote: Sent: 23 April 2010 21:45 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The perfect bag? On 4/23/2010 12:18 PM, Bob W wrote: In addition to the photographic requirement, the bag must work well as a day pack for hillwalks of 12-15 miles - in other words, well balanced, with comfortable straps. I love my Fastpack 350. They make smaller versions too. I wanted a bag that in addition to room for camera gear had convenient pockets for my wallet etc so I could use it as an every day bag. It's got a side access pocket for the camera, so I can slipp one strap off, rotate it around my shoulder and grab the camera. Bob - I had my Fastpack 200 with me when we met last Sunday - don't know whether you noticed it. It's the smaller one that Larry mentions - not really big enough as a daypack, but the principle is good. I can get camera and a couple of lenses in the base and a thin waterproof and some sandwiches in the top- but not much else. The 200 is aircraft hand baggage friendly - don't know about the 350. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 24/04/2010, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: In late June I'm going hiking and biking in the Cevennes for 2 weeks, which is part of the Massif Central in southern France, and promises to be quite hot at that time of year. Only day hikes - I will be staying in a gite which I made the mistake of booking before working out how to get there... Should be brilliant, I sped by there back in 2001, the scenery is spectacular. we spent a day or so in Laguiole then drove on to Annecy by every back road possible. Thanks - I remember you showing some of the photos, including a pano from the Gorge du Verdon, further east near my brother's house. I'll be staying in Florac which is in the Cevennes national park, near the Gorge du Tarn. I haven't been in that part of the world for about 30 years but I do remember how stunning some of it was and I'm very much looking forward to it, although getting there back is quite an undertaking. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The perfect bag?
In addition to the photographic requirement, the bag must work well as a day pack for hillwalks of 12-15 miles - in other words, well balanced, with comfortable straps. I love my Fastpack 350. They make smaller versions too. I wanted a bag that in addition to room for camera gear had convenient pockets for my wallet etc so I could use it as an every day bag. It's got a side access pocket for the camera, so I can slipp one strap off, rotate it around my shoulder and grab the camera. Bob - I had my Fastpack 200 with me when we met last Sunday - don't know whether you noticed it. It's the smaller one that Larry mentions - not really big enough as a daypack, but the principle is good. I can get camera and a couple of lenses in the base and a thin waterproof and some sandwiches in the top- but not much else. The 200 is aircraft hand baggage friendly - don't know about the 350. Thanks Larry Chris. I'll take a look at the Fastpack 100, which has some significant size benefits. The other 2(350 and 200) aren't sufficiently different from the Rover for me to consider. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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[...] last august, when i went trekking in the himalayas, i had a lowepro slingshot 200 which i thought was very convenient. since i had a heavy backpack, i could swing the lowpro to the front. that was the first time i was doing serious trekking, had taken the k10d and about four lenses. but it was much too heavy and in future i would definitely look at making the gear much lighter and the bag much smaller (for my cycle ride in the himalays this july i am just taking the tamron 18-250). perhaps you can look at the slingshot 100? Subash, thanks. I don't like the idea of the slingshots for that sort of hike - it seems to me that there must be too much weight on one side of the body, rather than having it distributed evenly, with the hips taking some of the load. I can see the benefits of the sling design for some applications, but I can't imagine it would work for long hikes with a realistic weight. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The perfect bag?
In late June I'm going hiking and biking in the Cevennes for 2 weeks, which is part of the Massif Central in southern France, and promises to be quite hot at that time of year. Only day hikes - I will be staying in a gite which I made the mistake of booking before working out how to get there... Anyway, my normal pack for hiking with camera is a LowePro Rover Lite, much the same as this: http://products.lowepro.com/product/Rover-AW-II,2024,14.htm. By and large I'm very happy with it, and have had it for more years than you can shake a leki at. It is slightly subprime in 2 respects, no - 3 respects: 1. it is probably larger than I need for the kit I use now 2. being of nylon construction it is likely to get very sweaty in the Cevennes at that time of year 3. I don't particularly like the way it splits to get at the bottom half where the camera kit stays So I am considering getting something else and I would welcome comments from anyone with practical experience of these, or suggestions for something else that fits the bill. Domke have started doing a backpack version of their small F-3 bag: http://www.adorama.com/Als/ProductPage/DMF3BPBK.html This seems to tick of the size and sweatiness boxes (I really like Domke bags for hot weather) although it's slightly heavier. I've also seen this one from Tamrac http://www.tamrac.com/3370.htm Which has a better way of getting to the lower section and is also smaller, though perhaps not by enough to convince me to buy it. I haven't seen either of these in real life so far, just on the web. The way I use the one I have now is to keep the SLR outside and ready to use, but keep a couple of extra lenses in the lower section of the bag, along with memory cards, meter, cleaning stuff and similar paraphernalia. I can also take a tripod on the Lowepro but will not be taking one to the Cevennes. The top part of the bag is for hiking stuff - foul weather gear, food, 2nd water bottle, 1st aid kit, etc. In addition to the photographic requirement, the bag must work well as a day pack for hillwalks of 12-15 miles - in other words, well balanced, with comfortable straps. Thanks in advance, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 4/23/2010 12:18 PM, Bob W wrote: In addition to the photographic requirement, the bag must work well as a day pack for hillwalks of 12-15 miles - in other words, well balanced, with comfortable straps. I love my Fastpack 350. They make smaller versions too. I wanted a bag that in addition to room for camera gear had convenient pockets for my wallet etc so I could use it as an every day bag. It's got a side access pocket for the camera, so I can slipp one strap off, rotate it around my shoulder and grab the camera. http://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Fastpack-350-Black/dp/B000YIWR8G http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=lowepro+fastpack+350oe=utf-8rls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialclient=firefox-aum=1ie=UTF-8cid=11779786046957927254ei=fAbSS8ynJoXiswP2i7jlCQsa=Xoi=product_catalog_resultct=resultresnum=3ved=0CCgQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers Thanks in advance, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:18:30 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: In late June I'm going hiking and biking in the Cevennes for 2 weeks, which is part of the Massif Central in southern France, and promises to be quite hot at that time of year. Only day hikes - I will be staying in a gite which I made the mistake of booking before working out how to get there... awesome dude :) hope you have a great trip. will look forward to the photos... So I am considering getting something else and I would welcome comments from anyone with practical experience of these, or suggestions for something else that fits the bill. last august, when i went trekking in the himalayas, i had a lowepro slingshot 200 which i thought was very convenient. since i had a heavy backpack, i could swing the lowpro to the front. that was the first time i was doing serious trekking, had taken the k10d and about four lenses. but it was much too heavy and in future i would definitely look at making the gear much lighter and the bag much smaller (for my cycle ride in the himalays this july i am just taking the tamron 18-250). perhaps you can look at the slingshot 100? regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 24/04/2010, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: In late June I'm going hiking and biking in the Cevennes for 2 weeks, which is part of the Massif Central in southern France, and promises to be quite hot at that time of year. Only day hikes - I will be staying in a gite which I made the mistake of booking before working out how to get there... Should be brilliant, I sped by there back in 2001, the scenery is spectacular. we spent a day or so in Laguiole then drove on to Annecy by every back road possible. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 15/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Interesting. A little larger than the F and in ballistic nylon rather than canvas. Hmm. My thinking is that canvas creates dust. And not as waterproof as the nylon. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On 3/16/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Interesting. A little larger than the F and in ballistic nylon rather than canvas. Hmm. My thinking is that canvas creates dust. And not as waterproof as the nylon. Nylon holds a static charge, which attracts dust. :-) Dave Devils Advocate S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/03/16 Fri AM 08:18:13 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag On 3/16/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Interesting. A little larger than the F and in ballistic nylon rather than canvas. Hmm. My thinking is that canvas creates dust. And not as waterproof as the nylon. Nylon holds a static charge, which attracts dust. :-) Scotchguard deals with both problems. Allegedly. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On Mar 16, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Cotty wrote: Interesting. A little larger than the F and in ballistic nylon rather than canvas. Hmm. My thinking is that canvas creates dust. And not as waterproof as the nylon. I haven't had much problem with either dust or water-logging, particularly if I use Scotchguard on the canvas. The practical advantage to nylon seems to be durability. Canvas has a somewhat nicer feel in use. But the real advantage of the J803 seems to be that it is a little thicker ... 4.5 rather than 4. That could be interesting as my only complaint with the F803 is that it's a little bit narrower than I'd like, same for the Timbuk2 Commute XL once I put the laptop in. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On 16/3/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Nylon holds a static charge, which attracts dust. Oh bloody hell. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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The other undesirable property of nylon is that in hot weather it will make your hip nasty and sweaty and uncomfortable. The canvas bags are much better in that respect. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 16 March 2007 19:22 To: pentax list Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag On 16/3/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Nylon holds a static charge, which attracts dust. Oh bloody hell. -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag On 16/3/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Nylon holds a static charge, which attracts dust. Oh bloody hell. That's why you should keep your woman wearing garters and stockings rather than pantyhose... WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On 16/3/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: The other undesirable property of nylon is that in hot weather it will make your hip nasty and sweaty and uncomfortable. The canvas bags are much better in that respect. I have one canvas bag, many of manmade fibres. I like the canvas bag, but I get on much better with the others. I suspect I've made the choice that I will be able to live with. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Tenba have always made good bags. They seem to have slipped somewhat from public view over the last few years - I don't really know why. One of my friends (a professional photographer) had Tenba bags for years and they put up with a lot of abuse. I saw someone on the train last week with one of these: http://www.tenbagear.com/products/2000_01_pm17cg.asp It looked very good indeed. If you click the picture you can see what it looks like inside. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carlos Royo Sent: 15 March 2007 10:22 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag Some months ago I was looking for a slim profile bag to carry a SLR/DSLR with a lens, 2 or 3 small lenses and, from time to time, a flash. I bought a Tamrac Adventure Messenger 4 and I find it almost perfect for that purpose. When I need to carry more equipment, I have a bigger bag and a Lowepro backpack, but that Tamrac is ideal most of the time. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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For me, I've never had an occasion where I wanted a bag that my Domke F-2 did a bad job. Even when I don't want to carry much camera gear, I usually want to carry other stuff, and the F-2 gobbles it up. It also gobbles up the K10D, *ist D, 16-45, 50-200, 200/2.8, and 300/4.5 all at the same time, and that's just in the main compartment. Of course, I'm pretty lazy, so I pretty much keep the bag set up with the full kit and just grab it and go. I don't know how old mine is, but I'd guess at least ten years. It's weathering and aging very well. Even though it's black and canvas, it still doesn't show signs of all of the Georgia red clay it's absorbed at Road Atlanta. :-) My F-2 is about 10 years old too. When it was new I took it to Ethiopia and the strap turned a reddish colour, which I attribute to the red colour of the earth in the northern highlands. I consider it a badge of honour. Sometimes the F-2 is too big for my purposes - eg when I using one camera and one or 2 lenses on a day trip - which is why I would like a F-803 or similar. Since they're so difficult to find here now I compromised on a LowePro Reporter something-or-other. It's a good size, but there are some usability problems which the Domke doesn't have. For example, the LowePro uses 2 straps for closure, which is one too many for the size of bag. The clips require 2 hands to close, or some very awkward single-handed contortions, whereas the Domke clips are fantastically easy to open close with one hand. Also, I don't like the anatomically-curved shoulder strap. On the other hand, it is quite easy to clip onto my bike's handlebars to use as a bike bag. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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What I don't like about my Crumpler (Stunner) is that it slips from your shoulder if you hang it on one side. I had to glue some anti-slip rubber on the strap. My LowePro's don't have that problem, but look so clearly like photo bags. Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: 15 March, 2007 6:42 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag I have one of these Crumpler Bags http://www.crumplerbags.com/Cart/index.php?catId=22 Fits a good range of stuff and you can fit a 15 MacBook Pro in withour their sleave. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Some months ago I was looking for a slim profile bag to carry a SLR/DSLR with a lens, 2 or 3 small lenses and, from time to time, a flash. I bought a Tamrac Adventure Messenger 4 and I find it almost perfect for that purpose. When I need to carry more equipment, I have a bigger bag and a Lowepro backpack, but that Tamrac is ideal most of the time. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Crumpler US got back to me. They don't offer the Daily series in the US. I might order one from the UK. I'm liking the design of the 490. If it will also fit a PowerBook 15, it would be useful to me. The price on Domke F803 bags has gone up quite a lot. I recall buying one at the local store when it cost $90, then I bought one for a friend at $70 mail order. Now the price at the local store is $150 and the mail order price is $85. That's a 22% price hike on mail order, and 67% price hike on retail. Sheesh, I wish I could raise my rates like that. While I was there this morning, I also looked at the Lowepro Omni Pro and Omni Traveler. Very different kind of bag. Similar is the Pelican PCS1501 shoulder bag. These are interesting to me, although I'm not yet totally convinced. G On Mar 14, 2007, at 11:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another Crumpler bag I saw that looked interesting was the Crumpler Daily series: http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pages/crumpler21.htm Of course, the US Crumpler distributor's site is utterly impenetrable and impossible to find anything on, but the 370, 490 and 600 all look promising. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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I just ordered a Domke J-803. Will post in due course. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The Perfect Bag
where from? -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 15 March 2007 21:14 To: pentax list Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag I just ordered a Domke J-803. Will post in due course. -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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On 15/3/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: where from? The bloody-expensive-but-very-proffesnial http://www.warehouseexpress.com/ -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Nate bought the Slingshot and he doesn't like the way the gear is balanced inside the bag. He really liked his Adorama Slinger until his kit outgrew the bag. I have at least 11 camera bags for different purposes. One of my favorites is the Lowepro Trekker Orion II, because there's ample room in the top for extra stuff. I just ordered the Naneu Pro Military Alpha because it seems to be similar to the Trekker but it also has a side-mounted tripod holder. One of my favorites for shooting in the city is a Crumpler 4 Million Dollar home, which holds a body and 3 lenses. My only complaint about it is that there's no room in it for reading material. Amita On 3/14/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most people who like the sling bags seem to go gaga for the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. Godfrey On Mar 14, 2007, at 1:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
On Mar 15, 2007, at 2:13 PM, Cotty wrote: I just ordered a Domke J-803. Will post in due course. Interesting. A little larger than the F and in ballistic nylon rather than canvas. Hmm. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The Perfect Bag
In certain areas of Zurich I prefer a simple plastic bag for my camera ;-) I agree, a photographer needs several different bags. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:07 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag Yeah, that's what I use most too. It's a very handy size bag. I wish it were an inch thicker but it suffices. I've got more bags than I can count in offhand. The F803, Timbuk2 Commute XL, the Tamrac SuperLight 5 and the Billingham L2 are the ones that get used the most, in that order. Godfrey On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Nick Wright wrote: I'll second the Domke f-803. I love mine. I will say though, that although it will fit a laptop, I don't think it'd fit much of anything else whilst carrying one. On 3/14/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm with Bob regarding having one bag for every occasion. For me, the best bag ever is the Domke 803 satchel. Strong and sturdy, its canvas ages beautifully, doesn't look like a camera bag, it's unpretentious, and can carry my 12 Powerbook if I have to. I'm on my second--the first one is still strong, but after six years of being everywhere it is dirty and looks less elegant than it should. I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. j On 3/14/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
As others have said there is no perfect bag. I have 3 (all Lowepro - not because they're any better than the others; two came with cameras I bought on Ebay and I kept them). For my basic walking around bag the Lowepro Nova 1 holds the DS with 16-45 zoom attached plus a 80-320 zoom and some accessories). That covers a good range of photographic possibilities. If I want a bit more, the Lowepro Nova 3 will fit another lens or two, a flash and maybe a point and shoot camera. Finally, I use the Lowepro Compu Daypack, which is the only one I specifically purchased. It's designed to carry a laptop computer in addition to camera gear, but I don't have a laptop and use that compartment for books, maps, documents etc). The bottom compartment fits the DS and a couple of extra lenses and the front compartment will take a long lens, a flash bracket with flash and cables already attached and accessories. The bag is by no means perfect but it's the best I've come across for carrying camera gear plus other non-photographic odds and ends. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. John -- Click to get 125% of your home's value, super fast, no lender fees http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/CAaCMPJkv4OhL7kX8VAFc89Da0CSKv2k/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Juan Buhler wrote: I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. For me, I've never had an occasion where I wanted a bag that my Domke F-2 did a bad job. Even when I don't want to carry much camera gear, I usually want to carry other stuff, and the F-2 gobbles it up. It also gobbles up the K10D, *ist D, 16-45, 50-200, 200/2.8, and 300/4.5 all at the same time, and that's just in the main compartment. Of course, I'm pretty lazy, so I pretty much keep the bag set up with the full kit and just grab it and go. I don't know how old mine is, but I'd guess at least ten years. It's weathering and aging very well. Even though it's black and canvas, it still doesn't show signs of all of the Georgia red clay it's absorbed at Road Atlanta. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Most people who like the sling bags seem to go gaga for the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. Ah, but that's not the sling style I've come to like. The Crumpler bag I have is a lot more like a messenger bag, but with a laptop slot. I'm pretty sure it wasn't really made for camera gear (no padded lens compartments), but that's what I use it for most of the time. I'd tell you the bag model, but I bought it as a demo from a rep I knew at Reed's, and it didn't come with tags or anything. Couldn't pass up a nice bag for $25, though. :) I do have two other camera bags, though. One is a small green Domke F-5XB. It's tough as nails and looks like it's military-issue. Unfortunately, a lot of people thought it looked like a purse. :( On the other end of the scale, I have my Lowepro Mini Trekker AW backpack. It holds just about everything I need for a longer outing, though I don't like how the tripod straps make it difficult to get into the bag when the tripod is strapped in. I've used this bag at the last two NorCal PDML gatherings, each time bringing wy too much gear to be comfortable. Of all the bags I saw when I worked at Reed's (I probably saw a couple hundred different models over the years), the bags that came closest to what I want are Crumplers. I just can't stand the padded brick camera bag style that has been so popular for such a long time. Sure, it's good for protection, but it's just not functional for everyday use. Unfortunately, brick-and-mortar Crumpler dealers are few and far between. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. - Right. I have a backpack, two shoulder bags, a shoulder/back sling bag, and two belt packs. And I am always looking for better ones. They fit different niches, depending on whether it is a long trip with a lot of of photography, a long trip with little chance for photography, a trip with a lot of hiking, a day's outing, etc. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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At 06:02 AM 15/03/2007, Bob W wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. True! Ask any woman why she has so many handbags, and you'll get a similar answer. g,dr Cheers, Dave P.S. I'm not a real photographer. I only have 2 bags. 1 of which is used for storage never leaves home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Most definitely I am *not* a real photographer. Then again I *am* a professional programmer. So here is my answer. Currently I have (just one bag) *LowePro Orion Trekker II* bag which I absolutely love. It is plain backpack with bottom half for photo gear (camera with lens and up to 4 small lenses or 2 big lenses, such as 80-320) and top half for anything else. Since I usually am on a walk with the family the top half gets used a lot. Also I can throw in a portable hard drive or a flash or anything else. I also have Mini Trekker AW that I use only for overseas travel because I can fit in most if not all of my photo system. If you want to carry a laptop *and* photo gear then you don't have a choice but to look for specialty bags. I know that LowePro makes such bags, but I cannot tell how good they are. Cheers. Boris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Sounds like your sling style Crumpler bag is almost identical to my Timbuk2 Commute XL. It works well, but I'd like a little more opening at the top and a little more dedicated compartmentalization for the camera gear. I'm almost to the point of designing and building my own... ON the other hand, this Crumpler Brazilian Dollar Home looks great: http://www.crumplerbags.com/Cart/index.php?catId=22 but pricey! G On Mar 14, 2007, at 6:26 PM, John Celio wrote: Most people who like the sling bags seem to go gaga for the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. Ah, but that's not the sling style I've come to like. The Crumpler bag I have is a lot more like a messenger bag, but with a laptop slot. I'm pretty sure it wasn't really made for camera gear (no padded lens compartments), but that's what I use it for most of the time. I'd tell you the bag model, but I bought it as a demo from a rep I knew at Reed's, and it didn't come with tags or anything. Couldn't pass up a nice bag for $25, though. :) I do have two other camera bags, though. One is a small green Domke F-5XB. It's tough as nails and looks like it's military-issue. Unfortunately, a lot of people thought it looked like a purse. :( On the other end of the scale, I have my Lowepro Mini Trekker AW backpack. It holds just about everything I need for a longer outing, though I don't like how the tripod straps make it difficult to get into the bag when the tripod is strapped in. I've used this bag at the last two NorCal PDML gatherings, each time bringing wy too much gear to be comfortable. Of all the bags I saw when I worked at Reed's (I probably saw a couple hundred different models over the years), the bags that came closest to what I want are Crumplers. I just can't stand the padded brick camera bag style that has been so popular for such a long time. Sure, it's good for protection, but it's just not functional for everyday use. Unfortunately, brick-and-mortar Crumpler dealers are few and far between. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
I have one of these Crumpler Bags http://www.crumplerbags.com/Cart/index.php?catId=22 Fits a good range of stuff and you can fit a 15 MacBook Pro in withour their sleave. Boris Liberman wrote: Most definitely I am *not* a real photographer. Then again I *am* a professional programmer. So here is my answer. Currently I have (just one bag) *LowePro Orion Trekker II* bag which I absolutely love. It is plain backpack with bottom half for photo gear (camera with lens and up to 4 small lenses or 2 big lenses, such as 80-320) and top half for anything else. Since I usually am on a walk with the family the top half gets used a lot. Also I can throw in a portable hard drive or a flash or anything else. I also have Mini Trekker AW that I use only for overseas travel because I can fit in most if not all of my photo system. If you want to carry a laptop *and* photo gear then you don't have a choice but to look for specialty bags. I know that LowePro makes such bags, but I cannot tell how good they are. Cheers. Boris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Another Crumpler bag I saw that looked interesting was the Crumpler Daily series: http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pages/crumpler21.htm Of course, the US Crumpler distributor's site is utterly impenetrable and impossible to find anything on, but the 370, 490 and 600 all look promising. G On Mar 14, 2007, at 10:33 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Sounds like your sling style Crumpler bag is almost identical to my Timbuk2 Commute XL. It works well, but I'd like a little more opening at the top and a little more dedicated compartmentalization for the camera gear. I'm almost to the point of designing and building my own... ON the other hand, this Crumpler Brazilian Dollar Home looks great: http://www.crumplerbags.com/Cart/index.php?catId=22 but pricey! G On Mar 14, 2007, at 6:26 PM, John Celio wrote: Most people who like the sling bags seem to go gaga for the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. Ah, but that's not the sling style I've come to like. The Crumpler bag I have is a lot more like a messenger bag, but with a laptop slot. I'm pretty sure it wasn't really made for camera gear (no padded lens compartments), but that's what I use it for most of the time. I'd tell you the bag model, but I bought it as a demo from a rep I knew at Reed's, and it didn't come with tags or anything. Couldn't pass up a nice bag for $25, though. :) I do have two other camera bags, though. One is a small green Domke F-5XB. It's tough as nails and looks like it's military-issue. Unfortunately, a lot of people thought it looked like a purse. :( On the other end of the scale, I have my Lowepro Mini Trekker AW backpack. It holds just about everything I need for a longer outing, though I don't like how the tripod straps make it difficult to get into the bag when the tripod is strapped in. I've used this bag at the last two NorCal PDML gatherings, each time bringing wy too much gear to be comfortable. Of all the bags I saw when I worked at Reed's (I probably saw a couple hundred different models over the years), the bags that came closest to what I want are Crumplers. I just can't stand the padded brick camera bag style that has been so popular for such a long time. Sure, it's good for protection, but it's just not functional for everyday use. Unfortunately, brick-and-mortar Crumpler dealers are few and far between. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
The Perfect Bag
Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
On 3/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have four lenses and a K10D that I use regularly. DA 14, FA20-35, FA43, and DA70. I use a LowePro Nova 2 AW, a shoulder bag which has three padded slots. The DA14 or FA20-35 is usually mounted on camera, which sits in the middle facing down. The two compact Limiteds occupy one of the side slots, and the other (relatively) large lenses occupies the third one. It's got an All-Weather Cover, a front pouch, and a nice zippered flap that can be buckled on the front. It is absolutely perfect for my needs. Compact, tough, weather resistant, and well-padded (shoulder strap and bag). I looked at the Rezo 190 that Lawrence mentioned this morning and it's too large. -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The Perfect Bag
There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Most people who like the sling bags seem to go gaga for the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. Godfrey On Mar 14, 2007, at 1:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
I'm with Bob regarding having one bag for every occasion. For me, the best bag ever is the Domke 803 satchel. Strong and sturdy, its canvas ages beautifully, doesn't look like a camera bag, it's unpretentious, and can carry my 12 Powerbook if I have to. I'm on my second--the first one is still strong, but after six years of being everywhere it is dirty and looks less elegant than it should. I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. j On 3/14/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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I've yet to find a perfect bag, it depends on the lenses, somewhat as well. The one I use for that was made by Landsend. It looks a bit like a square canvas fishing creel. It holds the camera with one lens mounted and two others. Or one other lens and a sizable flash, (AF280T). Unless I'm carrying smcp-M primes then I can pack em in. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. John -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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I'll second the Domke f-803. I love mine. I will say though, that although it will fit a laptop, I don't think it'd fit much of anything else whilst carrying one. On 3/14/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm with Bob regarding having one bag for every occasion. For me, the best bag ever is the Domke 803 satchel. Strong and sturdy, its canvas ages beautifully, doesn't look like a camera bag, it's unpretentious, and can carry my 12 Powerbook if I have to. I'm on my second--the first one is still strong, but after six years of being everywhere it is dirty and looks less elegant than it should. I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. j On 3/14/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- ~Nick Wright http://blog.phojonick.com/ http://www.phojonick.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
In a message dated 3/14/2007 2:09:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. = I agree with that. Only I have 3 bags, but each is suited for a slightly different use. Since I don't have as many lenses as some on this list (thinking of some photos WW recently showed :-)), that pretty much does it. I have a large Lowerpro that will hold everything. I have smaller Lowerpro that will hold one camera and most of its lenses (four to five, five if two are smaller). And I have a Tamrac that will hold a camera and two lenses, pushing it three, the third in an attachable outside pocket. The other attachable outside pocket will hold a bottle of water. Well, come to think of it, I wouldn't mind another bag either. But for now I am set. Marnie aka Doe :-) BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The Perfect Bag
I have an F-802, which is bigger than the F-803. No good for cameras, but very good for a laptop, A4 pad etc. I carried it to work for years, but it's very scruffy now. I've wanted an F-803 for years, but Domke stuff isn't available here any more. I suppose I should just get Amazon to send me one. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Wright Sent: 14 March 2007 21:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The Perfect Bag I'll second the Domke f-803. I love mine. I will say though, that although it will fit a laptop, I don't think it'd fit much of anything else whilst carrying one. On 3/14/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm with Bob regarding having one bag for every occasion. For me, the best bag ever is the Domke 803 satchel. Strong and sturdy, its canvas ages beautifully, doesn't look like a camera bag, it's unpretentious, and can carry my 12 Powerbook if I have to. I'm on my second--the first one is still strong, but after six years of being everywhere it is dirty and looks less elegant than it should. I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. j On 3/14/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- ~Nick Wright http://blog.phojonick.com/ http://www.phojonick.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Perfect Bag
Yeah, that's what I use most too. It's a very handy size bag. I wish it were an inch thicker but it suffices. I've got more bags than I can count in offhand. The F803, Timbuk2 Commute XL, the Tamrac SuperLight 5 and the Billingham L2 are the ones that get used the most, in that order. Godfrey On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Nick Wright wrote: I'll second the Domke f-803. I love mine. I will say though, that although it will fit a laptop, I don't think it'd fit much of anything else whilst carrying one. On 3/14/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm with Bob regarding having one bag for every occasion. For me, the best bag ever is the Domke 803 satchel. Strong and sturdy, its canvas ages beautifully, doesn't look like a camera bag, it's unpretentious, and can carry my 12 Powerbook if I have to. I'm on my second--the first one is still strong, but after six years of being everywhere it is dirty and looks less elegant than it should. I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses in it. j On 3/14/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no such thing as the perfect bag. Real Photographers have at least 10 camera bags, each of which is configurable in at least 10 unique ways. I'm looking for something just a little better. Aren't we all? In the end it depends on how you want to use it. If you want it to carry stuff from A-B without using the stuff, it almost doesn't matter what bag you use. If you want to carry it all to the top of Aconcagua for a dawn shoot you'll have a different bag than the one you use when photographing the D-Day landings, which in turn will be different from the one you use when wandering the streets of Paris on a Sunday day in April. You need a different bag for every occasion! The 3 I use most are the Domke F-2, LowePro SF Reporter (I think it's called) and LowePro SF Rover AW backpack. I also have several other bags, but I'm not quite a Real Photographer yet. I'm not a fan of sling bags - they seem to me to be neither fish nor fowl. -- Bob Survey: What, in your opinion, is the perfect bag for being able to carry around a camera (with lens attatched) and a spare lens or two (or a lens and flash), plus various other things (maybe a book, or a notepad and pens, or (on the extreme end) a laptop). I have a Crumpler bag that is *almost* perfect. It's a sling-style bag, which I absolutely love. So much better than regular shoulder bags and backpacks. I'm looking for something just a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
