> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pattie Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thanks to everyone who made recommendations for my new shoulder bag. > After > > much deliberation, research, and comparison, I finally ordered the Domke > J-1 > > (the J-2 was out of stock at B&H, and I didn't want to try anyone else > after > > my recent bad experience with another retailer) with the shoulder pad. > It's > > huge! :-) But I think I'll manage to fill it up, for the most part, > > anyway, and have that room to grow that I wanted. For those of you > > concerned about my back, I mostly use a bag to tote my gear to the ice > > rink/stadium/soccer field and then dump the bag in a convenient > spot after > I > > pull out the specific gear I need, so weight wasn't a critical factor. > > Good choice Pattie. You can also get a web harness for that bag > which allows > you to carry it like a backpack if you are walking longer > distances. I have > one folded up in one of the end pockets that I whip out and clip on when I > suddenly decide to wander down a trail or track exploring. It works really > well and stores small. > > Regards, Tim >
Hey Tim, I use the clip on backpack harness all day at the track in the pits, it allows me to use both hands and have a body with mounted lens on each shoulder. Combined with a small waist pack used in front for film I have free hands! It also makes me much narrower than when trying to carry a big J1 on a shoulder and allows full use of both hands to quickly get into a shooting posture while moving from one point on the track to another. I also use the harness on my ballistic F3X bag and J3. I love it for the way it allows me to change modes from backpack to shooting out of the bag on the go. I also have on both sides of the backpack rig, loops sewn in (at the shoulder blade), that allows clipping a monopod vertically to the strap (side of choice), so I can keep my hands free and still have a monopod handy and not keep bumping people with the ends (which can hurt them AND me!). Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
