Hi Paul
I've been using a Tamrac Expedition 5 for a number of years and am very
happy with it. I use it mainly on weekends away in our local Drakensberg
Mountains.
One problem, not with the TE5 in particular, but with all backpack bags is
having to sling the thing off, unzip, locate the body and lens needed and by
then possibly miss the shot. What I have learned to do is to keep one body
with a medium zoom/macro around my neck in readiness. Sometimes I
simply sling my "No Fat" kit on my shoulder for a day hike.
Ciao
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 1:45 AM
Subject: Photo BackPack.
> Hi,
>
> This is sort of following on from the previous discussions we've had on
the
> list about photo backpacks, mainly LowePro.
>
> I've been looking for a Camera Backpack for a while, I've looked at most
of
> the LowePro, Tamrac and a Domke. I ruled out the Domke one on the price.
>
> I took all my camera gear into a few shops in the city (Melbourne) and
tried
> the lowepro range, then I went to actually buy one at my local camera
store
> and he happened to have a Tamrac Expedition 5, I compared it to the
Lowepro
> ones and the quality of the Tamrac seemed better. It seemed to have
> better stitching and much better clips and buckles, also the straps were
of
> a heavier weight fabric (?). Some of the attatchments on the Tamrac or
> metal.
>
> I think the Lowepro we were previously discussing were of a larger size
than
> this bag.
>
> I have taken a couple of shots of the bag with my gear in it, I think I
> might move some of the internal dividers around to better arrange the
gear,
> I
> think I could fit quite a bit more in with them in different spots, this
was
> my first attempt and there is a lot of wasted space with the current
> configuration.
>
> The Tamrac was also quite a bit more comfortable on by back and seemed to
> make the gear feel lighter.
>
> Here are the pics, the gear inside is:
> MZ5n with FA28-70/4
> LX with M50/1.4
> F70-210
> FA*200/2.8
> FA*24/2
> Sigma 105/2.8 Macro
> 2x Tele
>
> http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nrg/tamrac-1.jpg
> http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nrg/tamrac-2.jpg
> http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nrg/tamrac-3.jpg
>
> It really needs to be organized better, although I doubt I would really
want
> to carry around much more weight than this.
>
> Its small enough to be taken onto a plane as hand luggage also.
>
> Cya
>
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