Sounds like what the Lowepro CompuTrekker AW does very well. I used one of those to transport Canon 10D plus five lenses, plus Panasonic FZ10, plus all required remotes, power supplies, batteries, backup storage devices, cards, tripod stuff, plus PowerBook laptop plus tripod for two-three trips to the UK. The shoulder straps, chest and substantial waist harness made the load easy to manage, and it has additional mount points for external pouches if you need them. the laptop pocket is well lined and very protective.
That's a much larger load of gear than I want to carry on back or shoulders any more... G On Apr 22, 2007, at 4:40 AM, eric wrote: > I'll soon be the market for a new combination photo/laptop backpack. > I've tried the traditonal single strap over-the-shoulder style packs, > and I really dislike them after packing in all my gear. Just too much > weight to one side. > > A couple months ago I picked up a no-name pack off eBay, which turned > out to be a total waste of money. It had what could best be described > as a file pocket which you could technically slide a laptop into, > if you > didn't care about protecting it at all. It also had very little > individual storage for small parts. > > My two biggest requirements are good protection for the laptop, as > well > as lots of micro storage. I'll gladly give up total volume for good > organization of smaller bits and pieces. Being a techie, I tend to > carry around a good bit more computer gear than most. I'm currently > light on camera gear, but it only grows from here :D > > Ideally I'd like something to handle a 15" laptop (have zero > intentions > of going any bigger), handful of accessories, two SLR sized camera > bodies with "normal" lenses attached, and probably 4-6 additional > lenses, including a relatively long telephoto lens (planning for the > possible future). There also needs to to be a decent amount of micro > storage for general things like lens cleaners, pens/pencils, ac > adapters, cell phone, PDA, headphones, etc. I really dislike having a > couple small to medium sized pouches to just toss piles of stuff into, > then get to untangle them every time I want one item. > > I've been checking at my local Fry's and photo shops, and haven't been > able to come up with much. The few packs I've found capable of > holding > a laptop seem to really small, on the order of small daypacks, where > you'd be lucky to get more than 2 lenses and one body in the bag. > They > sure look trendy though! > > Any suggestions? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
