William, Of the Tamracs, I have a Superlight 44 that can actually fit the 67II with grip and 90 attached. The 55 and 165 in and available (but 1 is not well padded) and various small things. I'm thinking that the Superlight 48 might have enough room. It is one that I'm going to check out.
Bruce Dayton Saturday, March 16, 2002, 6:02:17 PM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: Doug Brewer WR> Subject: Re: Camera backpacks >> To differ from the popular opinion, I like my photo backpack. WR> It is a mini trekker and I've had a 67II and 165/4 LS in it WR> along with a PZ-1p, 80-200/2.8, 43/1.9, 100/2.8 Macro, and a WR> bunch of other stuff in there. attached to the outside I had a WR> Bogen 3021/3265 set. >> >> I think the real question you need to ask is how you plan to WR> use the bag. For hiking in to a spot, you can't beat a backpack. WR> For shooting as you go, it's not so hot, unless you carry a WR> camera outside the bag. For street/event shooting they, um, WR> hoover... WR> Therein lies the rub. I have a gargantuan Tamrac/Zone VI WR> backpack for my large format gear, which I love. The thing is, I WR> tend to use the 4x5 differently from how I use medium format. WR> With the 4x5, I hike in using the backpack as a backpack, then I WR> set up the camera and often just wander around with the tripod WR> and camera over my shoulder and the pack hanging off my shoulder WR> by it's shoulder strap. WR> The 6x7 I tend to use a little faster, so I think I want WR> something that allows faster operation. WR> Maybe I will refit the 4x5 case as a 6x7 case and see if I like WR> that, and perhaps see about having a few Tamracs brought in to WR> look at. None of the Lowe Pro bags I saw on the website jumped WR> off the screen and said "pick Me!!" WR> Thanks again WR> William Robb WR> - WR> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, WR> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to WR> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
