Yeah, I have more camera bags in the closet than any local store does. But I bought another recently because none of them worked for when I ride my bicycle or motorcycle. They all flopped around and wouldn't stay put on my back where I need them to.
I normally carry just a Leica M and two small lenses, or the Light L16 these days. And I need the bag for them to be a snug but protective fit, and to stay put on my back while being easy to get in and out of for it to be useful when riding my bicycle or motorcycle. Sigh. I bought the Peak Design Sling 5L. I've been using it every day for two weeks now. It works, it does the job well. It's very well made with sensible pockets. It wasn't overly ridiculously expensive. This is what I normally have in it when I go for a bicycle ride: https://flic.kr/p/KiJ5Pi When I swap the Leica kit out for the Light L16, there's lots more space in the bag and it weighs about a pound less. The L16 is definitely a really nice shape/size for bicycle carry. When I leave the iPad home, it again weighs about a pound less. I don't use its high-tech dividers much; I swap things in and out of it too often to figure out all the ways to configure them, and there's not much to jostle and bump around anyway. I have a very tough and 'tiny when packed down', light Wolverine stuff sack that I keep in it too if I start a ride when it's cold out and later want to take off the long cycling pants, over-shirt, and gloves: then I can stuff the Sling 5L bag and excess clothes into that and it sits on my back in pretty much the same way (but it's useless to carry camera gear in by itself, in case you were thinking that … you need to have padding for the camera gear, if only not to bruise yourself!). Anyway, I thought you'd like to see this bag. It's pretty nice. It's getting a lot of use... Anyone want an unused shoulder bag? or five? ;-) onwards, G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
