Bag recommendation for RB67

[knifeinthedark]

I am going on a long travel trip to india in july. I will be carrying my rb67pro sd with 3 lenses (75,127 and 180), 2 or 3 backs and a light meter. I already have a crumpler 8million dollar home, but it gets rather Cumbersome on longer day trips. I was wondering if there was a good comfortable bag/backpack that would accommodate the above gear selection.

Much appreciated and thanks
Ranjith

 

[flavio81]

I am going on a long travel trip to india in july. I will be carrying my rb67pro sd with 3 lenses (75,127 and 180), 2 or 3 backs and a light meter. I already have a crumpler 8million dollar home, but it gets rather Cumbersome on longer day trips. I was wondering if there was a good comfortable bag/backpack that would accommodate the above gear selection.

Much appreciated and thanks
Ranjith

I use this bag:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Golla-G1370-Sling-Camera-Bag-Carter-Blue/22738239

The RB67 (w/lens) + 1 extra lens can be carried in a very comfortable way for long walks (3h.)

If you want to also carry one lens more, i'd advise putting it on other bag. Otherwise it's too much weight for one bag IMO.

 

[John Galt]

Burton F-Stop, pricey but worth it . . . .

. . . and don't look back

I took one to Newfoundland last year for 4 weeks, lots of day trips and hiking. Hasselblad V-Series with spare body, three lenses, three backs, carbon fiber tripod and all the other crap. I am 64 and in pretty good shape, comfortable pack. Did some 3+ hour hikes in steep terrain with no discomfort at all . . .

https://www.amazon.com/BURTON-NUTRI...-2&keywords=burton+camera+backpack&th=1&psc=1

 

[jeffreyg]

Tamrac backpack. I've used mine for a number of years to carry two medium format cameras, three lenses, a light meter, twenty rolls of film and other goodies. It fits in the overhead compartment and has served well in all kinds of weather. I always carry the very large ziplok bags in the event it is raining. They will hold your camera and you zip it around so that a lens shade is barely sticking out. Cut a hole on the bottom if you want to attach the camera to a tripod. The pack is adjustable and while I haven't measured the distances I have a few years on John (more than a few ). In my luggage I pack a daypack for carrying just what I need for walking around a city.

http://www.jeffreyglasser.com/

 

[chris77]

Burton F-Stop, pricey but worth it . . . .

. . . and don't look back

I took one to Newfoundland last year for 4 weeks, lots of day trips and hiking. Hasselblad V-Series with spare body, three lenses, three backs, carbon fiber tripod and all the other crap. I am 64 and in pretty good shape, comfortable pack. Did some 3+ hour hikes in steep terrain with no discomfort at all . . .

https://www.amazon.com/BURTON-NUTRITION-Burton-Backpack-Crinkle/dp/B013GGE4YM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524860437&sr=8-2&keywords=burton+camera+backpack&th=1&psc=1

+1

 

[Doc W]

I use a LowePro (have to check which model). It is easy on the back (I am 68) and I can wear it all day. It lies down flat so I can open up the whole bag. I usually bring two, sometimes three lenses on the trip, but will often leave two in the hotel and just go with one for the day, usually the 90mm. I also bring light meters (including a spot meter), filters, notebook, etc.

 

[WilmarcoImaging]

I use a 33 liter hiking-type backpack for the gear list you provided. Works well.

 

[barzune]

+1

 

[wjlapier]

There is a blue strap by Mamiya I use for my RB67. To me it's the right amount of strap to hold the camera around my neck but I can also shift the camera to one side or the other under one of my arms.

I've walked around my town with just the RB and 65KL lens ( and back of course ) and it does eventually get heavy. I imagine with some lenses and more backs in a bag that will be one hefty kit to lug around. I would put the lenses and extra backs in a backpack that feels right on you. I sometimes wear an Osprey backpack with assorted other photography stuff and it's the best bag for me. I imagine I could add my 90KL and another back in the backpack with the camera around my neck and I would be just fine walking about.

 

[Neil Poulsen]

I've used both a Tenba and a LowePro. I can "carry" the RB, 7 lenses, and various accessories in either. These backpacks are good ways to both "carry" and store camera equipment.

Both are pretty much the same bag, and each has two supplementary compartments on the lid to the main compartment. One of them is smaller at the top backpack. It's a great place to store a light meter. The larger second compartment is a good place to store RB backs.

The one problem I have with these packs is the weight of the empty pack. (As if the camera weren't heavy enough.) I recently picked up one of the backpacks that photobackpacker.com use to sell, and I'm looking forward to configuring it for my RB system.

 

[benjiboy]

One of those backpacks with wheels on that you can use either way Dead Link Removed

 

[Irrev.Rev.]

Just purchased Ruggard OPTICA 15 (Roller/Backpack). easily holds RB 67; 3 lenses; 3 backs; Prism Finder 2; light meter (and a partridge, etc.,etc.)

 

[orbitaldebris]

Thank you for all your replies, and i would like to update for people who might be interested. Acquired a lowepro protrekker 400 (carry on size), based on suggestions given here and elsewhere.

 

[Monday317]

For what it’s worth, the Lowepro Photo Classic Series 300 AW Backpack has proven to be a well-engineered, compact, and cost-effective solution for a modest system. The image below includes a syrup bottle for scale, and the film backs and second lens aren’t packed, but they went in just fine. The bag has a decent rain cover and can carry a tripod, though I haven’t tried mine yet. Just another two cents USD...

 

[Deleted member 88956]

For what it’s worth, the Lowepro Photo Classic Series 300 AW Backpack has proven to be a well-engineered, compact, and cost-effective solution for a modest system. The image below includes a syrup bottle for scale, and the film backs and second lens aren’t packed, but they went in just fine. The bag has a decent rain cover and can carry a tripod, though I haven’t tried mine yet. Just another two cents USD...

Is that syrop 50% chemicals free?

I have found that RB67 may fit into a shoulder bag, but it is a nonsense solution to this large and heavy camera. To me, as many others have shown, backpack is the only way to take it into a field and I tend to limit the outfit to minimize weight overall.

 

[Monday317]

Nope 100% artificial!

Agreed

 

[Neil Grant]

I am going on a long travel trip to india in july. I will be carrying my rb67pro sd with 3 lenses (75,127 and 180), 2 or 3 backs and a light meter. I already have a crumpler 8million dollar home, but it gets rather Cumbersome on longer day trips. I was wondering if there was a good comfortable bag/backpack that would accommodate the above gear selection.

Much appreciated and thanks
Ranjith

...of course you haven't told us where in India you are going. Much of the country will be very hot in July - Delhi a 'shrivelling' 45 C? If only for other folks, Oct to Mar are more bearable.

 

[Alan Gales]

I used to own an RZ67. It mostly stayed at home but I did try it with a Domke bag and three lenses. It worked but wasn't great. My RZ lenses were large in circumference and barely fit in the lens sections of the Domke.

I think you would do better looking at backpacks instead of bags.

 

[Maris]

There was a bag made for the Mamiya RB67 camera. It is the LowePro Commercial AW MF. I have one and carry the camera, 3 lenses, 2 backs, light meter, and small accessories. Some say it is the largest photographic shoulder bag ever made and has been jokingly referred to as an "assistant killer" because the studio boss would personally never carry it. It does have the best contoured shoulder strap (my cheap opinion) and I lug mine around ok. When one shoulder gets tired I just swap to the other one. A shoulder bag has an advantage over a backpack because it doesn't have to be taken off and put down to get access to the camera.

 

[Monday317]

Key word being was...

It’s OK using a backpack for me, I’ve never liked shoulder bags, period. The BP will do fine.

 

[mshchem]

RZ, left hand grip, 110 f2.8, Mamiya strap, film. No extra lenses, a Domke bag. Two Ziploc bags, one for fresh, one for exposed. WLF, smallest decent incident meter, I like Minolta.

 

[Monday317]

Read good stuff about Domke bags, they were in the running. The backpack mode was the deciding factor. Might end up with a Domke bag yet.

FWIW, I also have a nice 6 x 9 German folder for snaps on film, when the iPhone won’t do. All of that kit fits in a Walmart nylon lunch bag very nicely.

 

[juan]

I went to Lowe’s, a home improvement/hardware store in the US, and bought a heavy duty shoulder bag made for carrying electric saws, drills, etc. It has a hard bottom, a zipper opening for two divided pockets and small pockets inside the main divisions and on the outside. I think it cost about $40. It holds a body, several lenses depending on size, backs, film, meter, filters, etc. it’s worked well for me for more than a decade.

 

[Monday317]

Intriguing. Have you added any padding or cases for lenses and bodies? If not, how have they held up?

 

[juan]

I keep all lenses and the body in large lens wraps but don’t use any other padding.