Seeking Advice for a New Bag

[removed-user-1]

I've pared my film gear down to essentials, and I'd like to get it all into one bag that would be good for daily use and also travel when necessary. This is what I've got to carry:

• Nikon F3 with motor, 28mm f/3.5, 50mm f/2, and 105mm f/2.5 lenses, and an SB16 flash - currently this camera lives in a Domke F3x
• Yashica Lynx 14e with 45mm f/1.4 - this camera currently lives in a Domke F5xb
• A couple filters, a remote release, miscellany...

In the past, I've traveled with all my gear shoved in a Domke F803 satchel, using inserts. That usually meant one camera, and one or two extra lenses, plus a few rolls of film and batteries shoved where they would fit. I'd like to be able to carry both bodies and all three lenses, and that flash, and enough film for a week - perhaps a dozen rolls - in a bag that would not be bulging at the seams. All these Domke bags are now quite old and very well-traveled; the satchel especially has numerous stitches, and I'd like to retire them all. When I look at modern bags, it seems like they are designed more with digital in mind; that's no surprise but I'd like to get some suggestions from people like me who carry film cameras.

 

[macfred]

What about the Domke F-2 ? The bag that started it all ...
http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=domke&itemnum=700-02S
I really love my F-6 but it might be to small for your stuff.

 

[RobC]

Google fishing bags / carryalls

you willl find very many that are very good and a fraction of the price a "photo/camera" bag is.

In the "GAS" stakes anything photo related carries a heavy premium.

 

[k.hendrik]

http://cmgtcontent.ahold.com.kpnis.nl/cmgtcontent/media//000368100/000/000368108_003_129602_200.jpg
with some small towels, this is what i use. E 0,50

 

[benjiboy]

What about the Domke F-2 ? The bag that started it all ...
http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=domke&itemnum=700-02S
I really love my F-6 but it might be to small for your stuff.

Another vote for the Domke F2, I love my olive drab one, it's much less conspicuous than some of the other light coloured one with off white straps http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=domke&itemnum=700-02D

 

[RobC]

see

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/178-5245900-1679919?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords=padded+fishing+bag&rh=n%3A3375251%2Ck%3Apadded+fishing+bag

and as just one example of many

http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-Bhalt...429465178&sr=1-54&keywords=padded+fishing+bag

then compare prices with photo bags

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

If you like Domke bags, I'd go with the suggestion of the F-2, or they make a slightly larger version, as I recall, if you need a little more space, though I don't think you would. They're easy to work from, don't have loads of bulky padding, and don't slip off your shoulder so easily.

I'm also a fan of Think Tank Urban Disguise bags. What you have probably would fit a UD-50. Also easy to work out of and great for travel with well-positioned pockets and compartments.

 

[removed-user-1]

Good ideas! Thanks all...