What bag are you using?

Photoguy365 · Apr 2, 2018

My old Tamrac camera bag isn't cutting it anymore. Just not enough room. What camera backpack are you using? I need to be able to carry two bodies with four lenses and a speed light. I was looking into the Lower Protactic 450. Any one want to weigh in? Thanks!

Soeren · Apr 2, 2018

F-Stop Guru and Tilopa BC. Small and Large Pro and Medium Slope ICU's depending on requirements. Sony A6000 in small, Nikon F100 with lenses and Mamiya RZ67PROII with lenses each in medium slope and chamonix 45F1 in large. Guru takes small and medium ICU's the Tilopa also takes the large one. They are expensive though.

narsuitus · Apr 2, 2018

400 AW Lowepro backpack:
A. Body #1 with battery pack
B. Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8 lens (later replaced by 28-70mm f/2.8)
C. Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 lens
D. Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens
E. Space reserved for speed light or teleconverter or prime macro lens or fast prime lens
F. Body #2 with battery pack
G. Nikon 20-35mm f/2.8 lens

In the Bag by Narsuitus, on Flickr

CMoore · Apr 3, 2018

I have had this for Two Years and it has held up well with no zipper or strap failures. You will have to watch the video to see inside the bag. Not sure why they did not show a shot of the inside.....
Good Grief, i did not even realize this has a slot for a lap-top.
.....if you are into that kind of thing, it is there.
Its nice that the bag has a hard and "water-proof" bottom. Seems like a pretty decent price. I am almost 60. I have a feeling this might be the last camera bag i buy.
Good Luck
they have bigger bags.....hope you do not need one

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Logic-S...rd_wg=sgHTc&psc=1&refRID=VCDMCZMC4DW78D8S7GW0

guangong · Apr 3, 2018

After carrying a bunch of cameras and lenses beginning in the late 50s I stopped lugging around superfluous equipment from the mid-70s on during my daily wanderings. Now carry a medium sized Billingham bag with camera and one to three lenses, meter or iPhone, lens shades as well as notebook/sketchbook, tiny watercolor set and a book. The Billingham is 15 years old (a gift from the wife) and still looks very good after all these years of daily use.
If traveling by car I tend to use fitted cases specifically made for Leicas, Leicaflexes and Hasselblads and their accoutrements.

RattyMouse · Apr 3, 2018

Photoguy365 said:
My old Tamrac camera bag isn't cutting it anymore. Just not enough room. What camera backpack are you using? I need to be able to carry two bodies with four lenses and a speed light. I was looking into the Lower Protactic 450. Any one want to weigh in? Thanks!

I use Ming Thein's limited edition camera bag. Not much help for you I'm afraid as it's sold out.

benjiboy · Apr 3, 2018

I'm using mainly a Think tank Speed Freak, and a Domke F2 bag if I need to carry more gear.

Dennis-B · Apr 3, 2018

I still cling to my Tamrac 610, 612, etc. professional bags. They can be found used on eBay, and at the used camera shops. I probably have 8 or 10, since I grab them whenever possible. I especially like the U.S.-made models.

jim10219 · Apr 3, 2018

I've been using this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VPE1W...t=&hvlocphy=9026288&hvtargid=pla-125500661115

I can't believe the quality you get for the price on these things. I've had one for about 2 years and another for 1 year without any issues. My fiancé, who turned me onto them, has had hers for about 5 years and hasn't had any issues either. The only complaints I could possibly fathom is they don't come with a waterproof cover and the tripod attachment straps can get lost if your not careful because they're not sewn into the body (but are instead attached through sleeves).

I just whish they made a bigger one for my large format camera. I can only fit about 3 lenses (one mounted to the camera) with their lens boards in the bag if I'm also packing my 4x5 Speed Graphic, a dark cloth, plus 6 film holders. Not too bad, but

guangong · Apr 3, 2018

After lugging around a lot of cameras, lenses, etc, for a couple decades, beginning in the mid-70s I began to carry less and less if walking. I now carry a medium Billingham bag, a gift from my wife, and a camera along with one, two or three lenses ( depending on type of camera. The bag also contains a sketch/notebook, miniature watercolor set and a book. The Billingham is now almost 20 yrs of daily use and, except for a faint coffee stain I put on the first day of ownership, shows almost no wear. Good value for the buck.
When traveling by car I use appropriate fitted cases for my Leica, Leicaflex and Hasselblads and accoutrements for extra safety.

Alan Gales · Apr 3, 2018

Photoguy365 said:
My old Tamrac camera bag isn't cutting it anymore. Just not enough room. What camera backpack are you using? I need to be able to carry two bodies with four lenses and a speed light. I was looking into the Lower Protactic 450. Any one want to weigh in? Thanks!

I've bought slightly used camera bags cheap on Ebay. You can throw them in the washing machine and air dry them. I used a Tamrac for many years for one 35mm body and three lenses. For more lenses and/or an extra body I like Domke bags. Less weight but of course less padding.

Kawaiithulhu · Apr 4, 2018

I either use a Domke F2 for hauling around a hassy or 35mm stuff, or a small bag that I haven't found yet that I can just toss in an F3 with a few rolls of film and hang a water bottle off the side and not look like "that middle aged guy with zero sense of fashion..."
With the graflex I just keep it in its original case because I don't currently hike around.

Svenedin · Apr 4, 2018

I use this Lowepro Pro Runner 350 AW II but only to transport my gear in the car or on a plane. I don't take it out for the day. Instead I just put a camera and a few lenses in an ordinary daypack small rucksack using the lens hard cases (or sometimes a thick sock) to protect them.

Here you can see 2x SLR bodies (an OM3-Ti and an OM4-Ti) OM Zuiko 200mm, 100mm, 50mm, 28mm, 24mm, lens hoods, filters, film AND a Fuji GF670 6x7.

macfred · Apr 4, 2018

I carry a Frost River Summit Expedition Pack with a cheap chinese padded insert - lots of big outer pockets and a roomy main compartment. https://www.frostriver.com/shop/day-packs/knapsacksrucksacks/summit-expedition-pack/
For smaller gear or city break I have my beloved Domke F6 http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?itemnum=700-60b&tablename=domke
My Domke F1x -though I have the FA-100 Backpack Strap- mostly stays at home for storing equipment.

jerrybro · Apr 4, 2018

Domke F2 for the Hassy, Domke F6 for whatever Nikon I'm lugging about, and a Domke J3 as a general purpose tote when needed.

CMoore · Apr 4, 2018

I have some of the "Shoulder Bags".....but i rarely use them.
For me, It is much more comfortable to have the weight on Two Straps of a backpack than to hang it all on one shoulder.

Peter Schrager · Apr 4, 2018

Anything that doesn't look like a camera bag

benjiboy · Apr 5, 2018

I have sold 2 Billingham bags a 335 and a 550 recently because due to advancing age when I filled them with equipment I could no longer pick them up, never mind lug them about interestingly I got more for them than I paid for them after owning them for more than twenty-five years., I know this doesn't allow for inflation but good gear keeps its value. and it got me enough money to buy two smaller lighter bags ( a Domke F2 and a Think Tank Speed Freak, both of which cost about twice as much in the U.K. than they do in the U.S.)

Svenedin · Apr 5, 2018

benjiboy said:
I have sold 2 Billingham bags a 335 and a 550 recently because due to advancing age when I filled them with equipment I could no longer pick them up, never mind lug them about interestingly I got more for them than I paid for them after owning them for more than twenty-five years., I know this doesn't allow for inflation but good gear keeps its value. and it got me enough money to buy two smaller lighter bags ( a Domke F2 and a Think Tank Speed Freak, both of which cost about twice as much in the U.K. than they do in the U.S.)

I find my Billingham bag is too heavy to carry around too but it useful at home for storage!

jim10219 · Apr 5, 2018

Peter Schrager said:
Anything that doesn't look like a camera bag

I go the opposite route. Instead of trying to trick would-be thieves into thinking I don't have a camera, I carry my digital spot meter in a leather gun holster on my hip.

tessar · Apr 19, 2018

For 35mm SLR I still use the bag I got in the late '70s -- gray canvas (18% when new), four outside compartments, the usual padded inserts. I followed what the photographers used at the newspaper where I worked, same reason I chose Nikon. The bag looks scuffed utilitarian, no labels anywhere.

wjlapier · Apr 19, 2018

Walking around town I have an A&A bag, but when I travel by truck I have either a Osprey backpack ( with a Crumpler padded case ) or a Domke F2. The F2 as has been mentioned by some folks carries the Hassy kit with film, and this trip I had the Rolleicord in there as well--oh, and a Instax Wide camera too.

film_man · Apr 20, 2018

I used to have a ThinkTank Retrospective 7 and a 30. The 7 for a smaller kit (couple of bodies and a couple of lenses or a smaller medium format camera), the 30 for when I had the beast (RB67). Very good bags, comfortable even with the weight. I have now sold both of them and are most likely going to get a PeakDesign Messenger 13. I have their backpack and it is the best backpack I've ever had, both as a camera and a general bag. So I'll give their messenger bag a try.

anfenglin · Apr 20, 2018

I love my Crumpler Kingpin 4500, this version is the smallest but can be had in two bigger sizes.
This smaller version easily fits my F3 with 50 or 85mm attached, also carries the 20mm and includes all three lens hoods.
There is room for say a tablet pc, some filters and stuff, it is well made, has a leather bottom patch and has a zipper in the flap-over top to make it easier to get to your gear.
It is also water repellant.

blockend · Apr 21, 2018

The order of preference for hand held photography is, 1) Viewfinder at your eye, 2) Camera in your hand, 3) Camera on a neck strap, 4) Camera in a bag. A bag is for transporting gear. Less gear, more photographs. YMMV.

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