What bag are you using?

[benjiboy]

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

They are damned expensive bags just to use for storage, I found out that my Domke F2 bag filled with exactly the same equipment weighed half of what the Billingham 335 I used to have did , that's why I sold it.

 

[CMoore]

Expensive, and they hang off of your neck like an anchor.
I cannot imagine filling one of those bags, and having it all on one shoulder. My backpack is so much more comfortable.
Perhaps Fashion/Tradition are dictating the purchase of some of these "camera" bags.?

 

[benjiboy]

I have spent the majority of my adult life lugging around large camera bags full of equipment I haven't used on the day, I now try to carry an S.L.R body. and a maximum of four small and medium size lenses depending on what I have planned to shoot on that day, and that's my limit. because I have to admit even to myself that due to advancing age, although I'm still. in good health., I can no longer do it.

 

[GRHazelton]

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

I also own this bag, and also Amazon's sling bag. Both are excellent value for the money; the larger of the two I've had for about 6 years. A raincoat for them would be a welcome accessory, however.

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Mostly I carry one camera w/lens. When I use a bag it's a LowePro 202 Slingshot AW. It'll carry two bodies in a pinch w/a couple lenses and accessories. I ride motorcycles so don't want to subject the camera and lens to the high frequency vibration of the bike. This bag fits comfortably over armored riding jacket and has weather resistance as well.

 

[John_Nikon_F]

What blockend said.

Anyway, the bag I use is a Domke F-2 in olive green.



Shown being used as a camera support for my F2AS with a 300/4.5 IF-ED AIS Nikkor. Usually, I just go with a couple bodies with a couple lenses on them. One being my D3, the other being whichever film body I'm shooting with at the time.

-J

 

[benjiboy]

What blockend said.

Anyway, the bag I use is a Domke F-2 in olive green.



Shown being used as a camera support for my F2AS with a 300/4.5 IF-ED AIS Nikkor. Usually, I just go with a couple bodies with a couple lenses on them. One being my D3, the other being whichever film body I'm shooting with at the time.

-J

That's exactly the same as my Domke F2. You are a man of excellent taste.

 

[David Lingham]

Lowepro BP250 rucksack, and a Billingham 335 that I bought in the early 80s. The Billingham is used these days for home storage, unless I need to take a lot of kit out with me.

 

[MattKing]

What blockend said.

Anyway, the bag I use is a Domke F-2 in olive green.



Shown being used as a camera support for my F2AS with a 300/4.5 IF-ED AIS Nikkor. Usually, I just go with a couple bodies with a couple lenses on them. One being my D3, the other being whichever film body I'm shooting with at the time.

-J

For those who might wonder what the light is like in the Pacific Northwest...
John's photo shows what the light is like in the Pacific Northwest!

 

[joby]

http://male.eighthundredships.com/?pid=66063086

Estex canvas tool bag.. typically only carry one camera on a neck strap (M2 w/ 35mm), but a second one (Nikon F w/ 50 28 or 24 depending) will go in here with a water bottle/film/meter/whatever.

they're available from mcmaster carr for ~$30 i believe. also comes in safety orange. comes in handy for bringing your tools to a job site as well and they also fit a bunch of groceries (i have two).

 

[John_Nikon_F]

That's exactly the same as my Domke F2. You are a man of excellent taste.

Like minds think alike, I'd say. Even if we prefer different brands of bodies and lenses.

For those who might wonder what the light is like in the Pacific Northwest...
John's photo shows what the light is like in the Pacific Northwest!

Well, when it's mid-late October. Today was much different. Quite sunny. Sunny enough to get some decent shots of what's left, tulip-wise in the Skagit Valley.

 

[benjiboy]

QUOTE="John_Nikon_F, post: 2073176, member: 25825"]Like minds think alike, I'd say. Even if we prefer different brands of bodies and lenses.






Well, when it's mid-late October. Today was much different. Quite sunny. Sunny enough to get some decent shots of what's left, tulip-wise in the Skagit Valley.[/QUOTE]

Indeed, John, this is my Domke F2 with one of my Canon F1-N AE cameras. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48445596@N02/
P.S. Domke bags in the U.K. are outrageously expensive and cost around the same amount in pounds as they do in U.S.D.

 

[summicron1]

Dunno who really made it -- but after spending a cupla days almost but not quite talking myself into buying one of those Billingham Hadley Pro Shoulder Bag -- I'm almost 70 and having second childhood shopping therapy attacks -- I remembered I had a Canon-brand bag I bought about 30 years ago down in the basement keeping the floor under the darkroom table from getting dusty.

Yup, same dimensions as the Billingham, not quite up to spec as far as materials goes, but the shoulder strap is the perfect length, the leather of the buckle straps is real and still doing fine, the nylon clasps haven't broken yet (and if they do I know a guy who can replace them), and it's got lots of padding and a firm floor. The dividers were even still in it -- laying on the bottom when not in use.

And this has more exterior and interior pockets.

So I guess I just saved myself $260

I have too many bags anyway -- my ideal walking around street shooting bag is the old Swiss Army gas mask bag.