Looking for a discreet camera bag...

Go the Crumpler. I've got the 7 million dollar home and I fit my 40D (with battery grip), 70-200m f/4L IS, 10-22mmm, 28-135mm, 50mm f/1.8, extension tubes, 580 exII, 420 ex, filters, spare batteries, remote cord etc etc etc and they fit fine.


It's a nice looking bag too.

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Originally Posted by Dallasphotog

My daughter uses a Canon backpack that appears pretty non-descript. You might even consider a regular school backpack with some added padding (even bubble wrap around the interior).

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Thats exactly what I do when I need to go out. My backpack hold a 42 inch reflector, 5d II with grip, 24-70, 70-200 2.8 is, 50 mm f/1.4, and 2 flashes with pocketwizards. I use a sweatshirt for extra padding.

The urban diguise 35 should fit perfectly. I've been looking for a walkaround bag to hold exactly the same gear as you plus a few additional items. The UD53 will hold the body with the 70-200 attached. I plan on picking one up this week.

I've used a diaper bag in truly high risk urban locations. All camera bags look like they hold cameras or other valuable gear. Not so with a diaper bag. I'm not talking about those that are bright primary colors, but ones that are more subtle, yet are obviously NOT meant to hold things other than butt wipes and diapers. I use to keep one diaper rolled up looking used just for effect.

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Originally Posted by ralphedo

You should try a bag from http://cloakbags.com


I just bought one and it works perfect. Small and totally discreet. You don't even need to take the camera out of the bag to take pictures. Unreal that nobody thought of this before now. I don't know if it will fit your camera or not but you should check it out because it is an "adjustable" size bag - - you can actually change the length depending on what lens you have on your camera.

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Although it sounds like you work for cloakbags.com... it does appear to be an interesting concept. Not quite useful when you need to carry equipment.

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Originally Posted by kitaoka

I've used a diaper bag

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That's funny. About a month or so ago, I quit carrying my camera bag *and* my son's diaper bag, and just started tossing my XS right in the diaper bag, right next to the wipes and the change of clothes. I use it all the time now, but for convience, not really to conceal anything.

I actually have an incase DSLR bag that got the job done. However, since I have upgraded to the 7d, I can only fit 2 lens. With my previous camera (I had a Nikon [:(]) I could fit 3 lens and a speedlite. So, I've been looking for a bigger bag to house my 7D with battery grip and future lenses. This thread really helped, but I'm still uncertain of which lowerpro to go after.

I use a cheap canvas messenger bag with a Domke insert to hold lenses securely. It works ok.