Camera bag

[ShutterbugJohan]

Have you considered a Crumpler bag?

[Dan Fleming]

1. You have a body, 4 lenses, a laptop---andI assume a few accessories----do you plan to carry all of it in the desired bag? If so, This could get very difficult anduncomfortablewith one (1)shoulder strap.

yeah, I have thought about that. My heaviest lens is the Sigma which weighs in at 32oz. The 70-210 come next at about 2/3 that weight. I don't think the weight will be a problem, but I may be wrong that said, weight is an issue for class. quite often I hit the library for research papers and walk out with 20+ books (not in one bag)

2. Do you do a lot of walking/hiking or city touring with your gear? If so, you may want to consider some level of rain-proofing and a place to carry a camel pack or water bottle

rain proofing is something I do need to get, most of the bags have some sort of a water bottle attachment.

Have you considered a Crumpler bag?

Yes I have, they are about 50% more for the equivalent bag. I wish I could blow the money on one. That said the ones I looked at didn't have a removable camera insert.

I'm a city-dwelling creative and I totally get your search for a good-looking yet discreet bag, most of them look terrible or completely obvious as a thief-target. I agree with the commenter who said you probably can't carry all your gear at once (I assume you know that) and I also agree that a one-shoulder sling-bag/messenger bad will get heavy and uncomfortable, more than you think. I originally got a LowePro 200 because I wanted something ultra-compact but good-looking. It's nice but if I carry more than my XSi + 24-70mm (which is about as heavy as a 70-200mm) my shoulder is aching by end of day. The sling look isn't worth it in my opinion, and I'm pretty in-shape.


That said, I recently got theKata KT DR-467as a gift and it's nice. The all-black outside looks cool and like a regular backpack. The sealed zippers are very helpful in bad weather, yellow insides help you see black lenses in low-light, the laptop pocket is big enough for a 17" MacBook Pro, it's got removable panels like crazy, and a really well thought-out amount and placement of extra pockets. Now, I don't know if the pockets on that will be big enough for your 70-210(?) but it fits my 24-70mm on-camera with enough room to fit my 50mm in the next panel-pocket over. The top is possibly as big as the bottom... you could probably fit four 580 flashes in there, no joke.


I'm not saying my bag model is the one for you but the quality and architecture from Kata is extremely high.

Thanks for the input! I will definitely take a look at some backpacks now. I will admit to my vanity being the prime motive for looking exclusively at messenger style bags. I am starting to get a little sick of the "student" look at 25...so why did I choose "professional student" (ie academia) for my career? But I will take a look at backpacks again. My 70-210 doesn't rank anywhere near its L brothers and sisters at about 3"x5" (my rough measurements) as opposed to 3"x6.8 for the f/4 and 3.3"x7.6" for the f/2.8!






Thanks everyone!


I really appreciate input

[Richard Lane]

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<span style="font-size: small;"]<span>Check out the Mountainsmith Endeavor, it comes with the removable kit cube , which may work in other bags too.


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<span style="color: #0000ee; font-size: x-small;"]<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 14px;"]Maybe the ThinkTank 70 would be good, and you could also buy the Mountainsmith Kitcube for $29 to leave at home when you don't need to take your camera with you. Although it doesn't mention it on the website, I thought that the Thinktank Urban's inner padding was removable, however the inner padding<span>doesn't have its own cover.


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<span><span>[url="http://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/urban-disguise-70-pro-shoulder-bag.aspx][/url]The ThinkTank is more Urban and the Mountainsmith is more Rural.


<span style="font-size: 11.6667px;"]Good Luck,


Rich



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