another bag thread! haters keep out...

[back alley]

do you use one bag most of the time or do you have several sizes/styles for different types of outings?

so, smaller bags for a camera, lens or 2...bigger bags for when the kitchen sink needs to come along?
or what about when you want the ipad in there too?

[rxmd]

I have a big one for when I need lots of things, and a small one when I need only a few things; I guess this is how just about everybody would go on about these things.

[back alley]

i have small, medium and large.
two for when i want the ipad along, one for everything (both rf/dslr kits)
also plain and fancy...just not too fancy.

[rxmd]

I have a large one, and a backpack with a couple of camera inlays that I use for trekking (good place here with the mountains). Then a small bag or two, but those aren't really dedicated camera bags, I just drop a camera in there when I feel like taking one and not lugging the big bag.

[Jockos]

I guess I have two medium bags; one canvas for casual and one leather for dressed.
Thinking of getting something really small for summer, like M3 + standard + short tele.

[Roger Hicks]

Frances and I have several (try 20-30, maybe more). Mostly I use just a small Billingham, though we have several (we bought our first maybe 30 years ago), and Frances uses mostly a Slingshot or a Vanguard sling bag. We also use Tenba and several others. There is no such thing as a universal bag. Look on our site for a bag book, akin to our tripod book, in our e-books in a month or two.

But we never store cameras in bags.

Cheers,

R.

[Sparrow]

Hadley pro, sometimes I fill it, sometimes I half fill it

[back alley]

i find the slingshot style very uncomfortable for the rotund.

[Matus]

For lot of gear (read - full 4x5 setup with 4 lenses, tripod and 10 holders) I use a medium sized backpack from Photobackpacker (and also his great lens case)

For the rest I mostly use the messenger from Courierware (very light and durable, but practically no padding) which is large enough to hold Mamiya 6 with 3 lenses, bottle of water and all those bits and pieces.

Depending on how my 'camera situation' will develop I may get some smaller bag in the future (read - an M body with 2-3 lenses or just a compact medium format with 1 lens or some EVIL stuff).

I have already though of some kind of tablet PC, but there really are not too many bags that can carry one and not too bulky (usually too much padding). The ThinkTank Retrospective 5 is nice, but fitting iPad (seen a video) is too tight.

[back alley]

the tt retro5 does not hold an ipad without so much hassle that it's not worth the bother. the 10 holds an ipad easily but is much bigger.

i have a real love/hate with the retro bags.

[helenhill]

Joe , How many Purses , ooops I mean how many Bags
Do YOU have...lol ?

[back alley]

Originally Posted by helenhill

Joe , How many Purses , ooops I mean how many Bags
Do YOU have...lol ?

i'm down to about 7...gave some away to friends.

[mdarnton]

I'm an addictive bag buyer. This is my favorite, and my preferred size:
http://duluthpack.com/school-campus/...d-satchel.html
What I like about this one is that it has lots of pockets and dividers--film, hoods, etc, all separate. A big divider down the middle to keep some things from smashing together. It's not a camera bag, and in general I don't like bags with assigned places for things. I rely on individual containers for lenses--sock tops with one end sewed shut, or heavy-duty freezer zip bags, and throw it all in together, along with, often, a book and my lunch, so regular divided bags don't suit me well.

I don't usually carry a lot of stuff--at most two bodies and four lenses, and more often one body and two or three lenses, so space isn't a problem. If I have a lot, I bring two bags to distribute the weight.

When I was a news photographer, cameras and lenses went on one side, and flash equipment on the other, and I didn't have to carry the flash gear all the time, anyway--it often stayed in the car.

[back alley]

Originally Posted by mdarnton

I'm an addictive bag buyer. This is my favorite, and my preferred size:
http://duluthpack.com/school-campus/...d-satchel.html
What I like about this one is that it has lots of pockets and dividers--film, hoods, etc, all separate. A big divider down the middle to keep some things from smashing together. It's not a camera bag, and in general I don't like bags with assigned places for things. I rely on individual containers for lenses--sock tops with one end sewed shut, or heavy-duty freezer zip bags, and throw it all in together, along with, often, a book and my lunch, so regular divided bags don't suit me well.

I don't usually carry a lot of stuff--at most two bodies and four lenses, and more often one body and two or three lenses, so space isn't a problem. If I have a lot, I bring two bags to distribute the weight.

When I was a news photographer, cameras and lenses went on one side, and flash equipment on the other, and I didn't have to carry the flash gear all the time, anyway--it often stayed in the car.

pricey at 130 bucks but it does look good.
can an ipad fit into it as well?

[mdarnton]

Originally Posted by back alley

pricey at 130 bucks but it does look good.
can an ipad fit into it as well?

I don't have one, but the configuration is with a slot divider across the inside of the back, to make a place to keep papers, and an iPad would fit, I think, but with no meaningful protection, if that matters.

I like the leather bottom and sides (not the back, though) which is good padding. It's expensive, but has a lifetime guarantee, and it really is tough. The canvas is very heavy, too.

One of the things I do like about it is that it doesn't look like a camera bag. I also have a couple of messenger bags, and I'd like them a lot more if they had more than a third of the pockets of the Duluth bag.

[willie_901]

Two small soft shoulder bags... One just for a RF- type body, one I can stuff a DSLR into. Really just for a body with one prime lens... Also serve as my man purse and goes with me whenever I leave the house.

Two medium shoulder bags... For when I need more stuff. Used mostly for a DSLR and a coulple of lenses or off-camera strobe. One of these is a Domke and I need to sell it but I never seem to get around to it.

I just ordered a Tenba Mini Messenger Bag today... Should be useful for carrying my X100 and soon to arrive X-Pro 1 together... Also has room for my iPad... This will be an everyday bag soon.

One small photo backpack for travel

One large rolling case for work... This is big and really takes a beating.

A tripod bag and a couple of long bags for lighting gear.

[jalLee2001]

Yes I am a addictive bag buyer as well Tamarac/Domke/BBB.

I like the BBB from Steve Shaub. I have two of them. He put some padding in the latest, which should make it pretty spot on. They are very rugged.

However, the only problem with the unstructured bags is that when they collapse the the equipment clanks together.

But-as someone mentioned in an earlier thread, I am getting tired of cordera bags and may switch to a canvas bag and leather bag.

Like I mentioned above, we could have worse problems.

[shimokita]

deuter "Spider" for daily use (with any combination of gear) in the city as I move by bicycle, train, and foot power... If moving by car I might use the Lowepro Compact AW and a tripod bag (only have two tripod bags ;-).

The RB67 always goes in a totebag...

Casey

[seakayaker1]

Two A&A 7100 bags, one Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Bag, and one f-stop backpack for use when traveling.

[-doomed-]

One bag three lenses and a flash in the F3-X. It's my workhorse bag It's pretty much all I need. I sold an F2 because it was too big to carry everywhere. I've contemplated an F6 because it may fit my needs better, but the F3-X has been perfect. I bought the rugged wear waxed canvas one and for all I've put it through it's held up well. Though it smells a bit like burnt wood from all of the fires I've gone to recently.

[JayM]

I'm really happy with my Mulholland angler style bag for carrying lots of film, flash, extra camera, etc but would like something about half that size of just keeping my keys, wallet, and an M in. Thinking that this bag from Filson looks pretty good http://www.filson.com/products/field...all.70230.html

Anyone use one of these?

[Saul]

Originally Posted by JayM

Thinking that this bag from Filson looks pretty good http://www.filson.com/products/field...all.70230.html

Anyone use one of these?

Dude, that's flat-out a purse!

[Godfrey]

I had/have a lot of bags. All sizes and shapes that I need when I need them. Some cheap, some expensive. Why should anyone care?

[kossi008]

I own 3 dedicated photo bags but I never use them anymore. I just got me an Artisan & Artist insert holding one body and three lenses. With that, I can now convert my messenger bags (2 sizes) or backpack into camera bags...

[Alowisney]

Originally Posted by Filmguya

http://www.langlybag.com

anyone heard of these? I want to get one but, haven't seen these in the wild.

I really like the look of their Foxtrot bag, but I can't find any reviews of it. It's kind of odd.

Edit: I thought those bags look a bit familiar. They look to be Courser bags from China. If you do an eBay search, you'll see what I mean.

I need a new bag because I've outgrown my Maxpedition Versipack knockoff. I'd like something big enough to hold a NEX-5N with accessories and a rangefinder or small SLR with a couple of lenses. I've been looking at the Domke F2 and Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home. Any opinions are welcome! I don't have a camera shop around that I could try out bags in, so I'm having to rely on other's opinions of the bags I'm looking at.