Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
As many of you know, I sold all of my Canon fullframe digital gear a few months ago and switched to a Micro Four Thirds system with an Olympus Pen-F body and several Olympus and Panasonic lenses.
I made the switch because of my health. I like to carry a camera everywhere I go, because I often see things when I am out that will not be around long enough for me to go home and get a camera. The problem is, the Canon 5DmkII I had, and the two lenses I carried with it (Canon 24-105mm f4L-IS and Tokina ATX-Pro 17-35mm f4) weighed a ton. It was becoming painful and difficult for me to carry all of that weight all the time.
So, I switched to Micro Four Thirds. Problem is, I had a closet full of bags made for larger cameras. I had owned some great bags suited for small cameras with small lenses back when I was shooting Leica, but I had to sell all of my Leica 35mm gear years ago after I suffered a stroke and lost my teaching job. I sold the bags, which were expensive Artisan & Artist bags, at the same time.
Now, I needed new bags, but I am not earning a teacher's salary anymore and couldn't afford to re-buy the A&A bags I used before. There aren't a lot of bags really suited to a small mirrorless system, and I see a lot of threads on RFF asking for recommendations.
Here's what I ended up getting:
1: Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 25i
While Think Tank bags are popular on RFF, I've never seen anyone here mention the Mirrorless Mover series. They're small, lightweight, very nicely designed as 'working bags,' and very inexpensive. The one I chose, the 25i, was only $69.
This little bag carries a lot of stuff. I have my Pen-F with the Olympus 25mm f1.8 in the center compartment. The two small lens compartments on the right hold a Panasonic Leica 15mm f1.7 and an Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens. The larger compartment on the left holds a Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6 lens.
My main complaint about this bag is that my big Sekonic L-758DR light meter just plain won't fit in it. If I remove a lens, I can fit in a smaller light meter, like the Gossen pictured above.
Larger lenses will fit, too. I removed the 15mm lens and moved the 45-150 to its place in one of the small compartments to make room for Olympus's gigantic 7-14mm f2.8 Pro zoom.
In Part II, I'll show the other bag I am using for my Micro Four Thirds system.
I made the switch because of my health. I like to carry a camera everywhere I go, because I often see things when I am out that will not be around long enough for me to go home and get a camera. The problem is, the Canon 5DmkII I had, and the two lenses I carried with it (Canon 24-105mm f4L-IS and Tokina ATX-Pro 17-35mm f4) weighed a ton. It was becoming painful and difficult for me to carry all of that weight all the time.
So, I switched to Micro Four Thirds. Problem is, I had a closet full of bags made for larger cameras. I had owned some great bags suited for small cameras with small lenses back when I was shooting Leica, but I had to sell all of my Leica 35mm gear years ago after I suffered a stroke and lost my teaching job. I sold the bags, which were expensive Artisan & Artist bags, at the same time.
Now, I needed new bags, but I am not earning a teacher's salary anymore and couldn't afford to re-buy the A&A bags I used before. There aren't a lot of bags really suited to a small mirrorless system, and I see a lot of threads on RFF asking for recommendations.
Here's what I ended up getting:
1: Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 25i
While Think Tank bags are popular on RFF, I've never seen anyone here mention the Mirrorless Mover series. They're small, lightweight, very nicely designed as 'working bags,' and very inexpensive. The one I chose, the 25i, was only $69.
This little bag carries a lot of stuff. I have my Pen-F with the Olympus 25mm f1.8 in the center compartment. The two small lens compartments on the right hold a Panasonic Leica 15mm f1.7 and an Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens. The larger compartment on the left holds a Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6 lens.
My main complaint about this bag is that my big Sekonic L-758DR light meter just plain won't fit in it. If I remove a lens, I can fit in a smaller light meter, like the Gossen pictured above.
Larger lenses will fit, too. I removed the 15mm lens and moved the 45-150 to its place in one of the small compartments to make room for Olympus's gigantic 7-14mm f2.8 Pro zoom.
In Part II, I'll show the other bag I am using for my Micro Four Thirds system.
