Domke F1x bag

[jackal2513]

i got one of these from canada
it was the largest one they did
i want to carry all my M gear and my 500 C/M

put simply, its crap
it said it had 15 compartments but in fact it has only 4.
at teh moment if i try and put all my kit in there everything woudl rub against eachother (looks like im forced into buying a whole load more domke dividers at extra cost)
its not very well padded imo
lord knows how you are supposed to fit "3 slr systems" in there
it has alot of side pockets and flat zipped spaces but there are pretty useless imo

question is, what should i get ? I need something that will go as hand baggage on an airplane (56x45x25) and has space for:

x3 M bodies
6-7 M lenses including tall 75 lux
Hasselblad 500 CM + extra lens
light meter
lots of filters
lots of film, batteries, celaning kit, sd cards and the usual sundries


id perfer something that doesnt shout "expensive camera gear"
and whilst i will get a peli at some stage at this time i would liek a proper bag that can be carried around normally on lighter shoots.

would really appreciate the help


thanks

 

[Arvay]

As far as I understood while studying the question of Domke bags they were designed for film SLRs and it was supposed that you will carry cams separately from lenses. That's why the inserts are narrow and seemingly uncomfortable.

Have a look at Tenba bags http://www.tenba.com/e-entity.rootlevel.xml.config.aspx?entity=Category. They are padded extremely well (I've got Metro II 839, it's quite small for your kit, but there are few older models). And Tenba is cheaper (I don't know worldwide but at my place it is)


As for Domke, I'm using F-5XB for two cams - M6 and ZI with 35 and 15 on them and 75 or 90 in the third compartment. Up to 5-6 films in the front pocket. I like it 🙂

 

[back alley]

you may have needed to do a bit more research on bags before buying the domke.
what you call crap is open knowledge to users of domkes.
i like them because they don't have alot of padding. i like them because you can buy extra inserts and customize them for specific uses.

 

[Rob-F]

14 compartments, hmmm. Let's see, four cells in the padded insert; a space left & right of the insert (or one big space to one side); two side pockets. That's eight so far. Two front pockets makes ten. a flat pocket in the rear for a gray card, airline ticket, magazine. That's eleven. A zipper pocket under the flap. Twelve. I'm going by my F2 bag, here. Two pockets unaccounted for. Must be that the padded insert has six pockets on the F1. That would make 14.

Okay, maybe your bag is missing the padded insert? That could take away six pockets (of the insert itself) plus the spaces left & right of it; leaving just one gigantic interior pocket. If that's the case, the insert can be ordered from B&H.

 

[mike kim]

wow. that's a lot of gear. what about this huge artisan & artist bag?

http://artisanandartist.com/bags/acam11000.htm

 

[WoolenMammoth]

looking at the photo on the adorama site of the bag that shows a hassleblad with a lens, 4 lenses and an slr body CRAMMED in the bag, its boggling to consider how you might have thought all your gear could have possibly fit in the bag...

 

[M. Valdemar]

The more expensive the bag, the bigger the doofus.

Expensive bag, "photographer's vest", each pristine camera and lens wrapped in little bag =

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