Great bags for all your expensive gear

[Yokosuka Mike]

I recently bought a Hakuba tote bag that is for carrying cameras.

Shown on the Hakuba website "here"

I bought it from Amazon Japan for half of the suggested manufacturer's price. I plan to use it when I go to events where I have to wear a suit (like weddings and retirement parties).

All the best,
Mike

 

[Michael Markey]

I bought a Billingham 335 back in the mid eighties but have barely used it.
Bought a second Billingham in the nineties .
Not a current model but similar to the current S2 .
Its a lot smaller than the 335 with just on main packet and a front pocket with no fasteners. I`ve used that a lot over the years.

However my most used bag (every day for over fifteen years ) is a Hadley small.
I also have the Billingham "small camera bag" which is useful if I have any extra stuff .... which is rare so that isn`t often used either.

 

[Deleted member 65559]

Many thanks! I like the Slow Tools bag but yes, they are pretty expensive.

I'm looking for a specific size and shape, and there seem to be a couple of choices on the Frost River site that will work nicely, and I kinda prefer the canvas over the leather for my application. The FRs are available at a much lower price too..

Things to think about... 😀

G

I prefer the canvas bag too. I got mine way back when Adam Marelli started using them....

 

[hap]

May a day come when we look upon leather as we now do fur.

John

I presume you aren't into animal sourced food.

 

[AndyCapp]

May a day come when we look upon leather as we now do fur.

John

Who's "we"?

 

[raydm6]

We would need to exclude gelatin also so no gelatin-based film photography. 🙂

Gelatin - Photography’s Rodney Dangerfield

I know silver gets a lot of the attention and prestige, but I think we owe a tip of the hat to gelatin as well. To date, no suitable substitute for gelatin has been found in the manufacture of photographic film or paper. Gelatin for photographic use is generally made from ossein derived from bone.

www.rangefinderforum.com

 

[jesse1dog]

Interesting to know how much of what you carry in your bag you use when you are out.
I find pockets in a jacket or coat are pretty useful. The older you get, I guess, the less you want to take with you.
And, yes, if you must, a scruffy bag that is just as likely to contain a dead rat is my option. I have just one like that!

 

[Godfrey]

Interesting to know how much of what you carry in your bag you use when you are out.
I find pockets in a jacket or coat are pretty useful. The older you get, I guess, the less you want to take with you.
And, yes, if you must, a scruffy bag that is just as likely to contain a dead rat is my option. I have just one like that!

When i go out to make photos on a walking session, I only put in the bag what I intend to use. So I'm normally using everything in my bag. If I'm traveling, it's a little different because my bag has to carry everything, and I have few places to stow it when I'm not intending to use it. So, typically, on travel I carry camera and two-three lenses, meaning that one or two lenses get less use on any given walking session.

G

 

[sojournerphoto]

Interesting to know how much of what you carry in your bag you use when you are out.
I find pockets in a jacket or coat are pretty useful. The older you get, I guess, the less you want to take with you.
And, yes, if you must, a scruffy bag that is just as likely to contain a dead rat is my option. I have just one like that!

I usually carry one body and lens, so no bag. If I’m out for longer I might carry a body, a couple of lenses and a couple of spare rolls of film. On holiday then I would probably take a storage bag with more in it, but not carry it about. Just take the usual simple kit.

Very occasionally I might take a tripod and stuff to do something different. That’s likely a rucksack based trip.

 

[Michael Markey]

I usually carry one body and lens, so no bag. If I’m out for longer I might carry a body, a couple of lenses and a couple of spare rolls of film. On holiday then I would probably take a storage bag with more in it, but not carry it about. Just take the usual simple kit.

Very occasionally I might take a tripod and stuff to do something different. That’s likely a rucksack based trip.

Yes , years ago I thought carrying a bag was a prerequisite but after a few years I found that a camera round my neck and another lens in my pocket was enough for most of the stuff that I do.

 

[Godfrey]

Yes , years ago I thought carrying a bag was a prerequisite but after a few years I found that a camera round my neck and another lens in my pocket was enough for most of the stuff that I do.

I carry a small satchel most of the time because I hate walking with things filling my trousers' and jacket's pockets. 🙂

G

 

[Michael Markey]

I carry a small satchel most of the time because I hate walking with things filling my trousers' and jacket's pockets. 🙂

G

Oddly I`m ok with jacket pockets but not with trouser pockets 🙂
Its mostly the small Billingham that gets the outing though.
What I omitted to say was that when I do go out without a bag and just camera and pockets I nearly always forget something.
Usually spare batteries .🙂

 

[sojournerphoto]

Oddly I`m ok with jacket pockets but not with trouser pockets 🙂
Its mostly the small Billingham that gets the outing though.
What I omitted to say was that when I do go out without a bag and just camera and pockets I nearly always forget something.
Usually spare batteries .🙂

You clearly need an M4 or such😉

 

[Michael Markey]

You clearly need an M4 or such😉

... I do have one actually but I have no more excuses 🙂

 

[kshapero]

Sometimes I bring my bag and other times just camera and lens. Like a 90mm f2.8 when at the beach.

 

[AndyCapp]

That bag has been in my Instagram feed for a couple of weeks, let us know how it goes.

Hello, the bag arrived. It is exactly as I expected. Now, there is an M10 with a Summicron 50mm f/2.0 attached. It could be something of the same size but not taller. This is how I planned it. We'll see when the buyer's remorse settles in.
About stuff and bags:
Now I am learning to Leica, and this is the Leica Bag.
A Tenba DNA 11 carries an A6400 with an 18-135mm attached and a prime.
A PeakDesign sling houses an A7RIV with a 24-70mm zoom attached, 1-2 lenses, and a light. I can also tear out the fillings and put in an A7 with the 100-400mm attached.

 

[Archiver]

Hello, the bag arrived. It is exactly as I expected. Now, there is an M10 with a Summicron 50mm f/2.0 attached. It could be something of the same size but not taller. This is how I planned it. We'll see when the buyer's remorse settles in.
About stuff and bags:
Now I am learning to Leica, and this is the Leica Bag.
A Tenba DNA 11 carries an A6400 with an 18-135mm attached and a prime.
A PeakDesign sling houses an A7RIV with a 24-70mm zoom attached, a prime, and a light. I can also tear out the fillings and put in the A7 with the 100-400mm attached.


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Congrats, that looks like a nice setup. Does the M10 fit at right angles, with the top plate and base plate touching the front and back of the bag?

 

[AndyCapp]

Congrats, that looks like a nice setup. Does the M10 fit at right angles, with the top plate and base plate touching the front and back of the bag?

Yes, it does.

 

[Godfrey]

Hello, the bag arrived. It is exactly as I expected. Now, there is an M10 with a Summicron 50mm f/2.0 attached. It could be something of the same size but not taller. This is how I planned it. We'll see when the buyer's remorse settles in.
About stuff and bags:
Now I am learning to Leica, and this is the Leica Bag.
A Tenba DNA 11 carries an A6400 with an 18-135mm attached and a prime.
A PeakDesign sling houses an A7RIV with a 24-70mm zoom attached, 1-2 lenses, and a light. I can also tear out the fillings and put in the A7 with the 100-400mm attached.


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I have one of the similarly sized Tenba DNA 8 bags; been using it as a storage bag for a while, but it proves useful for an M plus three lenses as a light day carry too. The DNAs are a very nice bag series... 🙂

G

 

[mrtoml]

I also like the Tenba DNA bags. I have 3 of different sizes depending on the assignment.