how many bags do you own and use

[lxmike]

Own three use one , all Billingham.

I have always fancied a Hadley but have never owned one or seen one in the flesh, sometimes my 335 is to big

 

[raid]

I may have 20 bags or so in which I store camera equipment. Most bags were very cheap.

 

[lxmike]

Probably 7 or 8. Main users would be the Ona Brixton which I use as combination briefcase/Camera bag and Crumpler Kashgar outpost. The other bags are then more based on what I want to carry or where I want to carry it.

Ona Brixton is that a NZ brand, sorry for my ignorance😱

 

[lxmike]

Let me see...Tamrac System 6 for assignments, Tamrac Adventure 9 for storage and travelling. noname Chinese bag same size as the System 6 for flashes and LED light, old vintage shoulder bag for cables, reflectors etc., 5 or 6 vintage bags rangefinder style, and 3 Lowepro Nova 1 AW - my favourite bag (oh you guessed it) - one for home, one for our summer cottage, and one because it only cost £2 at a flea market; a really nice bag for an outing, holds my X-E1 with zoom or a small SLR + a rangefinder for B/W, films batteries, fountain pens, notebook etc. - and it has a built in raincoat - only wish it had a holder for a water bottle...

boy oh boy that is a lot of bags you must have a very understanding wife🙂

 

[lxmike]

i have 3 bags for when i take one camera and 2 lenses with me…almost never these days.
i have one bag that holds 2 cameras and a lens on each body…use this most of the time.
i have another bag that holds 2 bodies with lenses attached and my third lens…use this when i'm feeling ambitious and thinking wide angle.
i have one bag that held most of my minolta slr gear (all now sold) but no one wanted the bag locally…too big/heavy to mail.
another bag (that was a gift) that is a really big messenger style that i use more for stuff than cameras…but i love having it!
i have several small bags that hold a p&s type camera…

I must admit i now lean towards the messenger style bags

 

[lxmike]

No idea, maybe a dozen of different brands, sizes, and uses. Everything from Patagonia packs to my favorite, the Billinghams. The one that gets the most use? An all black Billingham Leica M bag.

must look up the billingham leica bag it sounds cool😎

 

[lxmike]

Domke F2 🙂

a very good bag🙂

 

[lxmike]

Camera bags? More than a few. Bags that I re-purpose as a camera bag? More than that. I use Domke inserts and other generic inserts to re-purpose regular shoulder bags and backpacks.

Depend on what gear I'm taking and other non-photo gear I need to lug around.

funny enough I did the same with a hardy fishing bag, I placed billingham inserts in it

 

[lxmike]

Yep.. I repurpose non-camera bags mainly. I only have one dedicated camera backpack that I use for my Sigma sd1 Merrill..otherwise it is usually one of two messenger bags or a big fanny pack w/ camera insert just as u do.

The fanny pack is big enough for an iPad mini plus a mirrorless apsc camera and one extra lens. The messenger bags can do either one camera and several lenses or two cameras (w/ their respective lens) and one extra lens. One of the messenger bags is a Timbuktu which can also hold a 13inch laptop.

I have a bunch of other Timbuktu messenger bags that are mainly for work. They can hold either 15 or 17 inch laptops as well as all the other work related stuff.. Plus of course squeeze in the right size mirrorless camera 🙂



Gary

the one big advantage of using none camera bags as camera bags is that they do not draw attention i.e expensive camera equipment please steal me

 

[kxl]

Yep.. I repurpose non-camera bags mainly. I only have one dedicated camera backpack that I use for my Sigma sd1 Merrill..otherwise it is usually one of two messenger bags or a big fanny pack w/ camera insert just as u do.

The fanny pack is big enough for an iPad mini plus a mirrorless apsc camera and one extra lens. The messenger bags can do either one camera and several lenses or two cameras (w/ their respective lens) and one extra lens. One of the messenger bags is a Timbuktu which can also hold a 13inch laptop.

Gary

I use the PacSafe fanny pack with a Domke insert, and Timbuktu messenger bags, but only for very lightweight gear. Due to lower back issues, I'm inclined to use backpacks when I carry more than one body and 3 or more lenses, especially with a laptop thrown in. I am VERY fond of the Mountansmith Recycled Day lumbar packs with the detachable backpack straps -- I just throw in a couple of Domke inserts.

 

[GaryLH]

I use the PacSafe fanny pack with a Domke insert, and Timbuktu messenger bags, but only for very lightweight gear. Due to lower back issues, I'm inclined to use backpacks when I carry more than one body and 3 or more lenses, especially with a laptop thrown in. I am VERY fond of the Mountansmith Recycled Day lumbar packs with the detachable backpack straps -- I just throw in a couple of Domke inserts.

The fanny pack I use is the Mountainsmith..I love them. I actually have two. A large one and a medium one. The medium size one is the one I use for my camera gear. The large one I sometimes use on vacation when I am hiking around at a national park.

Gary

 

[lxmike]

The fanny pack I use is the Mountainsmith..I love them. I actually have two. A large one and a medium one. The medium size one is the one I use for my camera gear. The large one I sometimes use on vacation when I am hiking around at a national park.

Gary

sounds a very interesting bag, in the late 1970s early 1980s there was a lot of photographers using aluminium cases near where I lived, was never very keen on them

 

[RichL]

Four cameras four no name bags. Each bag holds the camera and it's associated stuff. I like to just grab and go and know I have whatever I need.

 

[GaryLH]

sounds a very interesting bag, in the late 1970s early 1980s there was a lot of photographers using aluminium cases near where I lived, was never very keen on them

I remember that period. But those were the days when we used brief cases and need a dress shirt and tie for work 🙁. I still have briefcases from that period, some hard shell and other good old leather.

Gary

 

[f16sunshine]

Many bags for many occasions. All of them get used. Some more so than others.

A little bag story...
Last Friday I had an invite to go to the Seahawks game. Even though it was pre-season the chance to go to the first home game since winning the championship last years was a great time to get some photos (more on photos later).

The thing that was unexpected was the bag rules. My small 10x6x4 A+A style bag was not allowed in on first effort.
At first I was sent away to go check the bag at some locker. I found a sign at an entrance that stated bags over 12x12x6 were not allowed. After pulling it down and bringing it to the security screener they let me in (an usher inside also wanted to send me back out).
Needless to say I was not alone in this. Lot's of confused folks!
The Stadium has a policy of now forcing that above max size or a clear bag.
One can have a clear plastic bag up to bagpack size. In fact the team will give away 70k such bags at the first home games.

So... This is were we are going. Bags that do not conceal what you are carrying. 😀
The smart-ass in me want to carry my bag within one of these clear bags. That should do it yeah? 😛

 

[lxmike]

Four cameras four no name bags. Each bag holds the camera and it's associated stuff. I like to just grab and go and know I have whatever I need.

good idea, Im not that organised

 

[lxmike]

Many bags for many occasions. All of them get used. Some more so than others.

A little bag story...
Last Friday I had an invite to go to the Seahawks game. Even though it was pre-season the chance to go to the first home game since winning the championship last years was a great time to get some photos (more on photos later).

The thing that was unexpected was the bag rules. My small 10x6x4 A+A style bag was not allowed in on first effort.
At first I was sent away to go check the bag at some locker. I found a sign at an entrance that stated bags over 12x12x6 were not allowed. After pulling it down and bringing it to the security screener they let me in (an usher inside also wanted to send me back out).
Needless to say I was not alone in this. Lot's of confused folks!
The Stadium has a policy of now forcing that above max size or a clear bag.
One can have a clear plastic bag up to bagpack size. In fact the team will give away 70k such bags at the first home games.

So... This is were we are going. Bags that do not conceal what you are carrying. 😀
The smart-ass in me want to carry my bag within one of these clear bags. That should do it yeah? 😛

same thing happened to me at the London Olympics in 2012, had to go down the clear bag route to,

 

[lxmike]

Completely forgot that I also have a Billingham Stowaway bag, it gets little use, however today I'm using it to carry my X100 in

 

[semi-ambivalent]

Many bags for many occasions. All of them get used. Some more so than others.

A little bag story...
Last Friday I had an invite to go to the Seahawks game. Even though it was pre-season the chance to go to the first home game since winning the championship last years was a great time to get some photos (more on photos later).

The thing that was unexpected was the bag rules. My small 10x6x4 A+A style bag was not allowed in on first effort.
At first I was sent away to go check the bag at some locker. I found a sign at an entrance that stated bags over 12x12x6 were not allowed. After pulling it down and bringing it to the security screener they let me in (an usher inside also wanted to send me back out).
Needless to say I was not alone in this. Lot's of confused folks!
The Stadium has a policy of now forcing that above max size or a clear bag.
One can have a clear plastic bag up to bagpack size. In fact the team will give away 70k such bags at the first home games.

So... This is were we are going. Bags that do not conceal what you are carrying. 😀
The smart-ass in me want to carry my bag within one of these clear bags. That should do it yeah? 😛

Relax, they're only trying to protect the beer sales.

s-a

 

[Ko.Fe.]

My cheap, from big box store, Swiss bag gave up on me after five or so years of daily use and travel for business . Few months ago I replaced it with Domkie camera-PC satchel. Hope it will serve at least the same.
I also have no-name camera bag, which takes TLR, SLR, flash and light meter. Paid $10 for it new and it serves me very well.