Just what do you use a camera bag for anyway?

Just sold three bags. Now that I've had to sell my Xpro kit small bags will get most use. Got two Bare Bones Bags and Ona Bowery. Maybe the reduction of kit will help with BAS.

Paul
 
Storage and convenience of being able to grab a kit and run. Weight is always a consideration. Bags tend to stay in the car while what I think I need goes with me. Contax/Kiev and Contax kits travel easiest when I want.
 
I approach this problem from the other direction.
Although I have three different Billingham bags my preference is for the small Billingham.

Whatever doesn`t fit in that doesn`t get taken. :)
 
Day Bag:
Domke F-5XB rugged wear (with the label removed) for my M6 TTL with 35mm Summicron Asph and 50mm Elmar-M, plus a small notebook, pencil, business cards, and spare two or three rolls of film – more than enough for a day’s shooting.

Both bag and camera are carried bandolier-style from my left shoulder across my chest resting on my right hip, the camera strap just long enough to allow the camera to rest on the top of the bag. This way hardly anyone is aware I have a camera – certainly it’s less obtrusive than around my neck resting on my chest, and it’s far more comfortable than having the camera around my neck.

Holiday Bag/Transport Bag:
Think Tank Retrospective 7, stuffed with my other gear – Nikon D90 with 18-200mm, Rollei 6008 Integral with 80mm, film, chargers, filters and all the assorted ‘toot’ many of us need ‘just in case’.

Swore the Retrospective 7 is the last bag I’ll buy… we all know how this resolution is going to work out. :rolleyes:
 
I commute 55 miles (by train) each way to and from work. I work as an underwriting manager for an insurance company in the City of London. My "bag of the day" tends to be a Billingham Hadley I've had for years. It always contains a camera - though not always the same one - plus:

- my house / car keys
- iPhone / charger
- iPad mini
- works pass
- wallet
- reading glasses
- additional lens
- film (for when I have a film camera with me)
- spare lens (for when I'm not carrying a fixed lens camera)

Today's camera is a Fuji X100 + lens hood as it's been sunny of late. I've even managed to get a Hasselblad 500c/m with 50mm and 80mm lenses in the Hadley.....
 
I have dispatch style bags made by domke and lowepro and a very worn old Billingham 335, depending on what and how much I carry depends on what bag I use. I also use the billingham as a travel bag, I take the inserts out and it is a great travel bag for clothing
 
I use two small Domke's and a small-ish (non-camera) shoulder bag. Always only one camera / one lens.
I like the shoulder bag because it's not bulky, so It stays on my shoulder while walking around (camera on a neck strap). Even the small Domkes are too bulky for me, so they stay in the car much of the time (batteries in my pocket).
 
I have carried a few bags over the years, but I now find that even lighter loads carried in these bags are not comfortable, my back begins to complain rather quickly. Now I simply use a backpack of one type or another, with pockets which are easy to reach. I find I can carry as much (or little) as I like with no discomfort. Today I am carrying a Polaroid 690, but this weekend I will carry a F4 with a 50~300 ED zoom, a backpack suits either one nicely.
 
I keep most of the cameras and lenses i use on a regular basis in a Pelican camera case. It helps me establish a home where I will find what I need and it helps me keep a semblance of order for my cameras and lenses. For travel I have a small camera bag that fits nicely on the floor of the seat in front of me when going on a airplane.
 
A single Domke F2, seven years and counting.
Lots of different camera configurations.

Don't quite get the question. :)
 
I use a Crumpler (the pleasure dome, medium) to hold a single body with 35 or 50mm lens, Barnack type or an M. Clamshell opening,red interior making it easy to see inside and still have room for another small lens, meter and some film. Wrist strap on body. Very compact and works for me.
 
I used bags only to move from location to location or when I am traveling. When I was working as a news photographer, I wore a photo vest. That is what worked for me. Pockets for extra lenses, flash (if needed), ND filters (again, if needed), spare cards & battery, and media credentials. I usually had a body w/lens on one shoulder and another body wi/lens in my hand. The vest help spread the weight. BUT now that I am out of that biz and usually carry just one body w/lens, I don't need the vest. The bag serves to carry the gear from the time I leave home till I arrive on location.
 
Used a Domke F2 for years as a PJ but now have problems with my left shoulder from hauling it around. I picked up a Newswear small fanny pack. Wish I had done this years ago. I can fit a 24mm, 50mm, FM2 in the large pouch, a dozen rolls of film in the smaller pouch. I've got my F3 hanging from the shoulder with a 35mm or I swap out one of the lenses for a 105. If I don't want the second body, I can fit a short telephoto. I can also add an additional pouch to the belt to fit an 80-200 2.8. There is storage for small odds and ends in flaps of each pouch and a hidden pocket behind the large pouch. It keeps any weight off the shoulders and back and is virtually theft proof because it's all my gear is in front of me at my waist. Also works great for working in crowds.
 
I carry a small Domke J-5XA bag with one lens a spare battery or two and extra flash cards. I have a Domke that's a little larger and depending on what camera I am using. - jim
 
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