New RF camera bags article over on photo.net

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Nothing groundbreaking, just an article that looks at a bunch of bags that many of us use for RF (or small digital) kits.

http://photo.net/equipment/bags/small-bags

It's another one of my articles that got banished to the land of wind and ghosts for one reason or another. But now that I wield the UNIX of power, I can finally get them onto the site myself.

There haven't been issues in the past with mentioning photo.net here, and we've never minded anyone mentioning RFF over on PN. But if there is an admin issue with posting this, somebody please email me after it is deleted.
 
Well, I don't know about the "rules" but I see no point in pretending this is the only photo site on the internet.

Looks like a useful article. I skimmed it and noticed you reviewed a Crumpler bag. I have the 7 Million Dollar Home (in black!) and I love it. The only problem is that by the time you fill it with all your favorite goodies, it gets pretty heavy for a shoulder bag. I got it precisely because it does not look like a camera bag. I use it to carry an RF, two lenses, and a small film SLR with a usually 3 lenses, and there's room for my Holga, all kinds of little accessories, and film. It's more than anyone needs for a small digital or RF bag, but a DSLR kit will fill it up pretty quick.

Paul
 
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Well, I don't know about the "rules" but I see no point in pretending this is the only photo site on the internet.
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It's more professional politeness than anything. I am not a random user posting a link somewhere, I'm an administrator (and employee) of the website I am linking to.

But, like I said, it hasn't been a problem in the past.
 
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I wouldn't think it would be a problem here or on any other site. But admins of other sites have posted links on PN and had them removed.
 
Every situation, and every website, is different and will treat different links in various ways. One website might be fine to link to, one might be blocked because of past abuse issues, hence my note above. If Back Alley and the crew want to remove this post, they are well within their rights to do so and I have no problem with it.

That having been said, this really isn't the place to discuss admin action here or on photo.net. If you want to know the rules here, contact the admins here and I'm sure they will be happy to discuss it. If you want to know about photo.net, contact me at contact@photo.net and we can talk about the issue.

Otherwise let's just keep this thread to discussions of camera bags.
 
Good piece, Josh. One thing I've noticed about the Domke '803 is that the ballistic nylon version (the J-803) seems to be a little more spacious than the canvas version. I can stuff bigger magazines, or even a Thinkpad, into the slot on the back than with the canvas version, anyway. And it does deal with moisture a lot better, a nice feature with the winter we've been having in the NW.
 
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Good piece, Josh. One thing I've noticed about the Domke '803 is that the ballistic nylon version (the J-803) seems to be a little more spacious than the canvas version. I can stuff bigger magazines, or even a Thinkpad, into the slot on the back than with the canvas version, anyway. And it does deal with moisture a lot better, a nice feature with the winter we've been having in the NW.
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That would be a very nice feature, as the back pocket on the canvas 803 is VERY tight. Not much will fit back there at all.
 
JoshRoot said:
It's more professional politeness than anything. I am not a random user posting a link somewhere, I'm an administrator (and employee) of the website I am linking to.

But, like I said, it hasn't been a problem in the past.
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I think your professional politeness was a prudent approach. I was just expressing my own opinion on the topic, as it seems to be a sensitive one all around. I think it benefits everyone when different sites play well together, because no two are the same and the fact that I can look at all of them just makes me want to look (and participate) at all of them even more. 😀

Paul
 
A good roundup, Josh. Well written. One additional thing to consider (for some of us) is the weight of the bag, when empty. Some are darned heavy and when you add gear, they become fatiguing to carry. It's one of the reasons I rather like the plain-jane Lowepro Nova 2 bags for small kits -- the bags themselves are very lightweight. Of course they have the drawback of looking exactly like a camera bag 🙂

Gene
 
Nice article Josh. I tend to use my 803 most of the time, and it did start out as a bag for an iBook.

Another smaller sized bag, in addition to the little Domke 5xb, is the Kiesel cs300. I bought one and do like it. Easy to work out of and all that stuff. (LINK)
 
That Kiesel looks really, really nice. But black ... UGH! Why oh why do you want to keep a camera with film, plus unexposed rolls, in a heat sink? Winter no problem, but in summer? No way.

One of the reasons I like the Domke line is the choice of colour. The F6 is my preferred bag, though I don't like the front pocket much; the Kiesel arrangment seems preferable to me.
 
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Hello my name is Jesse, and I'm a bagaholic...

I really try not to buy them, but I keep finding one thats just slightly bigger, smaller, nicer or cooler looking than the one I just bought. I'd feel really bad, but I DO actually use them all, they all have their purpose/season/special situation. My girlfreind once asked me why I have a closet full of bags and still insist on looking at new ones... so I asked her how many pairs of shoes, and how many purses she has in her closet... I dont get bothered about my bag habit anymore.

And it's totally true... each bag has a certain character that makes me feel a certain way as a photographer when I wear it. Its like the difference between leaving the house in the morning in a tux, overall's or a trench coat and fedora. It gives me a different sense of character and does somewhat influence how and what I take pictures of. I find I have a hard time gelling with street photography when I'm wearing my Lowepro backpack, just like I'd never take my unmarked faded and worn leather/canvas hip bag for a nature trek. I can fit roughly the same gear in each, but it just wouldnt work. You wouldnt feel right showing up to a day of farm work in that tux, would you?
 
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