Show me your Camera Bag

[Rick Waldroup]

I use two bags- a Domke F2 "Ruggedwear" which holds most of my main gear- two m4/3 camera bodies, six lenses, a flash, a Zoom voice recorder, and various other things, and I also use a small Lowepro Photo Runner 100 for my street shooting bag. I store a Lumix GX-1 and GF-1 in it and I just drop a few prime lenses in there when I take off to do a bit of street shooting.

 

[Rodchenko]

Seriously. Though I do have a small Hama inside that to protect what I'm carrying (in this case an XA1, a Trip and my Canon).

 

[jbrianfoto]

I really want to know how much some of these gear laden bags weigh and how many hours the owner is prepared to carry it.

I don't know how much mine weighs, but normally when I'm working a festival all (or most) of my bodies are on my shoulders and neck. The bag is used to hold film and a long lens (180). So I guess I really don't notice the weight at all. To answer your other question, I can usually do this for 3-4 days then I'm spent, but not from the bag, usually from the sun and from staying up all night.

 

[kshapero]

Inside my Filson

 

[ped]

Old Bag by chiscocks, on Flickr


Polaroid 195 DOF by chiscocks, on Flickr


Camera stuff by chiscocks, on Flickr

 

[Snowbuzz]

How not to load your Billingham (Hadley Pro):

 

[noisycheese]

Filson is very good quality I hear, and can get quite pricey.

I don't own a Filson bag of any kind (yet), but have a couple of their coats and a handful of shirts made by them. Anything with the Filson label is of the highest quality and is pretty near indestructible.

As for the Filson bags, they are less costly than a Billingham or a Fogg of similar size. They do not have camera and lens padded dividers, so you have to improvise on that point.

I would still recommend a Filson bag without reservation, though. This is the Filson bag I will spring for some day: http://www.filson.com/products/ruck...age/rucksacks-and-backpacks&fmetaProduct=1019