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Looking for a waterproof bag that will hold 2 Nikon f 2 bodies and 4 lenses - 24 2.8, 50 1.4, 105 2.5, and 200 4.0. No motors and all lenses are pre Ai. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks
 
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Looking for a waterproof bag that will hold 2 Nikon f 2 bodies and 4 lenses - 24 2.8, 50 1.4, 105 2.5, and 200 4.0. No motors and all lenses are pre Ai. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks
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What kind of bag? Backpack, shoulder bag, sling bag, rollaway, etc etc. Two bodies and four lenses, and whatever else you might want to carry, says to me a backpack rather than a street shooting bag ... that's a fairly heavy load.

I like the design of these Atrack bags from Ortlieb:
https://www.ortlieb.com/atrack+R7052

They're pretty much a general purpose duffel set up as a backpack with the zipper hiding against your back. You can use whatever interior organizing small bags you want to hold the gear. And like all the Ortlieb stuff, they're light and very waterproof. The 25L is the one I'm looking at to handle my Hasselblad gear.

G
 
Sorry, I should have been more specific. I am looking for a shoulder bag. I am used to a heavy bag, having shot with 2 slr cameras with motor drives and four larger and faster primes. This kit can fit in a Domke 'bit smaller ' bag but that bag is not waterproof and because the cover flap isn't large enough, it can not provide the protection I need.
 
A billingham sounds like it will give you the protection you need. Are you talking rain showers sort of protection or swimming?

Or try crumpler or peak everyday design.
 
Unless you're planning to immerse the bag and gear, or spend hours in heavy rain with the bag exposed, any bag will work fine. With snow, once the bag is cold, snow can simply be brushed off.
 
I’ve used a Billingham Hadley Small (FibreNyte material) in tropical downpours (Malaysia/Vietnam), snow (Finland) and very wet sleet (Iceland) and the gear has always stayed completely snug.

The Small would likely be too small for your kit (there’s larger options), but I definitely back Billingham’s weatherproofing.

FWIW I’ve previously has regular and waxed canvas Domke bags, and both leaked at the seams in solid rain.
 
Ortlieb rolltop messenger bag with a camera-carrier insert if you're worried about full immersion, large Billingham if you're only dealing with monsoons.
 
I live in SE Asia. No Billingham bag will manage a monsoon downpour. My advice, get a good bag, like a ThinkTank or any other good brand bag that comes with a separate rain cover, instead and save yourself a bunch of money. Cheers, OtL
 
I once thought a waterproof bag would be a good idea for everyday use. Boy was I wrong!
It turned out to be inconvenient to use (i.e. painfully slow to access), and pretty silly looking too.

However for whitewater rafting etc. their use might be advisable...

Chris
 
The OP is in Pennsylvania so he doesn't have to deal with monsoons very often, although I'm sure it comes some gullywashers even in PA.

A Billingham of whatever model fits best the gear involved is what I would recommend. Most Billinghams are designed to keep out rainfall and the material is waterproof with a rubber membrane. The bags last virtually forever.
 
Out to Lunch said:
I live in SE Asia. No Billingham bag will manage a monsoon downpour. My advice, get a good bag, like a ThinkTank or any other good brand bag that comes with a separate rain cover, instead and save yourself a bunch of money. Cheers, OtL
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The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains of Quang Tri. :D

Especially when you have a typhoon off the coast. We used to have military-issue waterproof bags that were good. I don't know if the military still uses them.

If you have a military surplus store nearby you might want to check it out. It is fairly large with two string-like straps on the outside. Tightly tied up it will float. However, quick access and good waterproofness won't play together.

What I have learned to use since is whatever sized zip lock plastic bags I need; the ones with double seals.
 
I bought a "dry bag" from amazon in case of rain but never used it. Thought I'd bring it on hikes in case it rained. You can buy them in many sizes.



Those dry bags with the "roll top" are often used for kayaking,diving, etc. and are the "most waterproof". They are also pretty cheap on Amazon.
 
My old Lowepro Stealth Reporter 500AW went through a typhoon and a tropical storm when I was in Guam, then went through a 6 weeks of field exercise, then 6 months of combat in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. It broke my heart when that bag was stolen in a burglary in 2013. It carried 2 Nikon D2 bodies, each with a lens, a few extra batteries, a flash, small pad of paper, pens, flashlight, wallet.
Phil Forrest
 
Lowepro Stealth Reporter 500AW
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The Lowepro all weather bags are excellent. I am still using a 15-year-old Lowepro Compact AW that came with a rain cover. I am also using the Hadley's -small and large, but not in heavy weather. Cheers, OtL
 
Out to Lunch said:
It still rains a lot there :).
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I have no doubt. During the rain season that I was there (71), there was always water on the ground. It just couldn't run off fast enough. One two week period it rained more than 20 inches every day. Three or four of those days it rained over 28 inches every day.

Sounds like you have been there during times like that and that there is no describing rain like that. You just have to be there and experience it to know what it was like. Water proof bags were at a premium.
 
I can only second the choice of a Billingham bag. They have worked for me around thirty years.


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