What have you just BOUGHT?

I bought "another bag". Woo hoo.

LOL!

Having spent a day carrying my Hasselblad 500CM again for the first time in ages, I realized that none of my bags made it a very handy thing to walk with. Now, ordinarily, this is not a problem since I tend to use it with a tripod most of the time. BUT there are those occasions when I just want to stuff it into a bag with some film and a second lens and go for a walk.

I decided after looking at every bag I had that none of them really made it very handy. The Wotancraft Easy Rider worked, but was clumsy. Most of the rest didn't really work, and particularly not if I used the 120mm or 50mm lens instead of the 80mm. In many of my bags, it simply wouldn't fit at all.

Looking at the variety of different bags available, the one that seems to suit what I'm looking for best is the new Peak Design Everyday Tote v2. So I ordered one and will test it out when it arrives. If it works, it will also work for the Hasselblad 907x when it arrives ... it has a similar if somewhat shorter camera form factor.

The worst thing for me to realize when it comes to buying camera equipment is that I need "another darn bag!" because I have so many of the things already. It's amazing that none of the ones I had already actually worked with this camera in a useful way.

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