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not photo rules...head rules...supposed to be rules...
i've been looking over my growing camera bag collection and getting very frustrated with them and even more so, with myself!
i have it in my head that i 'should' be content with one or 2 bags...3 at most!
that i am supposed to be happy with a few bags and not want more and more of them!
there are some of you out there that have 1 bag and you are happy and having that one bag fits within the confines of your rules...
so you and i...we, have rules about how things are...where do these rules come from and how can i change some of mine?
i've been looking over my growing camera bag collection and getting very frustrated with them and even more so, with myself!
i have it in my head that i 'should' be content with one or 2 bags...3 at most!
that i am supposed to be happy with a few bags and not want more and more of them!
there are some of you out there that have 1 bag and you are happy and having that one bag fits within the confines of your rules...
so you and i...we, have rules about how things are...where do these rules come from and how can i change some of mine?
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I have 8, and there's another couple I'd get if I could afford them. Nothing wrong with it, each gets used for different types of jobs, depending on what I'm doing and what I need to carry.
f16sunshine
Moderator
After reading your posts for a few years now, it seems you may never be satisfied when it comes to the "hardware" side of photography.
Why would having or not having rules make any difference?
OK.... so the rule is only 3 bags at a time (for example).
What difference would it be if it was 10 bags at a time. Still gotta try them all because.. none are perfect
Life is short do what you want !
I don'y see any reason to continue to "aire your guilt" or give your "reasoning" here (if even that is what is going on).
Everyone has some sort of peculiarity. Maybe yours is bags lol
Why would having or not having rules make any difference?
OK.... so the rule is only 3 bags at a time (for example).
What difference would it be if it was 10 bags at a time. Still gotta try them all because.. none are perfect
Life is short do what you want !
I don'y see any reason to continue to "aire your guilt" or give your "reasoning" here (if even that is what is going on).
Everyone has some sort of peculiarity. Maybe yours is bags lol
Clint Troy
Well-known
My personal max is 50. Anything more then that and it becomes problematic. I'm at 34 presently, down from 41.
redisburning
Well-known
our rules arise because we try to think about what an outside source might think is reasonable, and they are what they are because we fail to recognize the answer is none.
Bill58
Native Texan
"so you and i...we, have rules about how things are...where do these rules come from and how can i change some of mine?"
My camera gear rules come from my wife and cannot be changed.
My camera gear rules come from my wife and cannot be changed.
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After reading your posts for a few years now, it seems you may never be satisfied when it comes to the "hardware" side of photography.
Why would having or not having rules make any difference?
OK.... so the rule is only 3 bags at a time (for example).
What difference would it be if it was 10 bags at a time. Still gotta try them all because.. none are perfect
Life is short do what you want !
I don'y see any reason to continue to "aire your guilt" or give your "reasoning" here (if even that is what is going on).
Everyone has some sort of peculiarity. Maybe yours is bags lol
not guilt...frustration!
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i think i have a rule that things should be simple...and multiple bags...cameras...watches etc. is not simple.
froyd
Veteran
Must be different sides of your personality and a good thing too, we would all be pretty one-dimensional otherwise.
I don't use camera bags, but I can relate. I truly would prefer only 1-2 cameras and at most 2-3 lenses. However, I have multiples of both things and the other side of me constantly justify why each and every item has its and place and can neither be eliminated nor substituted.
I don't use camera bags, but I can relate. I truly would prefer only 1-2 cameras and at most 2-3 lenses. However, I have multiples of both things and the other side of me constantly justify why each and every item has its and place and can neither be eliminated nor substituted.
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maybe i have a.d.d...attention deficit disorder...
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I have only a very simple rule:
"Whatever I buy must be bought with cash, and it has to fit in the apartment without getting in the way."
I've owned and used quite a lot of camera stuff over the years, and enjoyed all of it. When I feel like there's too much, I sell some of it and keep the stuff I'm using more of the time.
I'm at a midline water mark right now on bags. I have 10 bags, all in use, all nicely differing sizes so they fit different gear and situation needs. Some are currently being used as storage receptacles, others as use bags.
My latest bag purchase was the supremely adaptable Lowepro Passport Sling. Big enough for the Hasselblad, small enough to carry just the day's compact and my usual carryabout junk, and very flexible as I can open up the big end and stuff a jacket or sweater in there, or stuff I've bought while out and about, and it wears very comfortably even with a considerable load. Not bad for $40 or so. (It's identical to the Passport Sling II at nearly twice the price, but without the colored trim.)
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"Whatever I buy must be bought with cash, and it has to fit in the apartment without getting in the way."
I've owned and used quite a lot of camera stuff over the years, and enjoyed all of it. When I feel like there's too much, I sell some of it and keep the stuff I'm using more of the time.
I'm at a midline water mark right now on bags. I have 10 bags, all in use, all nicely differing sizes so they fit different gear and situation needs. Some are currently being used as storage receptacles, others as use bags.
My latest bag purchase was the supremely adaptable Lowepro Passport Sling. Big enough for the Hasselblad, small enough to carry just the day's compact and my usual carryabout junk, and very flexible as I can open up the big end and stuff a jacket or sweater in there, or stuff I've bought while out and about, and it wears very comfortably even with a considerable load. Not bad for $40 or so. (It's identical to the Passport Sling II at nearly twice the price, but without the colored trim.)
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pakeha
Well-known
there are rules for bags?
to quote myself from fridays management meeting
"we are overthinking this and looking for solutions that actually do not match a problem
to quote myself from fridays management meeting
"we are overthinking this and looking for solutions that actually do not match a problem
akptc
Shoot first, think later
maybe i have a.d.d...attention deficit disorder...
nah, it's called b.d.d.
bgb
Well-known
I have no camera bags at all, I carry the camera in my hands put some film in my pocket and off I go.
I think I had 5 at one time but they got in the way so I sold them all.
I think I had 5 at one time but they got in the way so I sold them all.
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nah, it's called b.d.d.![]()
that's funny!!!
FrankS
Registered User
Joe, Joe, Joe. There are no rules.

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i'm back up to 11 bags...12 if i count the canvas cbc bag that i don't use for anything any more...
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Joe, Joe, Joe. There are no rules.
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what do you do most saturday nights?
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
maybe i have a.d.d...attention deficit disorder...
More like b.a.d. Bag Acquisition Disorder. GAS by another name. BTW, I have 6 or 7, and another on the way.
charjohncarter
Veteran
You guys are nothing compared to my wife. She has more bags (purses) than all of you put together, AND she isn't even a photographer.
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