Topic: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs...

[bluntforcetrauma]

What kind of bags do people use to keep there photo gear at the ready?

I have the 40D
 battery grip
580ex flash
battery pack for flash
24-70 L
70-200 L
14-24 L
3 lens hoods
other accessories

How does one place the camera in their bag?
 Do you keep the lens on?
if storing lenses in the bag, do you put them vertical?
how do you keep the lenses in the bag?

what bag fits all this stuff

any suggestions

i use 2 bags right now

[stirinthesauce]

here are a couple rhodendron shots from a camping/backpacking trip I took in June.  Love shooting flowers!

[stirinthesauce]

11pm last night, iso 1250, 30 sec exposure, f14 sigma 24-70 ex dg f2.8

The (mostly) original with minimal processing.  Surreal looking.

numero dos with fluorescent white balance and bit more processing. 

Rough and dirty but gives you an idea of the fun that can be had with night time long exposures.  Need to try this at a lower iso with maybe a 5min exposure.  The first one, as shot, is rather otheworldly.  It seems like daytime (it's not) but yet not quite right colors.  Weird.  I like. 

[bluntforcetrauma]

anyone remember pinhole photography, using an Oatmeal container--all day exposures?  that was in 7th grade- awesome

nice pics

i am still looking for a camera bag

40d
16-35 L
24-70 L
70-200 L
hoods
battery grip--attached
580 ex flash
battery pack for flash
cleaning stuff
filters

i would imagine i could leave the 70-200 lens attached to body with battery grip in the " new" bag

i am not a fan of backpack style

please advise

[stirinthesauce]

anyone remember pinhole photography, using an Oatmeal container--all day exposures?  that was in 7th grade- awesome

nice pics

i am still looking for a camera bag

40d
16-35 L
24-70 L
70-200 L
hoods
battery grip--attached
580 ex flash
battery pack for flash
cleaning stuff
filters

i would imagine i could leave the 70-200 lens attached to body with battery grip in the " new" bag

i am not a fan of backpack style

please advise

I've played around with the pinhole technique.  You can do the job in post in cs3.  Lots of cools stuff.  I think the winter's edition of pro photographer mag had a good article on it.

I've bought one of those amvona back pack cam bags on ebay.  Maybe 35-50 bucks.  Bag is huge.  You can carry all your lenses plus some, laptop and your tripod.  Still have a nova3 I'm letting my dad use, a nova 5 in semi retirement and a small lowepro back pack bag I may let go of.


ooops, saw your not a fan of backpack.  Get a lowpro nova 5

[Sanjay]

anyone remember pinhole photography, using an Oatmeal container--all day exposures?  that was in 7th grade- awesome

nice pics

i am still looking for a camera bag

40d
16-35 L
24-70 L
70-200 L
hoods
battery grip--attached
580 ex flash
battery pack for flash
cleaning stuff
filters

i would imagine i could leave the 70-200 lens attached to body with battery grip in the " new" bag

i am not a fan of backpack style

please advise

You may want to bring your gear to try it, but I think my bag, the Domke F-3x would fit every requirement but having the 70-200 attached.... that might not work, but it might.  I keep a Nikon D300 with a grip with the 17-55mm attached, the 70-200, and room for another 70-200 size lens, plus two side pockets for flashes etc.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=287

[bluntforcetrauma]

anyone remember pinhole photography, using an Oatmeal container--all day exposures?  that was in 7th grade- awesome

nice pics

i am still looking for a camera bag

40d
16-35 L
24-70 L
70-200 L
hoods
battery grip--attached
580 ex flash
battery pack for flash
cleaning stuff
filters

i would imagine i could leave the 70-200 lens attached to body with battery grip in the " new" bag

i am not a fan of backpack style

please advise

You may want to bring your gear to try it, but I think my bag, the Domke F-3x would fit every requirement but having the 70-200 attached.... that might not work, but it might.  I keep a Nikon D300 with a grip with the 17-55mm attached, the 70-200, and room for another 70-200 size lens, plus two side pockets for flashes etc.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=287

thank you, yeah its not  totally necessary that i leave te 70=200 attached, i just see that many do that but i can always leave a different lens attached.  I probably use my wide angle more, so maybe i can leave that attached.

i just dont know how to position the camera in a bag with the battery grip and lens attached, meaning i dont know if the camera should be vertical or horizontal, the lens pointing up form the camera or horizontal?
any suggestions?

[Sanjay]

Camera orientation isn't important.  I keep mine facing down with the screen pointing up when I open the bag.

[bluntforcetrauma]

Camera orientation isn't important.  I keep mine facing down with the screen pointing up when I open the bag.

is it facing down with a lens attached or is that without a lens attached.

thanks for the help on these tiny matters

[Sanjay]

I leave it facing down with the lens attached, so the weight rests on the lens cap/hood.

[bluntforcetrauma]

I leave it facing down with the lens attached, so the weight rests on the lens cap/hood.

 I looked at the Tamrac 5585 bag.  I did not bring my equip.  so i might go back tomorrow.

now it is a backpack style which after looking at several i have come to like them.

With that said, I can leave the lens attached with it facing down in a backpack style bag since the depth is deeper.

lmk what anyone thinks?


thanks

[jdawg]

Few shots from a trip to DC this weekend.

[j5brock]

As for bags - I use a Quantaray U100... holds my 30D, 70-200 2.8 IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, 1.4 and 2.0 extenders, tamron 28-75 2.8 430ex flash and bunch of little junk.

Jeff

[eric.B]

tuckerton, NJ..    the canon 10-22mm efs



sunset from the surf city bay beach, surf city, nj



Barnegat Lighthouse, Barnegat Light NJ..  the Canon 100mm f/2

[stirinthesauce]

beautiful landscapes
love the first one
I'm jealous of the beautiful scenery you have to shoot.