Camera bag thread

[valdore93]

I'll give you my impression thus far. I only recently got it so I have not put it through a rigorous test (e.g. taking it on vacation, backpacking, etc). My previous bag was a Lowepro Micro Trekker 100AW. Lovely little bag.

So far, I find the bag to be very well made. Everything seems heavy duty, though sometimes it makes it stiffer to use. I'm sure with use, it'll get better. The only negative things I've notice it he side pockets for the water bottle doesn't seem very big, so it might only fit narrow bottles. I prefer the side pockets from my MEC school bag. The front pocket doesn't seem that big. It's smaller then the Micro Trekker, but I usually only keep some misc stuff in there. With Micro Trekker, I can cram a lot more stuff. Also the side pocket is made up of this cloth that seems to attract my cats hair. My cat is white, but can't really blame the bag.

Now, I'm a pretty big person but the bag still feels comfortable to wear even once I added all my equipments and tripod. My wife, who is extremely petite, liked the bag as well, though after re-adjusting it from my size. We tried quite a few bag before settling on this bag, including different Lowepro, Kata, Tamrac, and Crumpler bags.

The main storage area. It's a lot bigger then my old bag. I can easily fit my D7000, D50, 18-200mm, 35mm, SB-600 comfortably. One thing that I didn't like was that the bag is deep. I guess it's for the people with a vertical grip and several smaller lens (so they can stand the lens up for easier access). Remember, the bag is thin and long and to get your stuff out, you either go from the top, or you have put the bag down and open it up. I put my camera on the top so my wife can just grab it while I'm still wearing the backpack.

The tripod hold is different from the pro and HD. There's a pocket whee the tripod sticks 2 of it's feet in, then you use a strap to secure from the top. I can safely bend over to pick up something without getting wacked by my tripod. I have a Manfrottoe CX3Pro with Markins Q3 ball head, so it's a fairly light setup.

Hope this helps, but I would serious go try the bags out. A comfortable bag should really be your number one concern.

Thanks for the detailed reply; I really, really appreciate it.

You are definitely right about trying it on in person, but none of the stores I have been to so far appear to carry the Street Walker. I certainly don't want to order something I've never tried on before, but at the same time, I haven't been too happy with the ones that are available in-store here.

That is definitely good to know about the depth. I expect to be putting a 5D Mark III (when it comes out) in there, along with a 24-70, 70-200, and at least one prime lens. Hopefully it can handle those fairly well.

It's also good to hear that the tripod holder is fairly functional, and I imagine I would be putting in a similarly sized combination (Gitzo GT2540T + Q3T).

Once again, thank-you for taking the time to respond to my post.

[TenzoR]

Thanks for the detailed reply; I really, really appreciate it.

You are definitely right about trying it on in person, but none of the stores I have been to so far appear to carry the Street Walker. I certainly don't want to order something I've never tried on before, but at the same time, I haven't been too happy with the ones that are available in-store here.

That is definitely good to know about the depth. I expect to be putting a 5D Mark III (when it comes out) in there, along with a 24-70, 70-200, and at least one prime lens. Hopefully it can handle those fairly well.

It's also good to hear that the tripod holder is fairly functional, and I imagine I would be putting in a similarly sized combination (Gitzo GT2540T + Q3T).

Once again, thank-you for taking the time to respond to my post.

It will feel similar to the Street Walker Pro. I was actually going to get the Pro, but with the Henry's sale I decided to get the non-Pro as it seems to be almost the same size and feature.

[Hyphy]

Cna someone rec me a bag able to fit a 13" laptop, books, DSLR + 3 lenses and flash?
Right now im using a crumpler 6MDH, im finding it cramped let alone having space for laptop and books

[williamk10]

Cna someone rec me a bag able to fit a 13" laptop, books, DSLR + 3 lenses and flash?
Right now im using a crumpler 6MDH, im finding it cramped let alone having space for laptop and books

I was going to pick up one tonight. I was either going to get a bag for just camera gear, or one I could carry a laptop with as well. I didn't want a backpack, but I also didn't want to shell out $320 for a Brazillion Dollar Home. I ended up with a beautiful National Geographic bag.

My old regular messenger bag with a padded insert:



Laptop sleeve and insert, not very comfortable:



Being a normal bag, it just crumples like so...



National Geographic A2550



Buckles instead of velcro, nice but I wish they were magnetic



Inside:



Included insert, small and doesn't fit much. I reused my old insert as it was bigger and fit perfectly:



Laptop in place:



My old insert:



Inside the bag:



Money shot with my gear. Taken with my camera phone since my real camera was IN the bag