Might Be Tempted

[Black Pearl]

Always been a sucker for a camera bag and I've had all sorts of Billingham's over the years - I use a Hadley Pro these days but I will admit they're a bit on the expensive side.

 

Found these on eBay though and I might be tempted:

 

BBK Canvas Bags

 

 

 

[annie]

mmmmmmmmm! i likes lots. i have a low pro but i wish i had one of these.

Edited March 17, 2013 by annie

[Phil]

It's all a bit 'tongue in cheek' but...

 

 

[Black Pearl]

He's awesome - follow his channel on YouTube there's some excellent videos.

[Phil]

follow his channel on YouTube

 

Me too  

[FUJI]

Yes he is a fantastic reviewer, I have been watching his videos for a long time now.

But BP......METHINKS you are winding us all up after watching both parts of the Camera Bags test. ;-)

FUJI

[Black Pearl]

Nope!

I love camera bags and have way, way too many. I particularly like canvas ones as I'm a traditional kind of guy.

[JohnP]

I just can't get on with any type of bag with a shoulder strap, I use a rucksack. I like my hands free for using camera and binoculars and I don't have to continually keep hitching up a strap onto my shoulder.

[NannyFerret]

I was quite surprised at the metal rings giving way on the Lowepro. I thought they would be stronger than the nylon rings

[Black Pearl]

Lengthen the strap and wear it over your head. Most normal sized bags sit at the back of your hip but can be accessed really quickly.

[JohnP]

Lengthen the strap and wear it over your head. Most normal sized bags sit at the back of your hip but can be accessed really quickly.

 

I've tried that and already having two straps (camera & binoculars) around my neck I just can't tolerate a third as I feel I'm being throttled. It's bad enough having two when climbing over stiles and gates etc. If I didn't spend most of my time on country pursuits I might think differently.

A rucksack just stays put and causes me no problems.

[Black Pearl]

Ah - in those circumstances I'll agree entirely. I've a Lowe Pro Trekker AW that I use when out on the fells.

A shoulder bag is a street/day trip solution.

[NannyFerret]

I just gave my son my Lowepro Slingshot (the smallest size) as I had bought a more balanced Lowepro backpack.
I have a few other bags to use depending on which camera and equipment I might be taking out with me.
I always take the backpack on holiday as I can get my tablet, and other bits and pieces in it.
I am going to make a waterproof cover for the backpack as it doesn't have one with it.
I've already bought the material off ebay, but haven't got round to the sewing yet.

[JohnP]

Ah - in those circumstances I'll agree entirely. I've a Lowe Pro Trekker AW that I use when out on the fells.

A shoulder bag is a street/day trip solution.

I'm gradually becoming more of a country bumpkin than ever these days (always been one to a certain extent), I don't bother much with street stuff. I did do Hereford a few weeks ago, took some shots and then there was Gloucester docks but these trips are only for the odd occasion, I prefer to be in the country with the birds and the bees... 

[NannyFerret]

If I use a shoulder bag, I have to wear it across because it keeps slipping off my shoulder otherwise.
This way it can be pushed to the back of me out of the way.

[FUJI]

I have been very interested in this thread......Why?

Because a year or two ago I won a Low Pro shoulder bag on here for the most amusing photograph.......

This has got me thinking, because busting both legs made walking impossible for three months, very difficult for the next year, and dodgy at times even now......so that poor bag hasn't had the use it might have had.

I usually go out and about with a single lens attached to the SONY and adjust my photography to suit its particular limitations.......Never have I tried changing lenses....in the field....so to speak.

Also, I would feel a bit conspicuous in town or in a city with a specialist camera bag

Your thoughts please!

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

I gave up changes lenses when out and about after getting dust on my sensor and not being able to get if off again. It's just not worth it.

Beleive it or not, I bought a padded video bag from the car boot once for 50P  The only thing is that it does have two zips along the top and no flap so a cover would be needed in the rain. It's not used often and is mainly kept as a standby.

Edited March 17, 2013 by NannyFerret

[Black Pearl]

I've never been bothered by having a camera bag over my shoulder, it is what it is and I'm a photographer so why not carry the tools.

 

That said I use a Hadley Pro when I'm out which doesn't really scream CAMERA BAG so that might be part of it....

 

 

.....but if I need more kit I also use a Lowe Pro Classified which is much larger and looks a bit more serious:

 

 

Given the choice and the cash I'd swap the Classified for a bigger Billingham.....because they are gorgeous!

 

 

Told you I was a camera bag nerd.

[annie]

i hate bags hanging from my shoulder...so i shorten the strap and do it up round my waist...that way both hands are free, the bag is in front of me and i can get to everthing, and when the camera is round my neck it sits on top of the bag so it's not heavy...

[Guest DaveW]

I think we often try and cart too much gear around with us. I have an original Billingham I bought about 30 years ago, but it is simply used for storing my camera gear at home. I certainly would not want to carry everything around with me when I go out since I then cut everything down to the minimum needed. 

 

The Pro's usually have many different sized camera bags and usually decant just what equipment is needed into the smallest size needed for the shoot, unless of course they employ an assistant to carry the stuff for them like some pro golfer with a caddy. I'm sure Fuji and I when we were working would never take the entire contents of our workshop out on a job with us, just the tools needed, yet many amateurs seem determined to buy a bag big enough to take everything they own including the kitchen sink and always cart it around with them.

[Black Pearl]

I cart around just what I need.

If all I need is a camera/lens combo I will carry it without a bag as both my systems are waterproof.

Hadley Pro for the K30 with two lenses and a bit of spare room if needed.

Nikon DSLR Bag for the D300s and two lenses plus a flash.

Classified for the D300s with upto three (bigger) lenses and a Speedlight plus bits.

Trekker for the D300s plus five or six lenses (regardless of size) plus two Speedlights with plenty of bits.

All four bags have space for the iPad if I want to edit on the go.

[annie]

my camera bag also holds my lunch and a drink..smokes..purse..spare glasses...and car keys!

[Guest]

I have a huge tamrac expedition 8x which holds most of my kit but its used for storage at home and when we go on holiday we have a smaller expedition 5x and also a smaller bag we tend to just take what we need each time