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08/27/2008 09:04:15 AM · #1 |
Hi- I have read the camera bag reviews but specifically I am wondering if anyone has any of the following - I need a bag that I can wear around my waist/hip the way I work one minute I am down on the ground/ then up etc and spend alot of time running around with toddlers.
At the moment I would probably only be carrying 3 lenses (not including the one on the camera)
So the ones I am considering are
Boda Lens Bag
Boda Bag
Thinktank skin
THINKTANK SKIN
Lowepro Deluxe Belt Buckle or Harness
Lowepro belt packs
HAS ANYONE GOT ANY of these and can provide comments that would be good- or any other suggestions to fry my brain would be good also - I dont think an actual vest would suit the way I work. |
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08/27/2008 10:29:33 AM · #2 |
Have you seen this one?
//www.newswear.com/
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08/27/2008 10:32:44 AM · #3 |
I shoot toddlers and kids pretty often and have to say, I can't imagine chasing a 2 year old or laying on the floor with an infant with 3 lenses strapped around my waist. Not to mention, you'd better have a good belt if you're going to carry that much weight on your pants! ;D
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08/27/2008 10:43:17 AM · #4 |
lol ok but seriously they could not think of a better photo for their rain poncho in that link
lol I am sorry but my mind is someone else today
Message edited by author 2008-08-27 10:43:33.
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08/27/2008 11:07:57 AM · #5 |
I agree with digitalpins concerning the Rain Poncho image. lol
Why are all those lenses white, ewww.
/runs
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08/29/2008 11:27:18 PM · #6 |
I've used the Lowepro Deluxe Belt with a couple of Lowepro accessories attached to the belt (e.g. lens cases, utility bag, bottle holder).
I liked having the lenses and other things near at hand, and also the fact that I could do things like get into and out of cars easily (e.g. remove belt, put it down on seat, get into car, and vice versa), in comparison to if I was carrying a utility bag on my pants belt. It was fine for getting down on the ground for landscape shots (can remove belt and put it on ground), but I wouldn't want to use it for getting down on the ground to chase toddlers. If I had to chase toddlers, I'd try to work with a single camera and lens.
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08/29/2008 11:39:37 PM · #7 |
| I have a lowepro inverse 200 aw, it's not a very big bag, but it will store 3 medium sized lenses. As already stated, I wouldn't want to have a belt pack hanging off in high action situations, things WILL get broken. |
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08/30/2008 01:37:05 AM · #8 |
I have both the Lowepro Orion AW and Lowepro Off Trail 2, both waist packs with the Orion being almost half again bigger than the Off Trail. I used the Off Trail when I had a 10D and just needed to carry a couple of lenses and a few other things. I moved up to the Orion because I started carrying the 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8L IS and 100-400 4.5/5.6L lenses with the 10D. Not to mention a bunch of batteries, polorizer filters, nylon ground cloth and cotton hand cloth and a few other odds and ends. I only put the 100-400 in there when I had the camera around my neck, other wise I carried it in it's pouch on my belt. I had lots of room with my 10D, but right after I got the bag I upgraded to a 1DMKII, a much bigger camera than the 10D, but I can still get the camera with the 24-70 on it and the 70-200 2.8L IS or the 100-400, extra battery, filters, lens cleaning stuff, nylon ground cloth and cotton hand cloth and a few other odds and ends in it. It's heavy with all of that, but using the combination shoulder strap and waist belt snugged up, the weight doesn't bother me. When I'm working, I usually have the pack on my left side where I can get at the other stuff. I can also rest my left arm on top of the bag. If I'm going through crowds of people (I do a lot of event photography) I'll slide the bag in front or behind me so it's not snagging on people as I worm my way through the crowds.
I like the bag and have used it to hike back into waterfalls and other scenic areas to shoot. It's well made (as is all of the Lowepro bags I have, including one of their backpacks that I carry 35 pounds of camera equipment in when I use it) and stands up to a lot of abuse. One word of warning on the big plastic clips they use to connect the belt... it can come undone. It has never happened to me but it's been close. There was someone on here I think that posted about his coming undone a while back. What happens is that under some conditions one side and be pushed, causing the prongs to come undone on one side. It will still hold this way but if pressure gets applied on the other side, it will pop out and your bag can fall if you aren't using the strap around your neck (I always do). It's not just Lowepro bags that have these clips though... most of them have the same plastic clips. We have them on our dog harnesses and I have had it happen on those, which is how I found out that it can happen to these types of clips. It takes the right kind of pressure to pop one side out and it doesn't happen very often, but it can.
The AW bags have a rain cover tucked in the bottom that you can pull out and up over the whole bag to protect it from heavy rain. I've never had to use mine... not because it never rains in Oregon :D, but because the bag is water resitant on it's own. I really like the waist pack. It's much better than carrying the backpack as it forces me to carry less gear. I was finding that I wasn't stopping to take pictures with the backpack after a hard hike if I had to take the backpack off to get a different lens. Some times just the thought of taking the bag off and putting it back on was more than I wanted to do at the time. Also, I used it a lot in the fall and winter and the trails were pretty muddy. I didn't like setting the bag down in the mud and then putting it back on (which is why I started carrying a nylon ground cloth) and getting mud all over me. The waist pack puts everything where I can get at them without taking it off.
Oh, I found the best prices in a couple of Canadian stores. The Lowepro bags I've bought are some of the few things I've not bought through B&H. But the savings was large enough that I bought from Canada. It took a couple of extra days to get to me but well worth it. I've had my bags for several years, so I don't know if that's still true now and unless you are in Canada (or some other part of the world rather than the US) it might be worth checking out.
Mike
Message edited by author 2008-08-30 01:40:26.
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08/30/2008 01:42:52 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Jac:
I agree with digitalpins concerning the Rain Poncho image. lol
Why are all those lenses white, ewww.
/runs |
Must... bite.... tongue.... MUST... bite....tongue.....OW! |
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