Hi,
A while ago I noticed a discussion in this group about the different kind of
equipment cases/backpacks people use to carry their gear around.
Unfortunately at that time I didn't manage to find the 25th hour in the day
to follow that thread closely, but in one week from now I'll have my
birthday (June 7th) and I'm thinking of asking (money) for a decent bag.
Roughly, the following is what I'm looking for:
-Enough space to store either of the following options:
Option 1: OM-4Ti (incl. databack 4), 35-70/4, 65-200/4, 24/2.8, 35/2.8
shift, 1 or 2 filters, up to 6 rolls of film.
Option 2: Same as option 1, plus: small (light!) tripod, cable release,
F280.
Option 3: Same as option 2, plus: 300/4.5, OM-40.
Option 4: Same as option 3, plus space for gear not yet acquired, like e.g.
500/8 reflex, macro gear.
-Low profile bag, i.e. preferrably it should be cloaked so it won't attract
potential thieves' attention too quickly, in other words, I'd prefer it not
to have any camera brand names on it.
-Easily accessible and/or comfortable to carry around (what are opinions on
backpacks vs. shoulderbags?).
-Comfortable and durable material, which protects the gear really well.
-Preferrably lightweight.
-Preferrably economically priced.
Now, I know some of the above "requirements" are more or less mutually
exclusive, so I'm looking for a best-of-all-worlds solution. It's not much
of an issue if not all of the above requirements are met, although I'd
really like the bag to be able to contain at least the gear of option 1. Of
course it would be very interesting to see some suggestions for all the 3
above mentioned options. Also, if people feel this to be off-topic or
already gone over in detail, I would be interested in seeing some of the
posts of the original thread off-list.
Finally, I remember having seen the Lowepro brand being mentioned quite
often, is this the preferred brand?
Thanks for your time,
Olaf
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