In a message dated 9/24/01 4:10:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>snip
> I'm looking for something that'll hold a body, long zoom, macro lens,
> wide-angle, possibly extension tubes, possibly teleconverter, flash(?)
> tripod(?) and a bunch of film/other bits and bobs, which puts me at the
> large end of belt packs, or the small end of backpacks, in a sort of
awkward
> mid-ground.
Yep. Sure is. I decided to compromise toward the small end (for now), which
is how I ended up with the Orion Mini. For PURELY photo jaunts, when I want
that 300mm along, I'll end up with the Lowe Mini Trekker some day. Sounds as
if you need at LEAST that, Daniel.
The Orion Mini is VERY comfortable on the waist/hips. That's the place to
carry weight, even if you have a big 60 - 80 pound backpack. Low center of
gravity, the weight is on the hips not the shoulders. When I'm backpacking,
I have my pack belt cinched up to put all the weight on the hips. The
shoulder straps just float with almost no weight at all on them. I can go
all day without the shoulders screaming like they used to in the old days.
Remember when backpacks had NO belt? Ugh. Remember the Trapper John?
Double UGH!!!
I had to cinch up on the shoulder straps of my day pack some to bring it up a
little so it didn't interfere with the Orion (which if tightly worn, is about
2" above your beltline), but they get along just fine. Really the thing to
do would be to take your daypack in to the camera shop and try 'em both on at
the same time before purchasing, or conversely, buy the camera waist pack,
then go try on daypacks. Either way, buy each with the other in mind. Or
just get a Trekker in the first place. :-)
I think when I eventually get a Trekker, I'll then get a hiking belt pack to
carry water bottle & some food. Definitely want to keep food & water
separate from the OM gear, and BELOW it seems the right place, too.
I seem to require 3 different kinds of "bags". 1) a small belt pack, 2) a
backpack with zoom & tripod carry capability, and 3) a regular style camera
case (the dimensions of which get bigger every month...) for vehicle/home
use. If there's another way, I'm all ears.
Rich
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