The Tamron 80-200/2.8 is quite a beast to carry, especially with a Motor Drive,
which is typically how mine gets used.
I lug mine around in an old Domke F2 or F6 with no insert, which both have the
same inside dimension (but the F2 is taller). A small pouch or two will fit
beside the Tamron for a couple of primes. The F6 is an especially handy size
and typically houses my Leica outfit. Both have padded bottoms, and the F2 has
a wooden stiffener in the bottom under the foam.
When I'm working with this lens all day and it's not on the camera, I will
carry it in a Kinesis E280 large lens pouch, which gets hooked to a Kinesis
belt. (see
http://www.kinesisgear.com/e.html?PHPSESSID=98f1869da17ecdef9e8e7dc3ab8a2d72#epix)
It's a great lens though. Check out this picture and the bokeh:
http://www.skipwilliams.adahost.com/data/grass-tamron-80-200-600fram.jpg
FYI,
Skip
>
>Subject: [OM] Tamron 80-200 storage/carry solutions - Timbuk2?
> From: Mike Darling <miked2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:59:14 -0500
> To: Olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Ok, I gather a bunch of you have this lens so I'm hoping someone can give me
>some suggestions on what to carry mine around in. I've found that it's just
>a little too tall for my Domke J-3 when a body is mounted. Though I love
>this bag, it's just a little too much for me to lug back and forth on my
>daily commute (45mi by train each way).
>
>Ideally I'd like to be able to:
>* carry the lens with a body/winder mounted and the lens hood reversed
>* have space for another body and a couple small prime lenses (35 & 50)
>* be semi-weatherproof, since I usually end up walking around the city
>
>The Tamrac 465 looks like what I want, but I'm not sure it will be big
>(tall) enough. I'd like something that will hang close to the body and not
>be too obtrusive. Something that doesn't scream "steal me!" would be nice
>(but I'm only 22 so don't tell me to get a diaper bag!). Short of making
>some inserts for an old army surplus bag I have, does anyone have any ideas?
>What do you carry yours in?
>
>Additionally, I have an old Timbuk2 messenger bag (the medium sized one)
>that has been sitting idle since I got a larger one. Anyone using one of
>those for photo stuff? What kind of divider system/padding are you using?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>
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