Those that are not financially strapped like Ed and me can afford a camera
caddy. It nice to have another person there to hand you the proper gear for
each shot. Makes me feel kinda like a pro golfer. :)~
Bryan Pilati
OM-2n; IS-3dlx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Senior" <newshawk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Backpack vs shoulder bag. Was: Tamron 80-200 storage/carry
solutions - Timbuk2?
> My favorite bag (in fact, my only bag) is a f64 SC bag. It holds almost
> everything I own (I'm financially challenged at this point, or I'd have
> more) and has some very cool features. The top opens away from you so
> it's easier to get into the bag when it's by your side and it has a
> waist strap. I use the waist strap with the shoulder strap when I'm
> heading through airports... makes it much easier to maneuver when you
> know the bag is right on my hip.
>
> The best part? I found one on B&H Photo's web site that was new, still
> in the bag, but being sold as used. I got the bag for at least 500ff
> B&H's price!
>
> Ed Senior
>
> Bernard Frangoulis wrote:
>
> > Regarding bags, there are apparently 2 categories of photographers:
> > the backpack type, and the shoulder bag type.
> >
> > Personally, when traveling, I cannot imagine having my lenses in a
> > backpack. Say you are visiting a town, a market, etc., photographing
> > people and the town itself - with a backpack, for each photo, I would
> > have to remove the backpack, put it on the ground, get the camera,
> > change the lens if necessary... With a shoulder bag, I have everything
> > readily accessible (including the camera - I don't like carrying it
> > around my neck, I prefer to keep it in the bag, with a short strap to
> > grab it). Sure, carrying a shoulder bag can be a pain in the a**, but
> > the advantages are determinant for me. Under other circumstances, for
> > instance photographing landscape only, I can imagine the backpack is OK.
> >
> > In addition, I don't want the shoulder bag to be a rigid "case" with
> > everything neatly packaged (I find LowePro and Tamrac bags to be too
> > rigid). I need a bag that keeps close to my body, with the camera and
> > lenses easily accessible at all time. The only bags I have found to
> > fit this description are Domke bags. I have an F-3X and an F-2 - and
> > all would be perfect except that I now find the F-3X a little bit too
> > small, and the F-2 a little bit too large (too long actually). So I am
> > still in the never ending search for the perfect bag... Perhaps the
> > F-4AF would be OK?.....
>
>
>
>
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