Lightmancer
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- Location
- Sunny Frimley
- Name
- Bill Palmer
Okay, please bear with me on this, and read to the end before responding.
I am in the market for a photo backpack. I have one at the moment but it is cheap and starting to get a bit ratty. What it does do is hold everything I want to carry, to wit:
1 Domke F5Xb, containing a Fuji X100T, WCL and TCLX100 converters back to back, a pouch with batteries, memory cards, hood and charging cable.
1 Fuji XPro2 with 14, 18-135, 27 and 35 (f2) lenses plus a pouch with batteries, memory cards and card reader.
1 Portable telephone
1 Kindle paperwhite
1 "electronic handbag" (as my wife calls it) with assorted cables, chargers etc for all of the above.
1 shemagh
1 cap, flat, head for the use of
1 folding shopping bag
1 folding umbrella
1 Leuchtturm notebook ('cos Moleskines aren't made like they were)
1 pen
1 set of keys
Now, the only time it will be fully loaded like this is when travelling to and from my destination. It must therefore be carry-on baggage compatible. I don't need quick access to the Domke or it's contents while in transit.
At my destination I will empty out the bag and either carry it with the XPro2 and lenses and a jumper etc or I will leave it behind and just take the Domke out with me.
It must be a backpack. A sling is useless to me partly because it doesn't spread the weight very well and partly because I am left-handed and they all open for the convenience of right-handers.
It must be light.
It must be robust.
It must be discreet.
It must be moderately stylish; the ballistic nylon, urban ninja look is anathema to me. Think canvas and leather trim.
It must be comfortable - I may need to wear it fully laden while wandering around airports with my main case in tow.
I don't mind too much if I have to take it off to access the X-Pro and lenses and value security over accessibility, within reason.
I ordered a Manfrotto Perspectives 15 but that did not have enough camera storage space. I'm wondering about some of the National Geographic bags, particularly the Africa medium size but I can't find a local stockist o given a try and I'm not sure about security.
Any ideas...?
I am in the market for a photo backpack. I have one at the moment but it is cheap and starting to get a bit ratty. What it does do is hold everything I want to carry, to wit:
1 Domke F5Xb, containing a Fuji X100T, WCL and TCLX100 converters back to back, a pouch with batteries, memory cards, hood and charging cable.
1 Fuji XPro2 with 14, 18-135, 27 and 35 (f2) lenses plus a pouch with batteries, memory cards and card reader.
1 Portable telephone
1 Kindle paperwhite
1 "electronic handbag" (as my wife calls it) with assorted cables, chargers etc for all of the above.
1 shemagh
1 cap, flat, head for the use of
1 folding shopping bag
1 folding umbrella
1 Leuchtturm notebook ('cos Moleskines aren't made like they were)
1 pen
1 set of keys
Now, the only time it will be fully loaded like this is when travelling to and from my destination. It must therefore be carry-on baggage compatible. I don't need quick access to the Domke or it's contents while in transit.
At my destination I will empty out the bag and either carry it with the XPro2 and lenses and a jumper etc or I will leave it behind and just take the Domke out with me.
It must be a backpack. A sling is useless to me partly because it doesn't spread the weight very well and partly because I am left-handed and they all open for the convenience of right-handers.
It must be light.
It must be robust.
It must be discreet.
It must be moderately stylish; the ballistic nylon, urban ninja look is anathema to me. Think canvas and leather trim.
It must be comfortable - I may need to wear it fully laden while wandering around airports with my main case in tow.
I don't mind too much if I have to take it off to access the X-Pro and lenses and value security over accessibility, within reason.
I ordered a Manfrotto Perspectives 15 but that did not have enough camera storage space. I'm wondering about some of the National Geographic bags, particularly the Africa medium size but I can't find a local stockist o given a try and I'm not sure about security.
Any ideas...?