anyone use kata bags?

Andy

i'm looking at a bag for a second body and some lenses only ...shoulder style... more for storage rather than for carrying about.... something like this...

any experience with these types would be appreciated...

btw i'm not interested in a backpack as i already have one. this would be in addition to the backpack.. thanks.

USAIR

Andy
I have this one Domke F-4AF Pro System Shoulder Bag
Very nice bag it's my favorite sholder bag about $110 at B&H
I keep a 24-70 f/2.8L 70-200 f/2.8L 50 1.8 Lensbaby and lots of other stuff inside.



Fred

Andy

thx fred!

gus

How bad is this disease ???

Just having 2 lenses ive noticed that i need a small bag to keep the other lens handy so as i dont have to stop & open the backpack !!

What have you done to me Andy :uhoh

simon bennett

Thanks, Fred. Might have to snap one of those myself.

USAIR

Gus

Humungus wrote:

How bad is this disease ???

Just having 2 lenses ive noticed that i need a small bag to keep the other lens handy so as i dont have to stop & open the backpack !!

What have you done to me Andy :uhoh

It's bad from my seat here in my computer room I can see 4 shoulder bags,2 backpacks,couple of real nice lens bags,computer bag and a few equipment bags.
It's Bad :sick

Fred

ian408

Humungus wrote:

How bad is this disease ???
:uhoh

Two long lens bags, 1 backpack, two shoulder bags. No partridge in a
pear tree tho.

Ian

lissa

lol
well right now im using disposable cameras so any camera would be great to me

patch29

I have seen the Kata stuff, still not sure what to make of it. It has a look all it's own with the way they have all the different panels and such vs a standard bag.

I am a fan of the Tenba bags. They also have some to carry a laptop, did you move to a 12", I can't remember.

Tenba's backpacks are cool too, they have side access zippers where you can quickly access four lens slots without opening the entire bag. They carry a laptop too.

I have quite a collection of bags from the last 15 years, if I become homeless I will be the bagman.

I own bags and cases from

2-Domke
5-Tenba
3-Lightware
2-Lowepro
4-Porta-Brace
2-Tundra Sea King
1-Pelican


I am not sure where they all came from about a case and a half a year. There are also a couple I have sold, not on the list and some I probably should sell. Six of these cases are in active service some are just storing some older gear, from the film days that needs to be sold off.

I am always looking for new cases the work better for me too.



My name is Patch29 and I am a case-oholic.

pathfinder

patch29 wrote:

I have seen the Kata stuff, still not sure what to make of it. It has a look all it's own with the way they have all the different panels and such vs a standard bag.

I am a fan of the Tenba bags. They also have some to carry a laptop, did you move to a 12", I can't remember.

Tenba's backpacks are cool too, they have side access zippers where you can quickly access four lens slots without opening the entire bag. They carry a laptop too.

I have quite a collection of bags from the last 15 years, if I become homeless I will be the bagman.

I own bags and cases from

2-Domke
5-Tenba
3-Lightware
2-Lowepro
4-Porta-Brace
2-Tundra Sea King
1-Pelican


I am not sure where they all came from about a case and a half a year. There are also a couple I have sold, not on the list and some I probably should sell. Six of these cases are in active service some are just storing some older gear, from the film days that needs to be sold off.

I am always looking for new cases the work better for me too.



My name is Patch29 and I am a case-oholic.

I only own a Micro Trekker II and a Tenba 15 incher and an even smaller Micro trekker type. I feel so much less guilt now, Patch -

DoctorIt

patch29 wrote:

My name is Patch29 and I am a case-oholic.

Don't worry buddy, it's gonna be ok.

DavidTO

patch29 wrote:

My name is Patch29 and I am a case-oholic.

So far I've only got two camera bags (got rid of the rest), but I am ripe for the same situation you're in. I LOVE buying things in which to put other things. You should see me at the hardware store, drooling over all those organizing things, and I don't really need them. I just love things in which you put other things. Really love them.

wxwax

Like everyone else, I have a splendid collection of bags that I don't use.

To solve my storage problem, I bought a rather large Pelican case. Patch29 very kindly did the pick-n-pluck thing for me - now all the glass and bodies have a happy home.

patch29

DavidTO wrote:

I just love things in which you put other things. Really love them.

I have lots of boxes and like to keep everything put away, in theory. Every once in a while I seem to get caught up.

DavidTO

wxwax wrote:

To solve my storage problem, I bought a rather large Pelican case. Patch29 very kindly did the pick-n-pluck thing for me - now all the glass and bodies have a happy home.

Pelican cases are fantastic. I have one for my firewire drives for work. That pick-n-pluck foam--looks easy, but man is that something to overthink--and then you realize you shoulda done some other way.

Andy

wxwax wrote:

Like everyone else, I have a splendid collection of bags that I don't use.

To solve my storage problem, I bought a rather large Pelican case. Patch29 very kindly did the pick-n-pluck thing for me - now all the glass and bodies have a happy home.

didn't fish put my sherpa in one of these somewhere a while back? patch? can you find that, i bet you can

wxwax

DavidTO wrote:

Pelican cases are fantastic. I have one for my firewire drives for work. That pick-n-pluck foam--looks easy, but man is that something to overthink--and then you realize you shoulda done some other way.

Patch is a pro. He put the stuff on top, sorta measured how much space they'd take, then plucked.

BTW, we stole your black flash idea for a short part of the St Helens show - worked out pretty well, thanks.

DavidTO

wxwax wrote:

BTW, we stole your black flash idea for a short part of the St Helens show - worked out pretty well, thanks.

Thanks, but I can hardly take credit. That goes to whoever cut the trailer for Twister. One of those trailers that is constantly referenced in the industry.

Daniel Chui

I use the Kata R-102... it is a fantastic backpack and I have had a few months experience with it. Tons of room, ergonomic, has a tripod holder, and doesn't look like a camera backpack. Also, it's built like a tank and can be dropped without damaging your equipment due to its egg-shell like carton.

- Chui

andy wrote:

i'm looking at a bag for a second body and some lenses only ...shoulder style... more for storage rather than for carrying about.... something like this...

any experience with these types would be appreciated...

btw i'm not interested in a backpack as i already have one. this would be in addition to the backpack.. thanks.

patch29

andy picked up the Tenba p695 pro-traveler yesterday. We will see how he likes it after this weekend.

I recommended it to him based on the amount of gear he wanted to carry and how he wanted to do it. It is a bag I have had around for a long time, but used it to store my Metz flashes, but now that I think about it more I may put it back in service for my digital gear. It is set up very well to hold the larger 1D sized bodies and big lenses. It is also affordable and heavy duty at $200. I have always been very happy with my Tenba gear.

patch29

Kata now has a bag selector available, here, to help choose the right gear based on your camera. It looks helpful and a welcome new way to search for bags.