What does your camera bag look like?

pyry

More specifically on the inside, where it matters

What bags do you use and how and what do you pack in it?
Please post pictures!

I have two bags at the moment, I've owned a total of five (a Lowepro, Nova 3 and a 5 and a Tamrac expedition 5 backpack have come and gone).

My lightweight setup, a Lowepro Slingshot 300:

1 body, 2 extra lenses and filters, batteries and lens cloths in the side pocket and a flash and/or shirt would go in the top:



Same bag with 2 bodies (the lower one is a tad hemmed in by the lip of the opening):



And the heavy bag, a Lowepro Vertex 300, 2 bodies, a total of six lenses, flash, filters, all kinds of stuff up to a compass. The laptop compartment takes drinks and clothes more often than a laptop.



Both bodies in the top corners for easier access, both bags fitted so that any lens can be attached to the body and all but the big 100-400 trombone with hoods extended.


Let's see yours!

evoryware

Here's how I pack mine lightly:


and with all my flashes and lenses.


used my film cam in place of the 40D. Foam holds the 40D or XTI with the 70-200 on it pretty solid.
Oh and one last setup. If I plan to be walking around with my flash on the camera, then I plan for the light setup and I collapse the area normally holding the 580eX:

I haven't had a problem with this last setup, but I'm not entirely comfortable with it either. It fits well, but I think if I trip and fall the flash would snap off.

I'll take a couple more shots of my other bag later.

gryphonslair99

I have several smaller bags. This is the take it all bag. Tamrac Super Pro 14. It's huge. There have been a couple of additions of lenses since this photo, so there is actually more gear in it now than the photo shows.

pyry

evoryware wrote:

I haven't had a problem with this last setup, but I'm not entirely comfortable with it either. It fits well, but I think if I trip and fall the flash would snap off.

I'll take a couple more shots of my other bag later.

An interesting idea with that flash, I suppose it's safe as long as you don't bump it too badly ( short distances, don't lean into the bag...)

pyry

gryphonslair99 wrote:

I have several smaller bags. This is the take it all bag. Tamrac Super Pro 14. It's huge. There have been a couple of additions of lenses since this photo, so there is actually more gear in it now than the photo shows.

How much does that thing weigh fully loaded? :oogle

I switched to a backpack when my shoulder bag reached nearly 10 kilos. It was seriously cramping my style

evoryware

pyry wrote:

An interesting idea with that flash, I suppose it's safe as long as you don't bump it too badly ( short distances, don't lean into the bag...)

Yeah but I'm probably going to stop carrying it around like that; doing it only if the bag is grounded.

gryphonslair99

pyry wrote:

How much does that thing weigh fully loaded? :oogle

I switched to a backpack when my shoulder bag reached nearly 10 kilos. It was seriously cramping my style

Enough that it is the take everything and put the bag on the seat of the truck bag. It is not a carrier but a transporter. I have several smaller bags of different sizes when I need something to carry. I just pick the size I need for the gear I am taking.

My main form of photography is sports photography so lugging the bag to a venue in the truck is not a big problem. I just pull the bodies and lenses and stuff the other gear in pockets in my shooting vest.

That is probably my favorite bag, if you can call it that. A photography vest from Cabela's. Has 4 nicely padded pockets for lenses, flash units etc. One padded pocket is even big enough for a 70-200 f2.8 with hood. Unfortunately Cabela's quite making it.

Did I forget to mention, I have added a couple of lenses since that photo was taken??? Now if I could only get the 400 f2.8 in there. I could leave the other suitcase at home.

20DNoob

Weighing in at scant 32.5lbs, my backpack. It's not everything but it may as well be as the rest usually stays home. R-Strap in the laptop sleeve with a mag or two. Paperwork, spare set of BP-511s', and CF cards in the lid. Filters and other bits in the outer pockets on the lid.

Pindy

This is surprisingly helpful. I think I've been placing my stuff in my bags in a kind of "boring" way.