bag for 2 bodies with flash bracket

jchin

Can someone recommend a bag to hold 2 cameras with Stroboframe flash brackets?
I am looking for something where I can put 2 cameras with zoom lens directly into the bag.
The only other thing the bag needs to hold is 2 flashes.

I would like the lenses mounted on the bodies:
20D w/grip and 17-85 with Stroboframe bracket
40D w/grip and 24-105L with Stroboframe bracket
430EX and 580EX

Thanks in advance.

ziggy53

Johnny,

I moved this to the Accessories forum.

Do you have a preference towards a backpack, a shoulder bag, a "sling" bag or a camera case?

Would you like the cameras oriented up or down or some other configuration?

If you can describe how ou would use the bag that might help as well.

jchin

ziggy53 wrote:

Johnny,

I moved this to the Accessories forum.

Do you have a preference towards a backpack, a shoulder bag, a "sling" bag or a camera case?

Would you like the cameras oriented up or down or some other configuration?

If you can describe how ou would use the bag that might help as well.

Actually ... anthing that is compact would work. The main thing I want is to have the cameras at the ready with the flash brackets mounted so I can just jump out of the car, grab my bag and camera, mount the flash to the bracket and be able to shoot in a minute or so. (yeah, wedding photography where the events of the day is moving quick).

TIA.

dangin

which bracket are you using?

jchin

dangin wrote:

which bracket are you using?

I am using the Stroboframe VH2000, which is pretty compact.

dangin

while the vh2000 is a relatively small camera flash bracket, it's flaw is that it's mass is clumped together. as opposed to a bracket like the stroboframe pro-t or pro-rl, it's spread over a larger area and its U-shape can fit into some camera bags more easily.

i'd actually recommend that you get an extra large carabiner clip and have it on the strap of your camera bag. that way you can clip your camera bracket on and off easily. also, be sure to wrap the carabiner w/ gaffers tape or the like so it doesn't scratch up your bracket's finish.

as far as bag recommendations go, i don't have anything small and compact. i prefer the tamrac pro-12. it's huge but it i use it to hold:
2 camera bodies w/ medium zoom lenses
3 on camera flash units
3 pocket wizards
70-200mm lens
2x teleconverter
12-24mm crop lens
50mm lens
fisheye lens
sekonic 358 light meter
memory card backup backup device
sync cables
y cables
various cable adapters
tripod plates
flash gels
white balance target
lens cleaner + cloth
dust blower rocket bulb thingie
a dozen AA batteries
extra batteries for the cameras
and a bunch of other knick-knacks

i typically leave my bracket on top of my bag. just by leaving out some of the aforementioned gear, and slight padding modifications, it's possible to fit the bracket in the bag if i need to.

jchin

Thanks Dan. BTW, you have a nice gallery of photos.