Help picking a camera bag.

LydiaLydia Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited July 10, 2008 in Accessories
I want to carry my 40d with attached 24-70mm L and hood. I also would like room for my 580ex II and my 85mm and battery charger. I do not plan on purchasing anymore lens I just sold 3 so this is about all I will ever carry.

I wonder if the Sling shot 200 or a Jill-E bag would work for me?

Any suggestions?

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  • goodcrnagoodcrna Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited July 7, 2008
    Camera Bag
    Lydia,
    First off I'd suggest doing a search on this topic. Just a few topics from yours on this board is another discussion about camera bags. I think if this is truely going to be "all" your "ever" (I tell my wife that ALL the time wings.gif ) your going to have as your camera "kit." THen yes the sling shot would be a good choice. I'd also like to point out another choice for you. I really think the Think Tank Photo product line is awesome. Specifically for "your" needs I'd look at the Urban Disguise. It comes is various sizes. Can be a shoulder bag and a back pack style. Just my $0.02 worth! I also have the urban disguise 60. It is wonderful. Its their largest bag and can hold 2 dSLR's without lens and several lenses and accessories. It also has a rain cover. Check it out.....Good luck in your search.....
    Greg

    Lydia wrote:
    I want to carry my 40d with attached 24-70mm L and hood. I also would like room for my 580ex II and my 85mm and battery charger. I do not plan on purchasing anymore lens I just sold 3 so this is about all I will ever carry.

    I wonder if the Sling shot 200 or a Jill-E bag would work for me?

    Any suggestions?
  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2008
    Yup, my gripped 20D + 24-70 lives happily in my SS200 when I use it. Plenty of room for a couple other lenses and a few accessories.
    Chris
    http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
  • LydiaLydia Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited July 7, 2008
    claudermilk wrote:
    Yup, my gripped 20D + 24-70 lives happily in my SS200 when I use it. Plenty of room for a couple other lenses and a few accessories.

    Chris- do you think it would have room for the lens hood attached- 9inches long total.

    Thanks Lydia
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2008
    Lydia wrote:
    Chris- do you think it would have room for the lens hood attached- 9inches long total.

    Thanks Lydia

    It should have.....that is an awesome bag......of course I have a thing for LowePro.....currently I own 5 of them......before you get the SS....would you be interested in a belt style bag with the AW cover.....it is called the ORION AW and is now incorporated in the Orion BackPack.....but mine is just he belt pack and I have out grown it (camera wise that is).....I did have an upholstery shop add length to the belt as I need it to go around me wearing a snowmobile suit and large coat in the wintertime (belt is now close to 60inches I think :-} )......but it would hold you camer/w lens and shade on and you can slide to you backside or to the front when you need to get into it.
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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2008
    Lydia wrote:
    I want to carry my 40d with attached 24-70mm L and hood. I also would like room for my 580ex II and my 85mm and battery charger. I do not plan on purchasing anymore lens I just sold 3 so this is about all I will ever carry.

    I wonder if the Sling shot 200 or a Jill-E bag would work for me?

    Any suggestions?

    Haha, you might look around a bit before you post a question from now on. Literally 5 posts below this post, is a 5-page topic on camera bags.

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  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    Lydia wrote:
    Chris- do you think it would have room for the lens hood attached- 9inches long total.

    Thanks Lydia
    Reversed. With it in shooting position, it's too long. The SS300 was introduced so people could leaver their 70-200's mounted & that is about the length of a 24-70 with hood in the shooting position. Personally, for those longer hoods I don't like leaving them in the shooting mounted to the body while walking around, seems like asking for damage.
    Chris
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  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    Lydia wrote:
    I want to carry my 40d with attached 24-70mm L and hood. I also would like room for my 580ex II and my 85mm and battery charger. I do not plan on purchasing anymore lens I just sold 3 so this is about all I will ever carry.

    I wonder if the Sling shot 200 or a Jill-E bag would work for me?

    Any suggestions?

    You can go to http://www.cambags.com/ and see how much gear fits into this and other bags.
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  • LydiaLydia Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited July 10, 2008
    Thanks for the help
    Thanks for all the info I am going to check out the cambag site:D
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