Comments on: Camera bag fetish

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:18:25 +0000

Before I got my first camera bag, I used to carry my digital SLR around in my rucksack!

By: dnorman

dnorman — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:35:20 +0000

@Stephanie and Leslie – I’m still loving the LowePro AW200. Sometimes I wish I had the 100, because it’s just a little smaller/lighter, but then I wouldn’t have all of my lenses…

The extra side strap on this pack really makes a difference. Most of the time, I’ll just use the shoulder sling, but if I’m climbing or hiking, I’ll dig out the extra strap to fasten it securely. Makes a HUGE difference in stability.

Add in the all-weather cover, and the bag’s really flexible. Best pack I’ve used, anyway

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:58:05 +0000

My sister told me just now how she ran across this blog and since I love blogging I decided to lay my two cents in on it. The LowePro has always met my needs when shooting. I sometimes like to hike and get some good shots but I found that the LowePro bag has a very sturdy strap and actually held on better than I could during rock climbing!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:54:41 +0000

Not to mention there is a bag that she used to have by the name of Tamarac and it was just the worst. Not only did it fall apart the lining came loose! My sis said she will always stick with LowePro from now on. There is just no other way to go with out it.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:26:04 +0000

I have a sister who is a photographer and she using this exact bag and she just loves it. It has enough room to carry everything she needs and has for all of her photo shooting needs. It is so secure too! The straps are well designed along with the whole bag being well designed.

By: dnorman

dnorman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:06:06 +0000

I’ve gone skiing with my point-and-shoot in my jacket pocket. Not brave enough to try it with my XT in the sling

I do pack my XT on my bike almost all the time – stuffed in a small LowePro case that holds just the XT and kit or 50mm lens. I put that in one of the paniers, carefully strapped in. So far, everything’s been safe, even through being doored and bouncing off a car.

By: fred

fred — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:01:45 +0000

Maybe a bit off topic but ever tried to do something like snowboarding with cheap gear?

By: dnorman

dnorman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Sami – thanks. Not sure about calling any of this “excellent” but I’m still having fun with it anyway. I think I’m kinda using my blog, and Flickr moreso, to help pull me out of this nasty winter depression/doldrums. It’s never really affected me much, but this winter has been rough (well, the winter itself has been pretty decent, but the short days are taking their toll).

Raffaella – I find if I adjust the length of the strap and shift the pack higher on my back that the collarbone discomfort goes away. But, yeah – can’t really expect to strap a bunch of gear around my shoulder without any affect…

By: Sami Khan

Sami Khan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Well, I do think that you have recovered over the sort of “slump” you had a short while back. ;P

By: dnorman

dnorman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

What slump? Just because I switched to posting an endless series of Flickr Faves of tropical beaches, instead of blabbing about Drupal and social software?