I've been using a Lowepro Photo Runner bag for a while and am pretty
satisfied with it. It will really only hold a single body, though. The bag
has a dual zipper opening on the top to access gear. I can fit a body and
up to the 180 f2.8 lens in the center section (all sections variable), and
two other lenses. It has a small zipper pocket on the side that could hold
paper but I generally use it for filters. The part I like most is the top
access - I can unzip quick and get at my gear fast. Uses a shoulder strap
or a belt strap (like a fanny pack).
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of derek fong
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> Subject: [OM] Camera bag recommendations
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>
> I'm planning to get a camera bag, but can't seem to find what I
> want/need. I thought my requirements were pretty straightforward:
>
> 1) Should provide a reasonable level of shock and weather protection
> for its contents in an urban setting (I don't plan to visit any
> rainforests in the near future, but springs and winters can get pretty
> nasty up here in the Great White North)
>
> 2) It should be small and inconspicuous enough to let me carry it
> around with me the city like an everyday shoulder bag (it should
> preferably also have some room for papers and stuff, but not necessary)
>
> 3) It can't look like a "traditional" camera bag
>
> 4) It should hold my OM-2 with two prime lenses (one 28mm, the other a
> spare 50mm to go with the one already mounted on the camera), and
> preferably be able to hold a second smaller SLR with lens (my Nikon
> Pronea S)
>
> 5) Has to be reasonably affordable
>
> Having read over the photo.net recommendations and not being satisfied
> with too many of them, I went to Tamrac's site and found the Velocity
> series (http://www.tamrac.com/f_velocity.htm). Does anyone have any
> experience with these? (Incidentally, my main beef with the photo.net
> recommendations is that none of them seem well-suited to someone who
> just wants to have a camera handy at his side while trekking through
> the city minding or conducting his own business. I don't want a bag
> that advertises the fact that I'm carrying camera equipment and I don't
> want or need a bag that's bigger than your average shoulder bag.)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -f
>
>
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