The Billingham Photo Packington is a bit like a mixture of the 2; it
is a shoulder bag which can take a backpack harness. But it also has
an anti-theft strap to go around the wearer's waist which can take a
fair amount of weight. If my back is aching, I use this strap to
relieve the strain. One disadvantage might be its size: it is quite
deep and could carry 2/3 bodies and 4/5 lenses inside. It also has
front and end pockets and a zipped document pocket.
I receive no commission from Billingham, but I do like their kit ;-)
Chris
At 11:08 +0100 19/02/03, Bernard Frangoulis wrote:
Regarding bags, there are apparently 2 categories of photographers:
the backpack type, and the shoulder bag type.
Personally, when travelling, I cannot imagine having my lenses in a
backpack. Say you are visiting a town, a market, etc., photographing
people and the town itself - with a backpack, for each photo, I
would have to remove the backpack, put it on the ground, get the
camera, change the lens if necessary... With a shoulder bag, I have
everything readily accessible (including the camera - I don't like
carrying it around my neck, I prefer to keep it in the bag, with a
short strap to grab it). Sure, carrying a shoulder bag can be a pain
in the a**, but the advantages are determinant for me. Under other
circumstances, for instance photographing landscape only, I can
imagine the backpack is OK.
In addition, I don't want the shoulder bag to be a rigid "case" with
everything neatly packaged (I finf LowePro and Tamrac bags to be too
rigid). I need a bag that keeps close to my body, with the camera
and lenses easily accessible at all time. The only bags I have found
to fit this description are Domke bags. I have an F-3X and an F-2 -
and all would be perfect except that I now find the F-3X a little
bit too small, and the F-2 a little bit too large (too long
actually). So I am still in the never ending search for the perfect
bag... Perhaps the F-4AF would be OK?.....
Bernard
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