Well, Mr Baggy Moose . . .
For a few moments I worried that you were leading on the path to a new bag
requirement. I still use the Passport Sling III which you recommended (was it
2 years ago?) and I didn’t want to be persuaded to buy a new bag.
Phew! I already have a Tenba, a DNA 11
(http://www.tenba.com/uk/products/messenger-dna-11-graphite.aspx
<http://www.tenba.com/uk/products/messenger-dna-11-graphite.aspx>)
Which, apart from the dangling straps does pretty well everything yours does;
and I prefer Graphite :-)
Chris
> On 16 Feb 17, at 06:03, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Those who follow my meanderings through the thicket of photo gear, and still
> have good memories, may recall how I fell in love with a camera bag back 19
> months ago. Six months in, I wrote here "Moosie, oddly enough, after putting
> hours and miles on it, from NYC streets and subways to Maine woods, still
> likes his Lowepro whateveritis. OK, looked it up - Passport Sling III."
>
> But things change, in this case, the PLeica 100-400 lens. I love that lens
> more than I will ever love a camera bag. And there is just no way the
> Passport Sling can carry both cameras, with lenses mounted, ready to grab and
> shoot.
>
> So I've been making do with two smaller bags, of wildly different shapes, for
> the two cameras - very frustrating. Then, as I was trying to gird myself for
> a new search, a B&H daily deal came along. I looked at all the pics, did a
> bunch of measuring and imagining, and bought.
>
> The Big Brown Truck came Valentine's Day, bearing a Tenba Discovery Mini
> Photo/Laptop Messenger (Sage/Khaki).
> <https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828412-REG/Tenba_637_342_Discovery_Mini_Photo_Laptop_Messenger.html
>
> <https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828412-REG/Tenba_637_342_Discovery_Mini_Photo_Laptop_Messenger.html>>
>
> And my measurements were right! It's just barely deep enough to fit E-M5 II
> with 100-400 mounted, nose down. The other body with 12-100 mounted fits
> easily on the other end of the main space - with a large space between them
> for other gear in addition to the usual various places to but filters, bits
> and bobs in a zippered pouch under the front flap.
>
> The two particularly clever things are a zippered opening in the front top
> that actually allows withdrawing and returning a camera/lens without flipping
> the flap open and a strap at the top of the back that allows attachment to
> the handle of a suitcase. Unlike many bags with snap-buckle closures, the
> bottom parts sit up and snug against the body, not dangling down in the way
> all the time. And there's Velcro fastening, so I will likely never have to
> use the buckles in the field, anyway. Handle on the top, so necessary, so
> often not there.
>
> Can't say I love the color, "light innocuous" or the "look", but then perhaps
> it doesn't say "I'm full of expensive camera gear." much above a whisper. :-)
>
> My new portable computer fits nicely inside the appointed, padded slot,
> should I want to carry it there. It's larger than I would wish, but that may
> be a result of my choice of the gear it needs to carry. ;-) It's not rigid,
> and has nice padding on the back.
>
> At the $40 sale price, vs. the $110 at the above link, I am so far in small
> 'l' like.
>
> It's such a relief to get the whole 'serious' kit in one go bag.
>
> Baggy Moose
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