hi.... i'm looking for a small low profile bag for the x10. maybe carry an extra battery also. that's it. any recs?
has any one used:
http://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/modular-pouch-belt-pack.aspx
or
http://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/little-stuff-it.aspx
these two thinktank ones look good, but the width is noted at 2 inches. i wonder if it will stretch just enough to accomodate the x10?
I haven't seen any of the thinktank bags but those two seem more than large enough in width and height, but not deep enough for the X10. Nikon's P7100 is about the same width as the X10 but about 1/4" taller. These dimensions are fine for the two Thinktanks, but the X10 is a bit more than 1/4" deeper at 2.24". One Thinktank lists 2.0" in the internal dimensions for the depth and the other lists 2.0" but doesn't say if it's an internal or external depth. Either way you may have problems with these if they don't easily stretch.
or the lowepro terraclime series? maybe the 30? or the 50? (it would be nice to carry the case/camera in the vertical position, so this is less idea. just personal preference):
http://products.lowepro.com/product/Terraclime-30,2113,25.htm
I have these and the Terraclime 30 is too small. I can shoehorn a P7100 into it, but inserting or removing the camera won't be quick, and it'll be much harder if you try it while it's attached to your belt. With its protruding viewfinder, I don't think that the X10 will fit. It has two small internal pouches just about the right size for the X10's NP-50, which would still fit if the batteries were slightly larger.
The Terraclime 50 is much larger. By standing the P7100 vertically, you could get two of them in the Terraclime 50 but just barely. It has three of the same size internal pouches so it could easily hold two batteries and at least two memory cards in the third pouch. It sounds like it would be too large and maybe it would appear that way hanging from your belt, but it's made of a very soft material, so it would fit in a small jacket pocket with ease, because it can be easily compressed to just about the size of the camera that's inside. I also like the way that the case's flap is secured. It doesn't use a zipper or velcro so opening the flap is completely silent.
i'm not crazy about the lowepro AW20, which i know some have recommended. seems bulky. some horror stories of camera dropping out when opening/closing.
I have one of those too and while it would give pretty good protection, it's as you say, very bulky. I can see how a camera could easily fall out while removing it, but I have a wrist strap on my cameras and when I zip the AW20 closed, the thin part of the strap is just thin enough to allow the zipper to close almost all the way, while letting the wider part of the strap dangle outside of the case. By holding the strap while opening the case it should be almost impossible for the camera to slip away. For those that prefer folding the strap so that it's completely inside the case, that can also be done, but it's a little more tedious doing that, and it's also a bit riskier from a dropped camera perspective.
anyway, any advice (and/or pics of x10 in bags!) would be appreciated.
If you're near some dealer that carries these bags, bring your camera and see how it fits. Many dealers should have the AW20, but Thinktank dealers are scarce. Same for the Terraclimes. I only discovered them because one dealer had a used Terraclime 10, which was a pretty good fit for my F70EXR, so I found an Amazon dealer that had the Terraclime 10, 30 and 50 and bought a few. For the slightly larger F550EXR it's a tighter fit but not too bad. It has only a single battery pocket but with the already tight fit I wouldn't put a battery in it. Maybe an SD card.
