your dream camera bag?

• messenger style bag that can be slung over the shoulder
• decent padding (nothing flimsy)
• room for one body with 6" lens attached
• room for 70-200/2.8 sized lens unattached
• room for another medium sized lens or two smaller lenses
• room for flash
• compartment for memory, white/grey card, lens cleaners, etc.
• slim profile that hangs close to the body
• modern design, materials, and colors that looks more like a stylish messenger than stodgy camera bag (screaming "steal me!")

Rick P said:

Hi All,

I, assuming like most here, have gone through several camera bags
looking for that perfect one. Still haven't found it. I've often
dreamed about designing my own bag to my liking and I think might
finally give it a shot (I know someone who can prototype something
like this).

Here's what I'm looking for:

• messenger style bag that can be slung over the shoulder
• decent padding (nothing flimsy)
• room for one body with 6" lens attached
• room for 70-200/2.8 sized lens unattached
• room for another medium sized lens or two smaller lenses
• room for flash
• compartment for memory, white/grey card, lens cleaners, etc.
• slim profile that hangs close to the body
• modern design, materials, and colors that looks more like a

stylish messenger than stodgy camera bag (screaming "steal me!")

I have a Tamrac Messenger 7 but it's a little too wide, flimsy, and
padding is too thin. feels cheap too. I like lowpro's quality and
workmanship but they don't have anything similar to what I want.
The Bob Krist bag seems nice, but a little too big. Not too fond of
the styling either.

So with all that said, anyone feel the same? If you could design
your own dream bag, what would you want?

Thanks,

Rick
http://www.rickpoon.net/

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Rick P said:

Hi All,

I, assuming like most here, have gone through several camera bags
looking for that perfect one. Still haven't found it. I've often
dreamed about designing my own bag to my liking and I think might
finally give it a shot (I know someone who can prototype something
like this).

Here's what I'm looking for:

• messenger style bag that can be slung over the shoulder
• decent padding (nothing flimsy)
• room for one body with 6" lens attached
• room for 70-200/2.8 sized lens unattached
• room for another medium sized lens or two smaller lenses
• room for flash
• compartment for memory, white/grey card, lens cleaners, etc.
• slim profile that hangs close to the body
• modern design, materials, and colors that looks more like a

stylish messenger than stodgy camera bag (screaming "steal me!")

I have a Tamrac Messenger 7 but it's a little too wide, flimsy, and
padding is too thin. feels cheap too. I like lowpro's quality and
workmanship but they don't have anything similar to what I want.
The Bob Krist bag seems nice, but a little too big. Not too fond of
the styling either.

So with all that said, anyone feel the same? If you could design
your own dream bag, what would you want?

Thanks,

Rick
http://www.rickpoon.net/

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Jonathan Lefcourt said:

Holds the following:
1 Camera body
300/f4 L
70-200L IS
24-70L
15-30 Sigma
1.4 tcII
2 Flashes
Litedisk, books, filters, remote, etc.
Laptop (if you can carry it all)
Has waist belt and backpack options
Zipper on the top to get camera without unbuckling the cover
Integrated waterproof bag that covers entire bag
Great padding
can add most lowepro accessories to it
Good shoulder strap
Black, all black, doesn't draw attention

My choice for camera bag.

JL

Rick P said:

Hi All,

I, assuming like most here, have gone through several camera bags
looking for that perfect one. Still haven't found it. I've often
dreamed about designing my own bag to my liking and I think might
finally give it a shot (I know someone who can prototype something
like this).

Here's what I'm looking for:

• messenger style bag that can be slung over the shoulder
• decent padding (nothing flimsy)
• room for one body with 6" lens attached
• room for 70-200/2.8 sized lens unattached
• room for another medium sized lens or two smaller lenses
• room for flash
• compartment for memory, white/grey card, lens cleaners, etc.
• slim profile that hangs close to the body
• modern design, materials, and colors that looks more like a

stylish messenger than stodgy camera bag (screaming "steal me!")

I have a Tamrac Messenger 7 but it's a little too wide, flimsy, and
padding is too thin. feels cheap too. I like lowpro's quality and
workmanship but they don't have anything similar to what I want.
The Bob Krist bag seems nice, but a little too big. Not too fond of
the styling either.

So with all that said, anyone feel the same? If you could design
your own dream bag, what would you want?

Thanks,

Rick
http://www.rickpoon.net/

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Jonathan Lefcourt
Some winter pics taken in NY State
http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/some_winter_shots&page=all

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iMac said:

My ideal bag would hold all my camera equipment, my laptop and
accessories, lunch for two, a change of clothes and shaving kit,
would fit under an airplane seat when full, would be impervious to
rain, wind, snow, and shocks, would be designed to defy the laws of
physics so that the more equipment I put in it, the lighter it
gets, and would retail for $49.99 with a $30 mail in rebate.

[waits for manufacturer to design bag to above specs]

--
Olympus C2100 UZ, Canon D60, Macintosh
Powerbook G4 500Mhz, Epson 785 EPX

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