Peak Design 5L & 10L Sling Bags

TMiniMad said:

5inn said:

Could someone chime in about the capacity of the smaller, 5L bag? Would I be able to fit an X-T20, 18-55, 35mm f/1.4, 27 f/2.8 and a Godox 350?. I think the answer is yes, as none of the lenses are particularly large, but am not sure.

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It's not a very big bag, the X-T20+18-55 would take up 2/3 of the bag, then you could put the 35 on the bottom and put the shelf down and fit the 27mm on top. I don't think you would get the flash in. You may be able to get it in if you can fit the X-T20 with the lens facing the front but I don't think that would be possible.

When i'm out there is always something else I need to put in my bag like sunglasses, a jacket, something i collect along my way, water bottle etc. Don't you find you always need a little extra room?

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This is why a 7-8L would be good. The pocket in the 5L is only good for very small or flat items.

I tried the PD 10L bag and quickly decided to buy the Think Tank 10L Retrospective instead (already owned the 5L). I like Think Tank much more (personal preference, YMMV). Carry my XT3 and XPRO2 bodies with lenses attached and have room for a third lens plus some accessories. Love PD straps but not their sling bags. Would only own the sling bags if I was thinking of using their clip (which I also briefly had owned but decided was not something I'd use much).

5inn said:

Could someone chime in about the capacity of the smaller, 5L bag? Would I be able to fit an X-T20, 18-55, 35mm f/1.4, 27 f/2.8 and a Godox 350?. I think the answer is yes, as none of the lenses are particularly large, but am not sure.

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Did you read my post here? I think it`s pretty extensive on what you can get in

Regarding your specific query, I don`t have either Godox TT350, XF 27mm f/2.8 nor XF 35mm f/1.4, but it should all fit in alongside XF 18-55mm with X-T20, and easily.

For example (checking sizes of all the mentioned items online), 35mm could go to bottom right compartment, X-T20 with 18-55mm in the middle (lens down, body hand grip side above 35mm), and to the left you should have no problem to fit both Godox TT350 and 27mm together... or something like that.

To prove the point, I`ve just tried a much bigger setup, and it is a bit tight fit, but it worked without issues - Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 bottom right, X-T3 with 18-55 attached in the middle (lens down, body partially over Mitakon), bottom left XF 23mm f/2, and I`ve put Godox V860II on top of it all - zipped, and ready to go.

If I had it, I believe I could even squeeze pancake 27mm in there, either on top of Mitakon (upper right) or on top of XF 23mm (upper left), to one of the sides of X-T3 body, and below Godox flash... but that just might be pushing it a bit

Not very convenient in terms that in order to get the camera I need to remove the flash first, but just to get you an idea that even that is doable, while both XF 23 f/2 and Godox V860II are much, much bigger (more than double) than your pancake lens / flash combination, and X-T3 is yet bigger than X-T20.

If convenience was the goal, I would remove XF 23mm from bottom left and put Godox V860II there, taking whole left compartment (both bottom and top), allowing easy access to X-T3 (with lens attached) again.

p.s. Besides mentioned above, I already had some other stuff in the bag - small (kit) Fuji EF-X8 flash, Nitecore FX1 dual battery charger, slim 10000 mAh power bank, small USB cable, compact USB OTG card reader, spare battery (one or two more could fit easily), body lens mount cap... you get the picture

For what it is, if you can restrict yourself in the amount of gear you want to bring in a single outing (and the bag helps you there ), I find Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L to be just perfect.

boogisha said:

Justin9999 said:

I’m looking at the Peak Design 5L & 10L Sling Bags to carry an X-H1 with attached 16-55 zoom, the 90mm, and possibly a 35f1.4 prime lens.

Does anyone use these bags? Would you recommend one over the other?

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Not to repeat myself, here`s one of my recent posts about Peak Design Sling 5L:

boogisha said:

I have Peak Design 5L, and I really like it so far. It is _very_ compact (for what it is), but I find that a big plus, being aware that it also means I probably can`t take everything I might have thought I may need...

That said, I can fit X-T3 and up to 4 lenses in it (one attached to the body and up to three extra) - and that should really be more than enough even for a moderate photo walk, not to mention a casual (non-photo oriented) one.

If we imagine the main compartment consisting of 6 "cells" (separated with two multi-fold dividers), X-T3 with a lens (18-55, for example) takes 3 "cells". Under the X-T3 body grip, I`m left with one separate "cell" for a smaller lens (like 23 f/2, Samyang 8mm, etc). On the opposite side, I have two connected "cells" for either two more smaller lenses, or one bigger (like Canon 100mm f/2.8L or Canon 135mm f/2, with Fringer adapter attached - I guess Fuji`s 50-140 should also fit).

Just for comparison, in your case where you carry the camera outside, the bag itself should be able to fit (almost) 6 smaller lenses, like your 23 f/2, but even bigger 18-55 could be fitted inside a single "cell" only (of 6 in total), paired with a small lens on top of it (separated with unfolded divider). Might be 3 bigger lenses wouldn`t fit together alone, each taking two cells vertically (full height of the bag) but needing some more width...?

But anyway, you get the picture - not sure how many lenses you need for a single casual outing, but if small size, convenient shape and inconspicuous looks are important, it doesn`t seem to get any better than Peak Design 5L.

Of course, at the end of the day, if you find that you just can`t fit in everything you _really_ need/want, then it`s clearly not for you, no need for anyone else to tell you that

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+1 for me ....

I use the XT-2 with 16mm/f1.2, and carry the 90mm/F2 and 18-55 zoom, 4 batteries, 2 filters, cable release, SD reader and a couple of spare cards in the 5l bag. With a bit of care, I can also get an iPad mini in there too. Finally, I carry a carbon fibre travel tripod attached to the carrying handle with velcro straps.

In the drive to reduce weight and bulk, this bag is ideal for me.

Sorry - I don't have any experience of the sizing of the X-H1

Geoff

5inn said:

Could someone chime in about the capacity of the smaller, 5L bag? Would I be able to fit an X-T20, 18-55, 35mm f/1.4, 27 f/2.8 and a Godox 350?. I think the answer is yes, as none of the lenses are particularly large, but am not sure.

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I think so, assuming the Godox is relatively the same size as my 55-230.

I usually carry my x-t30 with L-bracket and 4 lenses. Usually this is 18-55 (on the camera), 55-230, 23mm f2, 50mm f2. This plus my strap, macro filter wallet, and three extra batteries and it is STUFFED. But, it's the perfect size for me.

Geoff Chesh said:

boogisha said:

Justin9999 said:

I’m looking at the Peak Design 5L & 10L Sling Bags to carry an X-H1 with attached 16-55 zoom, the 90mm, and possibly a 35f1.4 prime lens.

Does anyone use these bags? Would you recommend one over the other?

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Not to repeat myself, here`s one of my recent posts about Peak Design Sling 5L:

boogisha said:

I have Peak Design 5L, and I really like it so far. It is _very_ compact (for what it is), but I find that a big plus, being aware that it also means I probably can`t take everything I might have thought I may need...

That said, I can fit X-T3 and up to 4 lenses in it (one attached to the body and up to three extra) - and that should really be more than enough even for a moderate photo walk, not to mention a casual (non-photo oriented) one.

If we imagine the main compartment consisting of 6 "cells" (separated with two multi-fold dividers), X-T3 with a lens (18-55, for example) takes 3 "cells". Under the X-T3 body grip, I`m left with one separate "cell" for a smaller lens (like 23 f/2, Samyang 8mm, etc). On the opposite side, I have two connected "cells" for either two more smaller lenses, or one bigger (like Canon 100mm f/2.8L or Canon 135mm f/2, with Fringer adapter attached - I guess Fuji`s 50-140 should also fit).

Just for comparison, in your case where you carry the camera outside, the bag itself should be able to fit (almost) 6 smaller lenses, like your 23 f/2, but even bigger 18-55 could be fitted inside a single "cell" only (of 6 in total), paired with a small lens on top of it (separated with unfolded divider). Might be 3 bigger lenses wouldn`t fit together alone, each taking two cells vertically (full height of the bag) but needing some more width...?

But anyway, you get the picture - not sure how many lenses you need for a single casual outing, but if small size, convenient shape and inconspicuous looks are important, it doesn`t seem to get any better than Peak Design 5L.

Of course, at the end of the day, if you find that you just can`t fit in everything you _really_ need/want, then it`s clearly not for you, no need for anyone else to tell you that

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+1 for me ....

I use the XT-2 with 16mm/f1.2, and carry the 90mm/F2 and 18-55 zoom, 4 batteries, 2 filters, cable release, SD reader and a couple of spare cards in the 5l bag. With a bit of care, I can also get an iPad mini in there too. Finally, I carry a carbon fibre travel tripod attached to the carrying handle with velcro straps.

In the drive to reduce weight and bulk, this bag is ideal for me.

Sorry - I don't have any experience of the sizing of the X-H1

Geoff

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Based on your descriptions, the 5L might work for me. I chose not to get the 5L to future proof for an expanded system.

I’ll keep these thoughts in mind.

Peak Design sells refurbished / open box bags on eBay with full lifetime warranty for half price.

The catch is they don’t take returns.

Apparently not. Thank you.



As for PD's eBay store, I just received a Leash strap yesterday. Came as if brand new, I believe. Even included the small drawstring bag and tool to attach the tripod mount plate. I didn't realize that they don't accept returns, but that wouldn't have stopped me if I did know.