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I'm NOT done buying camera bags

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Craig268
Craig268 Senior Member • Posts: 2,005
Re: I'm NOT done buying camera bags

sprouty115 wrote:

Craig268 wrote:

There is, in nearly all instances, no one right bag especially if you're carrying multiple bodies/lenses. Going back to my prior post, after decades of shooting I find it more practical/cost effective/efficient to configure your own bag/bags from totes, gym bags, slings, briefcases, shopping bags and backpacks.

This allows you to specifically tailor your bag/bags to the desired purpose with minimal, if any, compromise.

I guess I'm not following this - how do you configure a gym bag or hiking backpack to be more useful than a dedicated camera bag that was designed to carry lenses and camera bodies?

As a specific example - how would you turn any bag you mention into something more convient to carry and use than my Domke F2 that comes with padded inserts that fit my camera gear perfectly?

That's exactly my point - why buy a bag "designed" for cameras which doesn't work for you? If off-the-shelf bags check all the boxes, fine. They don't for me thus I create/customize my own.

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