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Good small sling bag? Pics for inspiration

Started May 7, 2019 | Questions
burritosandbeer Regular Member • Posts: 314
Good small sling bag? Pics for inspiration

So I've been doing a lot of walking around in the woods lately for mushroom season, and I've been generally carrying the little Oly Pen EPL6, with a panasonic 14-42 pz attached in my rain coat pocket. In the other pocket I've been carrying the Panasonic 25 f/1.7 and the Panasonc 45-150 f4-f5.6 zoom.

I'd like to carry these in a bag rather than my pockets though, as it just doesnt leave me that comfy feeling to carry all of this where it can bang into things etc.

Looking for a very small sling type bag to carry just the things listed, maybe a few loose items (bug spray, sun screen, etc) but nothing else.

Been eyeing the amazon basics sling, but honestly it seems bigger than what I want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FRDSAYW

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Olympus PEN E-PL6 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Panasonic G95 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F4 ASPH Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH OIS +7 more
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brentbrent Veteran Member • Posts: 5,766
Re: Good small sling bag? Pics for inspiration

I am a big fan of the Think Tank Turnstyle sling bags. I first bought the 20 (the biggest), then the 5 (the smallest). I found that one a bit too small for my gear (but it might work well for you), so I sold it and bought the 10 (medium, but not really much bigger than the 5). Very well designed and made, very comfortable, and they all come with an attached stowaway "rain jacket." Not cheap, but worth the price.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=think+tank+sling&N=0

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Olympus E-M1 III +26 more
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Wildalaskaken Senior Member • Posts: 1,487
Re: Good small sling bag? Pics for inspiration

I use the Osprey Sling with my G85

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Panasonic G85 Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Panasonic 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 OIS Panasonic 45-200mm F4-5.6 II Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm F2.8-4 +1 more
wharfhouse Regular Member • Posts: 273
Re: Good small sling bag? Pics for inspiration

burritosandbeer wrote:

So I've been doing a lot of walking around in the woods lately for mushroom season, and I've been generally carrying the little Oly Pen EPL6, with a panasonic 14-42 pz attached in my rain coat pocket. In the other pocket I've been carrying the Panasonic 25 f/1.7 and the Panasonc 45-150 f4-f5.6 zoom.

I'd like to carry these in a bag rather than my pockets though, as it just doesnt leave me that comfy feeling to carry all of this where it can bang into things etc.

Looking for a very small sling type bag to carry just the things listed, maybe a few loose items (bug spray, sun screen, etc) but nothing else.

Been eyeing the amazon basics sling, but honestly it seems bigger than what I want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FRDSAYW

After much deliberation I went for the Peak Design 5l sling - it's small, comfortable, stable when on the back but easy to swing around and access and can fit plenty inside with various pockets and the origami style dividers - much more than first looks possible.

OaklandWoody Veteran Member • Posts: 6,348
Peak Design

Everyday sling 5L, small but very functional. I normally have my PenF + 17, 25, and 42 f1.8 primes, lens pen, white balance card, cleaning cloth, car keys .... I can also toss in my old ZD50f2 + adaptor.

The bag is a bit pricey but is very well made, the interior is well padded and customizable.

https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/everyday-bags/products/everyday-sling-5

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Olympus PEN-F Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25mm F1.8
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