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PATWRIK · Mar 31, 2010, 4:01 PM

Wondering if I should buy a bag with the expectation of getting more gear or buy one now that fits everything I have?

Experiences would be greatly appreciated...

shoturtle · Mar 31, 2010, 4:04 PM

I have 5 bag, and it depend on what I am carrying which one I use, I have from just the camera and a short lens case to a backpack that carries everything. You will not always want to carry everything. So I would get one that fits you current need and one additional lens. And see where that leads you.

mtngal · Mar 31, 2010, 4:35 PM

I'm another that recommends a small bag for a first bag, as long as your expectation is to get another, bigger bag sooner, rather than later. I still use a small shoulder bag that I bought for an ultrazoom that's great when I only want to go out with the camera and two lenses, and don't want to lug around a lot of other stuff. If you want one bag only, then go bigger. It's amazing how much room things like extra batteries, a filter, etc. takes up, and how quickly one collects lots of those little things.

Calicajun · Mar 31, 2010, 11:25 PM

If you can find just one bag that works for every photo outing, please yet me know where to get one. I am down to about five bags right now, just gave two away. Bags are like lenses, you just keep buying one after another one.

deadshot · Apr 2, 2010, 11:31 AM

I also have a number of bags but I did start off with a large bag lugging so much stuff around so that I was up for all possibilities. However I have gradually gone smaller with each bag a bit smaller that the last, Basically it depends what you want to shoot and what you want to shoot it with. My D5000 + 18-200mm + Sb400 flash + diffuser + spare battery + Blower brush + cleaning fluid and cloths.SLR Gorillapod all fit into my Lowepro Zoom 1 bag except the Gorilla pod which I hang on the outside.I like with the aid of a chest harness having complete hand freedom to climb around and be mobile.

Photo 5 · Apr 4, 2010, 10:03 PM

I like a nag that is not too big so that everything packs in very tight so that when you travel nothing moves around and gets broken. me the Lowe Pro Nova AW3 is the perfect size to carry everything I need to have without being too big......

dave

Bob Nichol · Apr 6, 2010, 10:08 AM

I use a LowePro Commercial to store the camera, 6 lenses, 2 flashes, and small accessories at home, a LowePro Compact for indoor venues and a LowePro MicroTrekker 200 for field trips. The Commercial is too heavy for normal shooting so I usually only bring a subset of the equipment on a particular photo op.

bluenose · Apr 6, 2010, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calicajun

If you can find just one bag that works for every photo outing, please yet me know where to get one. I am down to about five bags right now, just gave two away. Bags are like lenses, you just keep buying one after another one.

I'll add camera straps to the list as well.

Regards

lesmore49 · Apr 9, 2010, 11:46 PM

I bought (mostly) bags that had more space for future acquisitions. I have mostly Lowepro...but my most recent bag is a Kata 20 3N1...I find I'm using it mostly...I'm very impressed with it.

Mar 31, 2010, 4:01 PM	#1
PATWRIK Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 37	Bag - Buy small to bigger? or Buy big and small later? Wondering if I should buy a bag with the expectation of getting more gear or buy one now that fits everything I have? Experiences would be greatly appreciated...

Mar 31, 2010, 4:04 PM	#2
shoturtle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Frankfurt AM Posts: 11,348	I have 5 bag, and it depend on what I am carrying which one I use, I have from just the camera and a short lens case to a backpack that carries everything. You will not always want to carry everything. So I would get one that fits you current need and one additional lens. And see where that leads you. __________________ Super Frequent Flyer, no joke. Ex Patriot and loving it. Canon Eos 60D, T1i/500D, Eos1, Eos 630, Olympus EPL-1, and a part time Pentax K-X shooter.

Apr 2, 2010, 11:31 AM	#5
deadshot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hertfordshire UK Posts: 759	I also have a number of bags but I did start off with a large bag lugging so much stuff around so that I was up for all possibilities. However I have gradually gone smaller with each bag a bit smaller that the last, Basically it depends what you want to shoot and what you want to shoot it with. My D5000 + 18-200mm + Sb400 flash + diffuser + spare battery + Blower brush + cleaning fluid and cloths.SLR Gorillapod all fit into my Lowepro Zoom 1 bag except the Gorilla pod which I hang on the outside.I like with the aid of a chest harness having complete hand freedom to climb around and be mobile. __________________ D5100 +18-200mVR Nikkor lens. SB400 Flash, ML-L3 Remote. SB 700 Flash Holster + Shoulder Bag. Beike carbon 4 section tripod/monopod Gorillapod SLR Zoom + BH1 ball head Panasonic FZ1000 Panasonic FZ200 Nissin D i40 Flash + SLR Gorillapod

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Mar 31, 2010, 4:35 PM	#3
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,149	I'm another that recommends a small bag for a first bag, as long as your expectation is to get another, bigger bag sooner, rather than later. I still use a small shoulder bag that I bought for an ultrazoom that's great when I only want to go out with the camera and two lenses, and don't want to lug around a lot of other stuff. If you want one bag only, then go bigger. It's amazing how much room things like extra batteries, a filter, etc. takes up, and how quickly one collects lots of those little things.

Mar 31, 2010, 11:25 PM	#4
Calicajun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Quartz Hill, CA Posts: 3,455	If you can find just one bag that works for every photo outing, please yet me know where to get one. I am down to about five bags right now, just gave two away. Bags are like lenses, you just keep buying one after another one.

Apr 4, 2010, 10:03 PM	#6
Photo 5 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,053	I like a nag that is not too big so that everything packs in very tight so that when you travel nothing moves around and gets broken. me the Lowe Pro Nova AW3 is the perfect size to carry everything I need to have without being too big...... dave

Apr 6, 2010, 10:08 AM	#7
Bob Nichol Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Eastern Ontario Canada Posts: 823	I use a LowePro Commercial to store the camera, 6 lenses, 2 flashes, and small accessories at home, a LowePro Compact for indoor venues and a LowePro MicroTrekker 200 for field trips. The Commercial is too heavy for normal shooting so I usually only bring a subset of the equipment on a particular photo op.

Apr 9, 2010, 11:46 PM	#9
lesmore49 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Western Canada Posts: 3,076	I bought (mostly) bags that had more space for future acquisitions. I have mostly Lowepro...but my most recent bag is a Kata 20 3N1...I find I'm using it mostly...I'm very impressed with it.