The search for the not so perfect camera bag....

[nastytrucker]

While we are on the topic of Bags:

I am NOT looking for a bag to hold my 4 camera bodies, 12 lenses, 2 laptops , 20 batteries, 4 flashes, and 3 tripods since I have none of this stuff. I want a small bag to carry the following

• 50D with 1 lens attached
• 100-400/f4L canon lens
• 28-135 kit lens
• some sort of wide angle lens like a tokina 12-24 (maybe)
• maybe a flash (big maybe)

This bag will be used as a walkaround bag when on vacation during the daytime. Ive got a Lowepro Compurover AW to serve as my carry on bag for my laptop and some other electronics. Anyone have experience with the following bags

• lowepro Flipside series
• lowepro Slingshot series

I want either a small backpack or shoulder sling type bag ,because I tend to vacation in third world countries and I want to keep my stuff close to me.

[Abel]

The ThinkTank Glass Taxi is what i recommend... this bag is by far my favorite... as a recovering bag-a-holic ive been through many bags in my short photography career.. hehee

http://thinktankphoto.com/ttp_product_GlssTxi.php



The bag is very minimal but yet very spacious, you can get quite a bit in there and still keep it in a very discrete small package.

I usually carry:

canon 1d mk3 with 24-70 f2.8 attached
35 f1.4L
17-40 f4L
85 f1.8
15 f2.8
canon st-e2
580ex2
misc odds and ends..

[mjdmike]

I carry a LowePro Fastpac 350 and have been happy with it. I carry a laptop when I travel, as well as a 50D, 100-400, 17-40, 580EX, cables chargers and junk.

http://products.lowepro.com/product/...50,2087,14.htm

It has enough room to pack all that in, plus my iPhone, heaphones, passport, and all the carryon things I normally bring. I like the layout and the side-loading camera/lens compartment with the additional flap and straps gives me an added sense of security.

Before I carried a laptop, I loved the Slingshot 300 for it's ease of use.

Definitely carrying a backpack/slingpack helps prevent (or lessen the probability) the snatch and grabs.

[KenJulio]

I'm not sure if you had considered the kata bags, the 3n1's in particular, right or left shoulder sling bag or as a backpack. When I was there in early Nov, the Houston Cam Exchange had several.