Best retail store to look for camera bags/backpacks?

[TunedPerception]

In the market for one, would like to see them in person. Any suggestions?

[CaptainTom]

Arlington Camera is a forum sponsor.

[Westx]

I would agree with Tom. Arlington Camera has a great selection of bags and is where I picked up my Tenba.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Arlington Camera has a massive amount of bags to sift through.

- Wil

[ggeen]

Hello neighbor. I'm from Sachse just down the road a piece. I'm going to break from the crowd and say try Competitive Cameras in downtown Dallas. I go there a lot. Some here don't like 'em buy hey, their loss.

Competitive Cameras - Serving the Dallas, Plano, Arlington, & Ft. Worth Texas Area Metroplex

I hold no ill feelings towards Arlington Camera. They are a great bunch of people I'm sure.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Glen:

Competitive is just fine but they just don't have the same size of selection when it comes to camera bags.

- Wil

[JohnT]

Yep, AC has a ton o' them.

[dmcantrell]

I've never been to Arlington Camera, but Competitive Cameras has a large enough selection to make a choice.

[Serenity]

Both my husband and I both bought our bags at AC and man they have a great selection. Mine even carries my laptop.

[Davidtxs]

Originally Posted by ParkImaging

Glen:

Competitive is just fine but they just don't have the same size of selection when it comes to camera bags.

- Wil

PLUS Arlington has been a sponsor forever ya dance with the one that brung ya and they have Think Tank lol

[trac76002]

Camera Stop in Plano has a good selection also.

[xseption]

I have purchased a Tenba and a LowePro at Arlington Camera as well. Large selection and helpful people!

[dartlrt]

Since you are coming from Wylie I would suggest stopping at Camera Stop in Plano also. They have a fair selection of good quality bags to look at.

There is no argument from me Arlington Camera has the biggest selection of different type and sizes of bags.

[toverman]

I've looked for bags at Arlington Camera before but never found one I wanted, probably because there were too many choices. While all my bags are black Lowepros, I suggest buying the rattiest looking Hello Kitty backpack from Target and hiding some foam inserts in it for your gear. Go stealth!

My bags have all been bought online from B&H. Its selection is even better, but you have to feel comfortable reading descriptions, reviews and such without ever touching one. I contacted customer service one time to see if my laptop would fit in the sleeve of a bag (said 12-inch and mines 13). About two minutes later, they confirmed that it would.

EDIT: I went to high school in Wylie, and man has it changed since then. It's almost time for that place to have a camera store (almost).

[Wil_Bloodworth]

No retail store (except for B&H in NYC) is going to be able to compete with B&H's online selection. I did have a hard time sifting through AC's extensive bag collection as well.

- Wil