How do you carry your DSLR in the city?

<p><em>"I made this post to speak specifically about *bags* and I'd appreciate keeping that the main topic here... you're always free to start your own thread. Please don't hi-jack mine."</em><br>

Should have stated that in the thread front.<br>

I think you just ended the thread by being so touchy!</p>

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<p>I made this post to speak specifically about *bags* and I'd appreciate keeping that the main topic here... </p>

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<p>A Costco-sized bag of Cheetos accessorized with compartmented velcro inserts works for me. </p>

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<p>what about a caddy?</p>

<p>FWIW I carry my camera around in my studio with three lenses in a horse grooming caddy/bag.;-)</p>

Right hand strap wrapped around wrist three times.

<p>In a Lowepro Nova 2 AW...the Nova 2 AW is stashed in a backpack when not really shooting just because it is a lot more comfortable to have the load shared over both shoulders for most of the day then just on the one. The backpack is ratty enough it might fool someone, but that isn't its point. This has served well in Morocco, London, Madiera, Malaga, Washington DC, Chicago and Baltimore.<br>

I'd possibly consider a military surplus bag if I was going somewhere really seedy, but it would have to be particularly seedy. Then I might consider coming up with a divider or two or hooks and lens pouches for the gear and drop it all in that. In the 'wilderness' I use the Nova 2 AW in a much larger hiking pack or a daypack with whatever telephoto(s) I am planning on using and I strap a tripod to the bottom/back. I wrap my 400/5.6 in a t-shirt for padding and I'll probably do the same with my 70-210/2.8 (I just got it). I might stitch up a fleece double lined pouch for both one of these days to add padding for when I carry them in a bag.</p>

<p>Fogg is <em>like</em> Billingham, as is Carnier. All three are well built and incredibly expensive. I happen to prefer the <a href="http://www.artisanandartist.com/bags/gcam7000.htm">Sabastio Reporter's Satchel </a>by Artisan & Artist, equally well made (and over-priced).</p>

<p>Go to your nearest drugstore and purchase one of those insulated lunch bags(max $15). This what I do when I'm in the city with my DSLR and I want to be discrete. Unfortunately, the insulated lunch-bag can only fit 1 maybe 2 short lenses, but that is all I need if I want to be discrete. <br>

Act casual as if you are just going to work, then when something happens pull the camera out of the bag and take the picture. after taking the picture put the camera back in your bag and act like nothing happened.<br>

The reason why it's better to have an insulated bag is that they might protect your gear from the rain, but that is not guranteed.</p>

<p>I favor ancient beat up military canvas shoulder bags. For just the Canon 5d and up to two extra short lenses I use a small Swedish "vaska" bag with a single internal compartment. It has a handy small external compartment for the extra battery, Cf card and filters. For the full setup including a long tele zoom lens I use a larger Dutch bag with three internal compartments. Bags like these are usually available off eBay or at military surplus outfits.</p>

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<p><em>I can't find any evidence of where Luca has shot and what kind of photos he has taken. No website, no picture posts here.</em></p>

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<p>Jeff, frankly speaking, Jason question was:<br>

<strong>How do you carry your DSLR in the city?</strong><br>

Not "in which cities have you been and what kind of photos did you take".<br>

Jason asked me and I answered, explaining the way I have been shooting in cities over the last 20 years. Does it work for me? Sure.<br>

I shoot mainly urban landscapes with a mechanical SRL, no need to be fast, I can compose and expose with my mind before I take the shoot. Do I like to have my hands free when waliking or taking a bus, a taxi or the metro? Yes. Do I like not to show a camera unless I want to take a picture in that particular place at that particular moment? Yes. Do I want to pass unnoticed, i.e. don't show a camera bag that screams "Canon" or "Nikon inside" a mile away? Yes. Can I walk under the rain without too much worry? Yes. Then if I am in a very photogenic area I keep the camera in my hands or over my neck, of course. But if I need to move or I don't need it for half an hour, I walk into a shop, I take the metro, I can store in my backpack. I can also change lenses with my hands inside the backpack, and this helps a lot when it's raining. Again, <strong>this is the solution that has been proven to work for me in more than 300 cities worldwide</strong>. It does not guarantee that it will work for others as well, I am just sharing my experience, not the absolute truth or the ultimate solution.<br>

Besides, I checked, my backpack is a worn out black Eastpack and the bag inside is a Lowepro Nova 2, without the carrying strap. The Nova can carry my FM2 with the three lenses and a flash, i.e. everything I need.</p>

<p>i use a heshen camping bag for all my gear. just looks like a normal over the shoulder strap bag - very durable and subtle, only $15 too.</p>

<p> Since you are only carrying a fairly compact body and small 50, how about a brief case or satchel. I always carried mine in either for work, may have needed to take off lens in slimmer brief case then it fit easily. Had a Wells Fargo style satchel with two large front pockets. One for body, other for quick access to a recorder.- & kept lens inside. Or with todays larger bodys, it comfortably fit inside. It easily went from the court room to the bar room. The satchel was casual enough on the street, pebbled leather, and not too casual for work. Since most folks dont carry much of street value in a brief case, might be less of a theft risk. No one wants your letters, files or lunch. This is a bit outside the box, or bag, but one click and you are in a brief case and in the city, no one notices them. </p>

<p>I balance my camera on my head. I've done this in Amsterdam, London, and Bakersfield, California.<br>

Seriously, I just sling the camera over my shoulder and walk around with Savor Faire, Esprit de Corp, and other French adjectives.</p>

<p>This thread makes too much to-do about nothing....tempest in a teapot, and that sort of thing...just F8 and be there....</p>

<p>Three options intermixed:</p>

<p>1. In a regular backpack.</p>

<p>2. Under my jacket with the strap over my left shoulder.</p>

<p>3. In my right hand, strap wrapped around my wrist and when I'm not shooting the camera is hidden behind my right thigh. (This results in a little RSI in my right hand but one must suffer for beauty...)</p>

<p>Kind regards, Matthijs,</p>