Unusual Camera Bag with diapers and lunch box

[hinman]

It has been six months since my upgrade from p&s to Pentax K100D and

few lens you can see in my dpreview profile. And I have been lurking

all thread that talk about 'camera bags'. I tried many bags and the

closest to my liking is the slingbag from lowerpro (? on spelling).

I ended up making my own bags with backback, lunch box, baby bottle

warmer, and diaper -- yes the diaper for cushion.

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Here are few snapshots done this morning for sharing with forum --

hope you get a laugh and jump to share with your unusual bags that

can't be bought anywhere in the world as a camera bag

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#1<br>

lunch box for main camera with lens (cap not shown but usually

mounted reverse order in bag)

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1261/1342910874_55446e1dfd_b.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#2<br>

Cushioning with diaper -- I know this is hilarious but so far the

cushioning works out fine for me. I have no time to get the proper

shielding/cushioning around my two camera bags. Time is spent in

taking pictures instead of my many disappointed visits to stores and

lurking in the web obsessing for bags -- lol

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1098/1342911542_0d99718f4d.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#3 <br>

My two bags with main one in red backpack from nikko and small one

good enough for body + DA 50-200 + 50

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/1342912226_aa4b0824e3_b.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#4 <br>

Bottom of backpack (main bag) has a raincoat just for both cushioning

and just in case rain sets in

 

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/1342913662_be11911556.jpg"/><br><br>

 

 

#5 <br>

$37 Takumar Asahi 28-80 Macro debuted

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/1342912910_eef7620be0.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#6, 7, 8 <br>

How it looks storing the lunch bag in backpack

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/1342025195_bd90ed3295.jpg"/><br><br>

 

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/1342030175_765e9bdfee_b.jpg"/><br><br>

 

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1355/1342030871_de337024dd.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#9, #10 <br>

My M42 lens in free Similac Baby Bottles insulated bag

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/1342916402_696b872ebc.jpg"/><br><br>

 

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1124/1342026123_c3489d1c6f.jpg"/><br><br>

 

#11 <br>

Hin's Camera bag

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/1342917980_d1b493efcd.jpg"/><br><br>

 

Thank you and I hope you don't flame me in posting something that may be

inappropriate to look at, especially the diaper and baby formula similac bag to

go with your beloved Pentax gear.

 

Thanks, <br>

Hin

[dave_sage1]

No flames whatsoever here Hin Man, but I want to know what you will do when you stop having babies?

 

D

P.S. I'll bet your wife thinks it's hilarious.

P.S.S. What a _perfect_ post for a Friday evening!

[renatoa]

I think Tamrac Velocity 7 and/or Lowepro CompuDayPack could be the answers for you. At least these were for me.

[Jochen_S]

Dave, if one hasn't got babies to provide packing material, the fear of cold feet (=socks) should never be underrated. - Honestly: Socks are ideal to keep the caps on your odd back-up lens, randomly tossed into a suitcase in place.

 

I'm using 2 real camera bags here. One made in the 70s another from the supermarket. But a little cooler bag for a body with rigged up 24mm f1.8 is under construction, similar to some small medikit bags which need home made dividers.

[revolver]

Hin Man,

 

you certainly gave this a lot of thought and effort. it is frustrating trying to find that perfect bag. its like trying to find the perfect holster for a handgun. you can have a box full of useless bags if you arent careful..lol

 

I am about to try a bag I saw by Naneu pro called the Alpha or Bravo. I havent made up my mind on which one yet but check them out under the military ops section.

 

http://www.naneupro.com/products/mo-b/

[hinman]

Thank you for all the valuable inputs and links -- those are really good ones. I also consider the crumpler 6 million dollars pizza bag (not sure on the name) to replace my small handbag blue handbag next to my red backback.

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By the way, all those shots of my gear and camera bags are shot from my trusty Fuji F30 in macro mode and filled flash in some of the shots

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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1297/1260675770_0e0f28877a.jpg"/>

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I will try to offer my thoughts in Fuji F30 later on when time allows

-- it is a great p&s camera to compliment the big brothers in Pentax

gear.

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<a href="http://techtheman.blogspot.com/2007/09/thoughts-on-fuji-f30.html">Thoughts on Fuji F30 - Hin's Tech Corner</a>

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And I have learned my mistakes in not having a backup camera. Even a p&s such as my fuji f30 will do better in important photo session than NOT having a backup. My painful story in this blog post

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<a href="http://hintheman.blogspot.com/2007/08/hardest-lesson-learned-in-photograhy.html">Hardest Lesson Learned in Photograhy - Hin's Photo Blog</a><br><br>

A bit off topic but something that I want to share my mistakes with others hoping others won't run into the situation that Pentax camera won't complaint about 'no memory card'. IF you remove the card while the power is ON and later close the memory slot and keep shooting, the camera won't warn you about it. If you turned the power off and take out the memory card, powering the camera on again will warn you and disallow you from taking shots but that is not the case when the card is emptied while the camera power is on.

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Thanks, <br>

Hin

[jeff_scott5]

I commend you on your creativity in finding the right camera bag. Every photographer will at some point in their life go through the same quandary - which bag is the perfect one?

 

I too have more camera bags than I can fill with equipment. However, my latest bag seems to be a winner. I have a Domke F-3X in black ballistic cloth. It closes with one big metal snap on a flap for the main cavity and Velcro on the side pockets. No zippers - I hate zippers on camera bags! They slow you down when extracting equipment and they will break.

 

I usually lug around my DS with at least 4 lenses (biggest is just an 80-200mm), flash and spare batteries and memory cards - and usually a water bottle and snacks, too! It has accompanied me on several trips to the east and west coast of Canada and 2 trips to Mexico and Central America. On plane trips I also put in an MP3 player and folding headphones.

 

Greatest downfall is that it was not cheap. I bought this one new off Ebay for a little over $100 (Canadian), but I hope it will be the last camera bag I buy! I checked on Google and there are many reviews of this bag and most recommend the ballistic cloth over the canvas; I concur.

[chepas_nigs]

Hi Hin,

 

Good ideas for bags. If ever you outgrow those bags, these bags are also worth considering:

 

http://www.kata-bags.com/index.asp

(site requires quite a bit to maneuver)

 

I have a Sensitivity V model camera/laptop bag.

 

Chelo

[jeffpolaski]

I use insulated lunch bags also. I love the Similac idea. Thank you.

 

(I'm a bit old to carry a diaper bag around; it would look suspicious.

[hinman]

Thank you everyone for the valuable inputs and links, I certainly appreciate all the inputs and pointers on kata and Domke.

 

Hin

[jeff_drew4]

I don't understand why the adult beverage industry does not take a clue from this idea and supply us with free, quality camera bags with a booze label on the side or top? :-)

[thebs]

<p>It's hard to get into stadiums with a backpack. That's why I went with the holster+small bag combo. That gives me the ability to carry up to four (4) compact lenses, plus the one on the camera in the holster. The holster also makes for a nice, "temporary drop bucket" when I'm switching lenses too, taking off a filter, etc... I carry them criss-cross on my body, and it works great. I wasn't even searched when I went into the football game last weekend.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/5989955-lg.jpg"></img></p>

[johnw436]

"its like trying to find the perfect holster for a handgun." You got that right! This holster is Sooo comfortable... but I can't hide it. This one is so discreet, but too bad I can't sit down.

 

My problem is that a camera bag is just like a toolbox. Your rollaround is too big for everyday use, so you get a smaller one you can carry. By the time you put all the tools in it you think you'll need you can't carry it anymore.

 

I went bag shopping yesterday, as if I needed another one. Don't tell my wife. I'll never be able to rag on her about shoes again. Backpacks are great for going from point A to point B, but the worst solution for using your gear without setting up a base camp.

 

A shoulder bag is great for PJ style shooting but limited to how much you can stuff into it and still get to everything easily.

 

I've gone to the hybrid approach just like all you guys have. A cheapo lightweight backpack goes along for stuff I want to take but won't need on the fly. Everything else goes into a holster or waist pack, depending on the gear I'm using.