[Picture] Please Photographers, Stop Wearing Fanny Packs

fannystop [Picture] Please Photographers, Stop Wearing Fanny Packs As photographers, we have the coolest job in the world don’t we? There is one thing that is the opposite of cool though. It is the fanny pack wearing photographer. Yes, I know you it might be convenient, but please, just use a normal bag. If you like wearing your gear then I would highly suggest a shoulder bag or a backpack. Anything but a fanny pack.

November 8, 2011

Lee Morris

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http://www.facebook.com/henryorth77 Henry Orth

Oh my – some people are too uptight!!! Lee I thought it was funny. As a former police officer I can tell you that if what you are wearing around your belt is not a gun then it’s probably not that cool.

All that being said I do wear a spider belt and if worn right – it’s completely cool, awesome and convenient. It’s only used to temporarily hold the camera while doing something else – like adjusting the lights. Enjoy and grab a “light” beer (three way pun intended).
Михаил Ганшин

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdO35DnMPws – that’s why many ex-USSR people(yup, you call them russians and do think that they totally wear huge hats and have bears that drink vodka)…so that’s why they call it retarded-american humor…hahaha..it was funny….hahaha…i can’t breathe…hahah….ohhh….pleaase, help, can’t breathe.
Super, laughed so loud….you’re SSOOOOOOO fUUUnny!!! just wasted my time
http://www.facebook.com/max.leitner1 Max Leitner

Lee & Morris, this I just great. Weed out the fanny pack wearers. Every one I talked to so far never could give me cool enough answers about photography.

I love the humor, we need more of that on FStoppers!!!
Anonymous

Shame I couldn’t make the London meet up not long ago. Maybe I’ll get to the next one (if you do another).
http://flickr.com/roomak_pl Roman

…and use only long zoom-lenses because they look more cool then those short ones… :)
I use funny belt from Lowepro with 2nd lens, light meter or flash and memory cards. Who cares how do I look? Not me.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Andreas-Gustafsson/643133856 Andreas Gustafsson

Well, they have both a vest and some straps.

http://www.lowepro.com/sfseries
Howell, Photography

It’s refreshing to see such politically incorrect humor out in the open! I can’t wait for you guys to start poking fun at people of other cultures or maybe people that have different skin color — that’s always hilarious right?

Seriously? If you wanna poke fun at the gear — poke fun at the gear.
http://www.facebook.com/danielcaseyphotog Daniel Casey Photog

lucky for me I don’t have to worry about any of it! Throw on a pair of boardshorts, slip my 7d in the Ikelite housing, and off to the beach with some memory cards…have fun suckers bwahahaha
http://www.facebook.com/BenoitLefebvre Benoit Lefebvre

You are Rambo, Jeremy!
http://www.facebook.com/pierre.ekman Pierre Ekman

Hehe quite funny. All though I wear bags like those some times. My shoulders doesn´t take a backpack a whole day, either a shoulder bag. Enough just to carry two bodies. Have some gear at the waist really lifts of some weight in a easy way…
Rob Groulx

I think his fanny pack is a little too tight.
http://www.facebook.com/GregoryCain01 Gregory Cain

As an aspiring fanny pack wearer i think this post is super funny – a perfect way to thin the heard of people who take themselves way to seriously – you guys do an amazing job – a lil BS now and again is good for the soul
http://www.facebook.com/GregoryCain01 Gregory Cain

cheers
http://www.facebook.com/paintballftw James Robertson

Cmon Lee you dun pissed off the old people..
http://www.facebook.com/steno12 Stefano Druetta

i think you don’t get enough clients so you have plenty of time to waste with silly posts like this one and the other one about hipstamatic…
i bought a canon EG10, wich is a medium sized camera bag [it carries 2 bodies with BG on, 2-3 medium lenses, plus various items like a couple of flashes, triggers, battery chargers and so on], I had it for 32 euros [THIRTY TWO] two years ago in spain, and it rocks. and, it can be worn as a fannypack actually, but that’s the best thing in the world! it always hang on my back while i’m shooting around, you can run with it fully loaded without any problem, and you won’t look as a fool. as you do when walking around with a large sized backpack with lots of long lenses, just to shoot cats and flowers.

be a little more concrete, you’re losing the point with this kind of stupid posts.
http://www.facebook.com/steno12 Stefano Druetta

i think you don’t get enough clients so you have plenty of time to waste with silly posts like this one and the other one about hipstamatic…
i bought a canon EG10, wich is a medium sized camera bag [it carries 2 bodies with BG on, 2-3 medium lenses, plus various items like a couple of flashes, triggers, battery chargers and so on], I had it for 32 euros [THIRTY TWO] two years ago in spain, and it rocks. and, it can be worn as a fannypack actually, but that’s the best thing in the world! it always hang on my back while i’m shooting around, you can run with it fully loaded without any problem, and you won’t look as a fool. as you do when walking around with a large sized backpack with lots of long lenses, just to shoot cats and flowers.

be a little more concrete, you’re losing the point with this kind of stupid posts.
http://www.facebook.com/steno12 Stefano Druetta

i think you don’t get enough clients so you have plenty of time to waste with silly posts like this one and the other one about hipstamatic…
i bought a canon EG10, wich is a medium sized camera bag [it carries 2 bodies with BG on, 2-3 medium lenses, plus various items like a couple of flashes, triggers, battery chargers and so on], I had it for 32 euros [THIRTY TWO] two years ago in spain, and it rocks. and, it can be worn as a fannypack actually, but that’s the best thing in the world! it always hang on my back while i’m shooting around, you can run with it fully loaded without any problem, and you won’t look as a fool. as you do when walking around with a large sized backpack with lots of long lenses, just to shoot cats and flowers.

be a little more concrete, you’re losing the point with this kind of stupid posts.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Marek-Planc-Plancak/1138013057 Marek Planc Plancak

I actuslly like this post :D this was the good one Lee :)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Marek-Planc-Plancak/1138013057 Marek Planc Plancak

I actuslly like this post :D this was the good one Lee :)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Marek-Planc-Plancak/1138013057 Marek Planc Plancak

I actuslly like this post :D this was the good one Lee :)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000013742481 Glenn Marsh

This was a joke…and no fanny packs or wearers of fanny packs were harmed. Except for maybe one or two people who have no sense of humor and who take them selves far too seriously. An open forum without censorship means you just might read something that offends you.The alternative is no free speech is that really what you want. I did not realize that camera gear has been added to the politically correct list of things we can not talk or joke about.When we speak of fanny packs do we now refer to them as the FP word? If we can’t laugh about ourselves or our profession then we are worse then lawyers..Every lawyer that I have met has always had the best lawyer jokes? Anyone know of any good photographer jokes??
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000013742481 Glenn Marsh

This was a joke…and no fanny packs or wearers of fanny packs were harmed. Except for maybe one or two people who have no sense of humor and who take them selves far too seriously. An open forum without censorship means you just might read something that offends you.The alternative is no free speech is that really what you want. I did not realize that camera gear has been added to the politically correct list of things we can not talk or joke about.When we speak of fanny packs do we now refer to them as the FP word? If we can’t laugh about ourselves or our profession then we are worse then lawyers..Every lawyer that I have met has always had the best lawyer jokes? Anyone know of any good photographer jokes??
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000013742481 Glenn Marsh

This was a joke…and no fanny packs or wearers of fanny packs were harmed. Except for maybe one or two people who have no sense of humor and who take them selves far too seriously. An open forum without censorship means you just might read something that offends you.The alternative is no free speech is that really what you want. I did not realize that camera gear has been added to the politically correct list of things we can not talk or joke about.When we speak of fanny packs do we now refer to them as the FP word? If we can’t laugh about ourselves or our profession then we are worse then lawyers..Every lawyer that I have met has always had the best lawyer jokes? Anyone know of any good photographer jokes??
Zac Henderson

I’ve actually been looking into a “waist system” myself. I shoot primes exclusively, and at times I need to change focal lengths quickly, especially at weddings. “Waist systems” have to be very convenient for that purpose. I’ll call it a “Lens Belt” so I won’t get made fun of…
http://www.ErniePasswaters.com/ Ernie Passwaters

Hahahahahaha!!!! That’s all I have to say.
Anonymous

HAHA wow people are up tight! It’s like the saying goes Opinions are like as*holes, every one has one and they all smell. Fanny packs are a bit weak and that is coming from a vest shooter…

I am a prime lens shooter and need to wear a vest to allow we to swap lenses quickly. But you could never tell because it’s under my suit jacket at every wedding.
http://www.facebook.com/nyajtimauteyaaj Nyaj Timautes Yaaj

wow i never thought this post would create such a controversy. ITs a fanny pack peps, people wear it because its convenient. But with all the new inventions of new gear to carry your equipments around i don’t think its not so bad for Lee to get some inside humor on us photographers. I don’t think he did anything wrong. (maybe besides the fat-guy picture. I think a lot of people who posted against Lee can relate to the fat guy kneeling). Other than that I think this post was funny.
http://twitter.com/redmotman redmotman

Lol that is funny but I like my bagpack
Andrew Smith

Ouch! A bit rough, I really like my ClikElite Trekker “Fanny” pack.. Serves and fills a hole in my bag lineup
http://www.facebook.com/lawrenceatienza Lawrence Atienza

Don’t hate on thinkTankPhoto for having some sweet photographers fanny packs http://photographysilo.com/2012/03/a-photographers-fanny-pack-try-before-you-buy/ and you could actually try before you buy it now for a limited time it seems.