There are a lot of camera bag addicts in our community and it's easy to see why: they can revolutionize your shooting experience when outdoors. Of all the genres of photography that need the right camera bag, landscape is right up near the top. Here is one landscape photographer's new favorite bag.
When I first started photography — a number of years ago I no longer wish to admit to — I didn't see the fuss with camera bags. I had a tiny — and I mean tiny — over-the-shoulder bag and then occasionally I would use an ordinary rucksack. It was dreadful, but I didn't see the point in spending a lot on one when all they do is carry your equipment.
Eventually, the amount of equipment I wanted to take and the amount of time I had the equipment on my person meant I needed something better suited and I opted for purpose-built. My first reasonably sized investment in a camera bag was a Peak Design product and to call it revolutionary to how I was working wouldn't be an overstatement. Now, though I don't have a wall full of camera bags like some folk around these parts, I do very much appreciate how impactful a great camera bag can be.
What camera bag do you use?
This is a really nice bag. I deffo wouldn't mind having one haha! I have a bunch of bags from regular back packs to hiking camera bags. I have a huge lowepro Trekker 450 AW that I use for hauling a lot of gear to bigger shoots or for just storing my other camera gear in when not in use. I have a Peak Design every day sling bag I use when I want go light and carry one camera and maybe up to two lenses. I also have a the Peak designs everyday back pack I use for my day job. I keep my D800E Nikon 70-200mm f2.8, 14-24mm f2.8, Fuji GFX 100s, Fuji GF 50mm f3.5, Pentax 6X7 165mm f2.8, memory cards, laptop, laptop charger camera batteries with chargers, hard rive, mouse, cat 5 crimping tool and cat 5 end connectors, as well as a flash light and an ND filter with two brass step down rings. It's my main everyday bag and I'm honestly surprised it can hold so much. I have a peak design everyday messenger bag I use as my lighting bag. I keep godox speed lights and two ad200's in it with their chargers. I also have a small Tenba messenger bag that i use for knick nacks now. I also have two swiss gear regular back packs but since I'm not in school any more I just store books and other things in them. i also have a big dedicated hiking bag from teton sports i use for camping. I used to be like you and thought nothing of bags until after i got my first actual camera bag that made shooting on location easier and I have been buying bags to suit different situations ever since lol. I think I'm pretty set with what i have right now but i always love seeing new bag designs and technology.
Love my Moment rugged everyday sling: especially when I bought it for half off!
My no.1 bag since the early 20-teens has been a Filson Magnum reporter-type bag designed for one-camera-one-lens users. But I frequently lug two in it, an X-Pro 1 and an X-Pro 2 and maybe a spare lens. Used almost every day for something, if not cameras. Its soft internal padding pulls out and can be replaced with a less flexible but deceptively voluminous Billingham insert which can hold an X-Pro and a couple of lenses and my X-H1 with the 16-55 2.8, and a speedlight. Fantastic, endlessly durable, but expensive bag that also takes a 15-in MacBook Pro. My no.2 bag is a great Domke F-4. And I've used the Domke post-office shoulder pads on all my bag straps for years. I have an old, large and heavy, Calumet wheely bag full of Bronica SQ kit, flashes, film, backs , and other stuff. Love that one too.