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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: evgeny on May 18, 2008, 04:52:59 pm

Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: evgeny on May 18, 2008, 04:52:59 pm: How do you organize dividers in your bag or backpack for a medium format camera?

I'm especially interested to see variants for Contax 645 with 2-3 lenses and flash.
Thank!
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: evgeny on May 19, 2008, 01:40:51 am: Thank for reply!

I'm not familiar with Rolleiflex. If I understand correctly you not attach lens, back and prism to the camera when in the bag?

Basically I want to configure my bag and backpack to handle my Contax 645 with attached lens, back and prism.

I also don't know what is the most safe position for this heavy camera - horizontal or lens down (vertical).

I will be glad for more comments.
Thank
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: BJNY on May 19, 2008, 02:10:48 am: I like the camera outfit assembled, horizontal on its side with grip facing up "ready" for use. Maybe take a look at the ThinkTankPhoto line of bags.
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: James R Russell on May 19, 2008, 02:27:43 am: Quote
I like the camera outfit assembled, horizontal on its side with grip facing up "ready" for use. Maybe take a look at the ThinkTankPhoto line of bags.
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I use the Euro sized version of the ThinkTank and it holds two contax's, two phase backs, 5 lenses, chargers, etc.

Really amazing how much it holds, more amazing is how heavy it is once fully loaded.

JR
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: amsp on May 19, 2008, 06:59:28 am: I'll jump in on this thread too with a question. I'm looking for the smallest possible bag to hold the following equipment: Mamiya 645AFD, 4 lenses, misc. accessories, and a 17" powerbook. Preferably a backpack. I liked the Lowepro Computrekker AW, but it doesn't hold a 17", and the Computrekker PLUS AW is just too big. Anyone have a suggestion?

cheers.
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: BJNY on May 19, 2008, 07:45:17 am: A friend has one of these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3216..._Briefcase.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/321683-REG/Tamrac_526301_5263_CyberPro_Express_Briefcase.html)
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: James R Russell on May 19, 2008, 10:12:50 am: Quote
I'll jump in on this thread too with a question. I'm looking for the smallest possible bag to hold the following equipment: Mamiya 645AFD, 4 lenses, misc. accessories, and a 17" powerbook. Preferably a backpack. I liked the Lowepro Computrekker AW, but it doesn't hold a 17", and the Computrekker PLUS AW is just too big. Anyone have a suggestion?

cheers.
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I have two Lowepro compu whatever's and don't like or use them. Loaded and with a computer they don't fit in most U.S. overheads without a squeeze, so the computer must be removed and the single handle twists and turns so everytime you hit a bumpit goes sideways.

The think tank is the most well thought out of any case I've used, though I do have a rather inexpensive case we bought in Paris called something like blue moon and though the construction does not look robusts, I've used it for the 35mm canons for 5 years without issue.

JR
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: evgeny on May 19, 2008, 11:16:11 pm: Thank for answers!
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: Morgan_Moore on May 20, 2008, 04:29:01 am: Quote
How do you organize dividers in your bag or backpack for a medium format camera?

I'm especially interested to see variants for Contax 645 with 2-3 lenses and flash.
Thank!
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I think organisation of the pack is all about WHAT YOU DO

I like Billingham bags which are deep - most importantly the gear doesnt fall out if you pick it up open

A lot depents on the security of your environment - on the street you cant put anything down which means a billingham

In a studio you can spread it all out which means peli cases

Mostly the requrement is somewhere between the two

--

Also I prefer more small bags - you can distribute the wieght between shoulders

So I have one billingam - hassy, 80 and 50

and

A small crupmpler 35 1.7 converter and extension tubes

in the billinham is a small metz in a side pocket

I have a nother billingham for nikon

and another with 2 QFLashes

That is my location kit

The billinhams are also carry on size

S
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: evgeny on May 20, 2008, 04:34:06 am: Thank for info!
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: amsp on May 20, 2008, 07:23:29 am: Quote
AMSP,

If you could go with a separate laptop shoulder bag, then all that easily fits into a Lowepro Nova 5 AW. AFDII, Aptus, 5 lenses, 3 ext tubes, batteries, accessories:

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I prefer having my laptop and general business stuff in a dedicated thinner shoulder bag.
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Thanks, but I'm trying to go both lighter and minimizing the number of bags I have to carry. It seems damn hard to find the thing I'm looking for. They are either too big, too bulky, too heavy, or they don't take a 17" laptop and medium format equipment. So far the closest thing I've seen is probably the Think Tank Airport Acceleration, anyone have any experience with that one?
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: marc gerritsen on May 21, 2008, 03:21:06 am: on a trip
H3D / 35mm / 50-100 / metz flash / powerbook / hardrive / chargers etc / all in a peli carry on
Nikon D3 / 70-200 / 18-35mm in a billingham carry on
manfrotto tripod in checked in luggage

local
H3D / 35mm / 50-100 / in a billingham

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Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: elitegroup on May 21, 2008, 05:17:06 am
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: amsp on May 21, 2008, 07:52:37 am: Like I said in my original post I tried the Lowepro Computrekker PLUS AW and found it to be way too big and cumbersome. The non-PLUS version was a good size but the laptop compartment was 1cm too small to fit my 17" powerbook, so annoying. The pelican case I'm afraid is almost as heavy as the 1510 I already have, and doesn't look any less cumbersome.
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: wolfphotos on May 21, 2008, 09:16:15 am: ThinkTank Airport Airstream-

Blad 503CW with winder attached
Aptus 22 with battery attached
40, 50, 60 120 lenses
extension tubes
flash
Pocket Wizards, cords, etc
Leitz mini tripod with RRS head
Clamp
Odds & Socks
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: evgeny on May 21, 2008, 09:46:19 am: Thank, that's very useful. I see you put the camera left side and on the horizontal devider.
Title: How do you organize your bag or backpack?
Post by: Leonardo Barreto on May 23, 2008, 08:24:20 pm: I know that what I use has nothing to do with your requirements but it is a way to pack a AFD, 35,45,80 (and 150 not shown here) battery charger, extra AA's FireWire in a very compact way.

I have found myself a few times under the rain between locations, and knowing that the equipment is in a water proof container is a big advantage. At work it is the best, easy to put the camera in and out with a lens --and the P25--. The camera goes with the Kirk landscape/portrait quick adapter...