Camera Bag

[MT37]

Well I'm looking to get a new camera bag. I'm not 100% I'll be getting a new one or not. Since my current one is doing fine. I'm just running out of space. I'm looking for either a camera bag with a shoulder strap or a hard case.

My set up is...
Canon Rebel XT with battery grip
Canon 18-55mm
Canon 50mm
Sigma 55-200mm
Canon Speedlite 430ex

Plus I would like a bit more room for another lens or two. For future expansion.

I do a lot of live band photography, and I do carry my camera around a lot.

Anyways, thanks for any opinions.

 

[Lovesong]

I have the Crumpler 6 million dollar home. It's a shoulder bag, it's large enough to hold my 5D, a 70-200 f/2.8, a 24-70 f/2.8, a 50mm, my flash, and has a little more room for a macro (when I get it). The outside also has nice straps for extra lens bags if you want it. I like the fact that the bag is comfortable, and it really doesn't scream "hey there's 5k of stuff in here."
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/384133-REG/Crumpler_MD0601A_6_Million_Dollar_Home.html

 

[MT37]

That is probably definitely what I am looking for, but I would like to see some other options first.

 

[Westside guy]

I have the 6 Million Dollar Home as well. The only thing I don't like about it is the lack of padding in the top flap - so I put a thin layer of bubble wrap in the flap's mesh pocket.

I like to have my camera with me most of the time, and I don't like carrying two bags to work - so I've taken to using camera/lens wraps, and just putting my camera, lenses, and a couple accessories (e.g. Ultrapod) in my Crumpler Dreadful Embarrassment laptop messenger bag.

David Honl makes some more expensive wraps that I'm going to be trying out as well.

 

[jlcharles]

Domke. I had a lowepro backpack that felt like I was carrying a board on my back and it was heavy on its own. I got a domke to carry around a rental and loved it so much that I bought one.

http://www.tiffen.com/products.html?tablename=domke

I have the F3X in black and it can fit a ton if you pack it right. I took a large amount of equipment with me to Europe (20+ rolls of film, hassy w/3 backs, 2 lenses and metered prism, 20D, 18-200 lens, filters, and other such small items) and it all fit. I carried less with me on a day to day basis. The best part is, because it isn't overly padded, it forms to your body. and they have inserts that come with the f-2.

 

[Mydriasis]

I have a crumpler bag as well and love it. It is on the heavy side, but it is sturdy and it takes good care of my equipment.🙂