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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 825001" data-attributes="member: 53455">As I like to say, photographers with their bags are worse than the ladies with theirs!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh    :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" />I have had both kinds, still have them, and the only use case I see for the shoulder bag is when I really have very little gear to bring. For example, with my current setup, I bring the Z7 II and the 24-120/4, and I only need the 14-30/4 in addition; and when not carried in hand or around my shoulder and/or neck, the camera may go on what Peak Design call the Capture Clip. Because the overall weight is light, the fact that it is unbalanced is less perceptible.Otherwise, and as soon as the weight increases, I’ll take a backpack. I have two, a 15-liter and a 20-liter. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that they’re a pleasure to carry but I’ve never felt tired by them (and I better not be, as my wife obstinately refuses to be my assistant, claiming I am hers instead). And they’re pretty seriously loaded, for example in the 20-liter I usually carry the three tilt-shifts (19mm, 45 and 85 on FTZ II adapters) plus the 100-400 and all assorted accessories.It is true backpacks are a tad less convenient to access the gear than shoulder bags, but the Peak Design bags are... well, designed just so that all the gear can be accessed from the side without “dismounting” or setting it down on soiled or wet ground. With a little bit of habit, it is not much more difficult to grab something in the backpack than it is in the shoulder bag, and my type of photography does not require so much speed so often.So, in summary: backpack always, except very rare exceptions.</blockquote>

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