Need advice on shoulder bag for D7000

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Hans Kondor

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Hello,

I have at the moment a D7000 gripped with 70-300 vr, 18-105 vr and 50 1.8 D lens. I bought a vanguard outlawz 17Z to it, buy the gripped D7000 does not fit to the bag, only without grip, also I found it a bit problematic to use so I am currently looking for a shoulder bag which can hold at least the camera and the to zoom lens. Any advice? Or its better to use a slingbag?

​Thank you in advance!
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Ahhh bag suggestions... One's choice in a camera bag is just... so... personal. I think a lot depends on your shooting style. Do you want to carry everything with you all the time, or do you want an "essentials only" grab and go sort of thing? For trips that require full-on gear lugging I love, love, LOVE the Lowepro Magnum 200 AW. In my own mind the AW stands for "Attention Whore" but that's just me, I'm sure... Anyway, for a light and fast approach I like the Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home. This is the bag that sees the most use out of me because I hate gear lugging. HATE. IT.

You know what's an absolutely rockin' bag that's just too damn cheap? This Amazon Basics Backpack. I still have one and it still sees a lot of use. It's amazing... I'll leave it at that.
 
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crashton

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Hans- I use a Domke F2 when I want to carry all my gear. My kit is very close to yours. It fits well in the F2. Truth be told I hardly carry all my kit, just too heavy for this old guy.

Normally I use my Domke F3X with D7000 16-85 & 70-300 if I feel the need for the long reach lens.

I love Domke bags. My F2 is 30 years old & is still doing its job.
 
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Hans Kondor

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Hello guys,

thank you very much for your replies, my problem with most of the bags you mentioned that they seems to be time consuming grab them out from teh bag and take a shot, for example with the Pro Messenger AW Series it looks I cant even attach the lens to the camera and keep it that way in the packet. I am lookign for something that I can keep one of my lens (it would be good if I could the biggest one) on the camera and at least one more space for another lens. So far the Domke F3X looks the best choice for that.
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crashton

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Hans-Both of the domke bags are easy to work out of. That is the hallmark of Domke bags. They were designed for the working photographer.
 
Roy1961

Roy1961

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Hans, i have the Lowepro aw202 and my 55-300 is attached to my d7000 and fits, along with my sb700, 18-105, 35mm.
 
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Krs_2007

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Hans Kondor said:
Hello guys,

thank you very much for your replies, my problem with most of the bags you mentioned that they seems to be time consuming grab them out from teh bag and take a shot, for example with the Pro Messenger AW Series it looks I cant even attach the lens to the camera and keep it that way in the packet. I am lookign for something that I can keep one of my lens (it would be good if I could the biggest one) on the camera and at least one more space for another lens. So far the Domke F3X looks the best choice for that.
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Here is how I have my bag setup. I have my D7000 w/grip attached and normally my 70-200 f/4 mounted on camera and in the center pocket, with sun shade reversed. I will have a lens on either or both sides. If I have only one extra lens then my flash is the 3rd pocket. The rear pocket will hold my IPad, but normally I keep my strap in that pocket with the front pocket for various little things. I like this bag because it has dual fasteners depending what you have in the bag. It uses magnets or if you have a a need you can unfold the cover and use the velcro. This is really nice for walking around, when I am not getting in and out of the bag a lot I use the velcro. If I need to get in and out I use the magnet fasteners. I went with this because it was wide enough to fit the camera facing down with the grip attached. I looked at several and they were not wide enough to leave the grip on.

I had a backback but it was just getting to heavy and wanted something that was portable and light. I like this bag because it has a rain cover that comes out of the bottom for extra protection.

I would go to a store and see if you use their display cameras to see what fits. This is what I did and determined the 160 was big enough. This bag is extremely rugged and I prefer the canvas exterior.

But I would get my hands on several bags before I ordered one online, which is what I did the first time and had to take it back.
 
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crashton

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Good luck with your search Hans. Many of us bought a lot of bags before we found the right one for our needs. You recieved a lot of good advice in this thread.
 
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kamaccord

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I would consider the Norrazz (Ape Case - ACPRO) 1200 and 1400. Amazon listed the 1400 as low as $54.26 US. Another option I would suggest is the Naneau C700. All three options are reasonably priced in my opinion. I hope this is helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb0coZsPJE

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