Special Bag Requirement

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Ruidoso Bill

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Two weeks to my Alaska Cruise departure. I am also doing the land tour which includes Denali. Carry bag restrictions are 17 X 14 X 4. This rules out my Pelican case (way to large anyway}, Lowepro back pack (too large) and smaller Lowepro Stealth reporter (too small) and I want to take my D810, 24-70 and my Tamron 150-600. The sling type would be ideal but not sure if they are large enough. Only other items I will be taking on the daily trips will be a couple of extra batteries and some memory cards, small blower. Any suggestions appreciated.
 
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Scott Murray

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Is the bag restriction for the cruise or land tours? You can make extra room by carrying the camera around your neck and filling its spot with other stuff. I hated the restrictions that I had going to a few places and found carrying cameras on me removed enough weight for my bags/cases this included Africa and Vietnam.
 
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WayneF

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I'm just curious, does this smaller limit apply to the land cruise or the airline? Most airlines allow a little larger.
 
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Ruidoso Bill

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Scott Murray said:
Is the bag restriction for the cruise or land tours? You can make extra room by carrying the camera around your neck and filling its spot with other stuff. I hated the restrictions that I had going to a few places and found carrying cameras on me removed enough weight for my bags/cases this included Africa and Vietnam.
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Restrictions are for the land portion. Buses and trains. It would be nice to have a single bag. Maybe a tote of some sort and some foam for packing would work.
 
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gqtuazon

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Ruidoso Bill said:
Two weeks to my Alaska Cruise departure. I am also doing the land tour which includes Denali. Carry bag restrictions are 17 X 14 X 4. This rules out my Pelican case (way to large anyway}, Lowepro back pack (too large) and smaller Lowepro Stealth reporter (too small) and I want to take my D810, 24-70 and my Tamron 150-600. The sling type would be ideal but not sure if they are large enough. Only other items I will be taking on the daily trips will be a couple of extra batteries and some memory cards, small blower. Any suggestions appreciated.
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Bill - if you have a back pack that meets the size requirement, I recently purchased this camera pad insert from Amazon and it provides a decent protection for my grab and go kit. I purposely included my biggest lenses that I have which are the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 mounted on the D3s and 300mm f4 AFS lenses which are close to the size of your Tamron 150-600. Might be worth the shot.

24 cm X 32 cm x 15cm
H x W x D
9.4 " x 12.5" x 6" (Inches)

Price $15.99

Amazon.com : BESTEK® SLR DSLR Camera Insert Shockproof Padded Liner Nylon Construction Rain-proof 12x5x9inch (Large Size) : Camera & Photo

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Ruidoso Bill

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gqtuazon said:
Bill - if you have a back pack that meets the size requirement, I recently purchased this camera pad insert from Amazon and it provides a decent protection for my grab and go kit. I purposely included my biggest lenses that I have which are the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 mounted on the D3s and 300mm f4 AFS lenses which are close to the size of your Tamron 150-600. Might be worth the shot.

24 cm X 32 cm x 15cm
H x W x D
9.4 " x 12.5" x 6" (Inches)

Price $15.99

Amazon.com : BESTEK® SLR DSLR Camera Insert Shockproof Padded Liner Nylon Construction Rain-proof 12x5x9inch (Large Size) : Camera & Photo

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The Tamron is 12 inches long, I would have to lay it down on the bottom and put the camera and 24-70 on top. Thanks Glenn for the tip on the padded liner, good possibility.
 
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hark

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At only 4" wide, how could you even fit a large lens into a padded case or bag? Wow.
 
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Ruidoso Bill

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Ruidoso Bill

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Just got this one off amazon Amazon.com: Deluxe Digital Camera / Video Padded Backpack For Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax DSLR Cameras, Nikon D300, D300S, D3000, D3100, D3200, D3300, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300 & Many More SLR / DSLR Cameras + eCost Microfiber Cloth: Camera & Photo

I wouldn't use it a lot but for the trip should be ok, Tamron fits snug at the bottom and the camera with 24-70 attached fits above. even some room/pockets for batteries and memory cards.

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Ruidoso Bill

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Leaving for the big city in the morning to fly to Vancouver on Saturday, cruise starts on Sunday, my little back pack has my D810, 24-70, Tamron 150-600, battery in the camera, 3 spare batteries, charger, 10-32GB cards, 2-16GB cards, 4-8GB cards, lens pen, small blower, circular polarizer for both lenses. Batteries all charged, sensor cleaned, lenses cleaned. I removed the grip, tripod mount for the Tamron to travel as light as possible. I know my Canadians friends will laugh but I have never taken a pic of an eagle, I am loaded for eagles, bears and whales! I will post some upon my return, August 2nd is when it comes to an end. Adios
 
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