Camera Bag suitable for wedding shooters?

[mizuno]

Ok, here's the deal.

I need a bag for wedding photography, so it probably needs to be a shoulder bag as I will be switching and swapping bodies/lenses regularly.

Here's what I need to carry:

20D + 70-200mm IS
5D + 24-70mm L
EF-S 10-22mm
EF 50mm f1.4
Speedlight 580EX
Accessories...

[BLINN]

I bought the canon bag from B&H photo $50 U.S. works great for me. I keep everything in it.

[mizuno]

I bought the canon bag from B&H photo $50 U.S. works great for me. I keep everything in it.

2 bodies, 4 lenses + accessories?

[BLINN]

No problem.

[lime]

Are you looking for a bag to use while shooting or to transport from business/home to event?

When I'm shooting I have the main camera+flash+bracket+ext batt, second body+flash hanging around neck or shoulder. To hold other stuff I use a Canon waist bag worn in front for easy access.

[PIXI_666]

I have a lowepro trekker backpack...i dont quite know why i bought the backpack as a shoulder one would have been more convenient but i picked it out and my hubby bought it for me so i feel bad if i buy another one :(

[SuzyView]

I have the Lowepro NOVA 4 and the Tamrac Velocity 9. They hold everything and I don't like all the gear in one bag because I think the weight would kill me. I can keep the 10D and EOS 3 bodies with 3 lenses and 1 flash in the Lowepro. The other bag carries my "A" team and that is out with me all the time. So, at the wedding or event, I know exactly where the most used gear is.

[mizuno]

Are you looking for a bag to use while shooting or to transport from business/home to event?

Use whilst shooting.

I will have my trusty assistant with me, who will probably be the one who carries the bag, so I guess there will always be at least one body and lens out of the bag at any time during the shoot.

[kawter2]

7 million dollar home!! ;) i love it

[UltraImAn]

for wedding, i'm using lowepro offtrail 2 tu keep my 10D, 70-200 L, 17-70, and flash.

[mizuno]

7 million dollar home!! ;) i love it

I think we have a winner! :cool:

[Phil V]

I currently use a roller bag for weddings, however I'm currently waiting home for a December Quarter (I love their bags but until I've tried it I don't know whether I can live with it at a wedding). It has double sealing (unlike the 7million$) and it'll hold my laptop too:)

[tim]

I have a large LowePro rolling backpack, it just fits my two bodies, two flashes, and 6 lenses (inc 70-200 F2.8 IS), along with cards, batteries, light meter, business cards, diffuser, and a few odds and ends. Things only fit in one way... I have to have a specific lens on each body, and if one thing's in the wrong place I can't get it all in! Once I get a grip for my 2nd 20D i'm in trouble...

[SuzyView]

Tim, you are about 2 pieces of gear ahead of me. I'm in trouble if I get one more thing. I don't think I have room for 1 more lens of any size. AHHHHH! Something's going to have to go when I get my new lens in a few months. :)

[Az2Africa]

www.newswear.com also has some interesting options.

[tim]

Tim, you are about 2 pieces of gear ahead of me. I'm in trouble if I get one more thing. I don't think I have room for 1 more lens of any size. AHHHHH! Something's going to have to go when I get my new lens in a few months. :)

I have my eye on the Sigma 30mm F1.4... and another grip... I really don't think i'll be able to get it all in. That's not a huge deal though, because in addition to my main camera bag I also take a LowePro day pack with misc things in it (flash bracket, food, drink, etc), a tripod/monopod bag, a big bag with my 13' light stands, and two AB800s. I pretty much fill up my boot.

Strangely though, the more gear I have, the more I think I could shoot a wedding with a single 20D, 580EX, and a fast 30mm or so prime.

[BLINN]

Think basic, use basic, shoot great. It isn't what you have but how you use it. Funny my wife tend to tell me that all the time.LOL

[rlhphotos]

7million dollar home would be best or a Next Venue..from Crumpler.

http://www.crumpler.com.au/cartIndex.php?prodId=89&prodType=Bag&catId=22

[mizuno]

Strangely though, the more gear I have, the more I think I could shoot a wedding with a single 20D, 580EX, and a fast 30mm or so prime.

I agree.

My plan is to keep it very simple. I will be shooting available light on a 20D (70-200 f2.8 IS) and a 5D (24-70 f2.8 ) with a 10-22 and 50 f1.4 in the bag. I will carry a 580EX, but only as a last resort - like a total solar eclipse.

I appreciate what can be done with flash photography, but my desire is to document people's special day as it looked through the naked eye - not a staged production. I market myself as much, so my clients will know what they are getting.

I reckon I can squeeze everything I need in the Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Home, which my assistant will carry around for me.

[tim]

I will carry a 580EX, but only as a last resort - like a total solar eclipse.

Two words - fill flash. Without fill you'll get ugly shadows under the eyes outdoors, people will look like pandas.

[mizuno]

Two words - fill flash. Without fill you'll get ugly shadows under the eyes outdoors, people will look like pandas.

I've not encountered any problems thus far, but as I said - it'll be in the bag so I can assess any situation as it arises.

[tim]

:)

[scattashot]

you have two bodies so your bag must be packed to have the lens attached to each body, you should change bodies with lens for different shots not change lens on bodies if you can avoid it. get a waist bag that will hold a body and the wide angle lens attached and the longer lens carry it around your neck. without an assistant you need both bodies at arms lenght

[David John]

www.newswear.com (http://www.newswear.com) also has some interesting options.






Looks great for a CNN War Corespondant...or a suicide bomber!!:wink:




I love my Billingham 445...I highly recommend it.

[mezorn26]

I love my http://www.tamrac.com/5549.htm

I use it for everything. Business and pleasure.

Laptop, two, three bodies, lenses, batteries, accessories. It fits it all, and it's comfortable to carry.

[klam]

I use a large Lowepro Stealth Reporter shoulder bag stowed away in the trunk of my car as a home base. I wear a ThinkTank ChangeUp bag/belt system on me.

[mizuno]

Holy old thread, batman.

[Gix]

people will look like pandas.


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