My Minitrekker 10D Setup <-- Pic Inside.

[abel]

well after selling my Lowepro Naturetrekker because it was just way too big i decided on the minitrekker. it is a prefect fit right now and i wil have to do some rearranging once i get a 70-200L lens...

http://www.nitrocross.com/images/pad/2004-07-Jul/06jul04a.jpg

[roanjohn]

NICE!!!

Where does your long zoom fit in??

He he!!

Ro1

[abel]

well i dont own one so it fits nicely now... hehe.

once i get one i will rearrange it and remove some of the non essentials like the chragers etc etc.. ill carry those in another small bag.... :)

[drisley]

Wow, nice!
I need a new camera bag of some sort. Something that will fit a Rebel, 70-200 f2.8IS, 50mm f1.8II, 85mm f1.8, and one day either a 17-40L or a 24-70L, along with the 420ex flash.
I think that might work?
Great! Thanks again for the post.

[abel]

no problem u could prolly get both the tripod and monopod to fit but i have only had my large tripod strapped to the outside.

there is a fold down pouch that drops down and u can place 2 of your tripod legs into and then there are 2 straps on the bag that allow u to strap down the tripod to the bag.

[PacAce]

Wow, nice!
I need a new camera bag of some sort. Something that will fit a Rebel, 70-200 f2.8IS, 50mm f1.8II, 85mm f1.8, and one day either a 17-40L or a 24-70L, along with the 420ex flash.
I think that might work?
Great! Thanks again for the post.

drisley, I think that you'll probably have a hard time trying to fit all the items you mentioned above and the camera with the 70-200 f/2.8 mounted in the minitrekker. I have the tamrac expedition 4 which is a just a tad bigger than the minitrekker and all I can fit in their with the 70-200 attached to the camera is one flash and 2 other lenses, even with the shade for the 70-200 left at home. You probably want something bigger than the minitrekker although I do agree that the nature trekker might be a bit of an overkill.

[abel]

yea it may be tough... wont have room for different accesories and such, i know the 70-200 will either fit mounted on my camera or on the side where i have those neoprene pouches are.

so lets say u have the 17-40 mounted like i do, have ur flash and 50mm placed where i do. then u have ur 70-200 on the side where my pouches are, that leaves your 85mm to sit pretty much where my filters are. i think they all will fit...

granted you will have issues carrying your hoods... thats for sure...

[abel]

heres someones from dpreview.com

http://home.comcast.net/~totom/photos/em_6468.jpg

looks like it would work...

[abel]

another

http://www.masoncomputing.com/nsn/mini.jpg

[PacAce]

yea it may be tough... wont have room for different accesories and such, i know the 70-200 will either fit mounted on my camera or on the side where i have those neoprene pouches are.

so lets say u have the 17-40 mounted like i do, have ur flash and 50mm placed where i do. then u have ur 70-200 on the side where my pouches are, that leaves your 85mm to sit pretty much where my filters are. i think they all will fit...

granted you will have issues carrying your hoods... thats for sure...

Oops, my mistake. It looks like I was comparing the internal dimensions of the minitrekker with the external dimensions of the expedition 4. Sorry! :oops:

Looks like the minitrekker actually will do a good job of holding all those lenses. Dang! I should have bought the minitrekker in the first place instead of getting the expedition 4. :?

[BigRed450]

I will have to agree with PacAce, I initially had the Tamrac Expedition 5 and returned it for the Tamrac 5259 Cyberpac 9. Same basic size as the Ex5, but deeper with more storage and a laptop pocket. It is designed as the complete Digital Photographers camera bag and briefcase. Awesome!
It also incorporates the SAS and MAS systems for add ons such as waterbottles larger lens cases, tripod straps,etc...

I will try to get a pic of it, later.

[Ballen Photo]

Abel, This is VERY nice! Now, Please ship this set to me at..............
:lol: :lol: :lol:
.......Bruce

[jooka]

Very nice. Good, organized bag.

[abel]

thanks guys!!!

also i would recommend people get a few of those soft cases that i am storing my accessories in....

they are Minolta Soft neoprene cases for their G500 camera. you can find them online for about $5 each and i can say they come in VERY handy!

http://www.adorama.com/IMNCSSCD.html?searchinfo=minolta%20g500%20case&amp;ite m_no=2

i have 6 and dont regret getting them at all!

[OviV]

You are way to damned neat. I'll have to post a picture of mine. Looks like it was handled by the gorilla in the old luggage commercials. I love my "mini" Trecker but I would hate to see the size of the "maxi" Trecker. ;)

[KennyG]

I agree with Oviv, too tidy. Lots of little cases inside too. How do you get to things quickly? Do you wrap them straight away after you use them? I'm intrigued.

Sorry, but my Billingham 555 looks like the aftermath of a street riot. Not a case or wrapper (other than maybe off a candy) to be seen. Just keep ramming the stuff inside until there is no more room, then try to lift it. If I lose something in my study it usually has found its way into the bag along with the odd dead spider, gravel from race circuits, and lately a lot of dead grass for some reason. :lol:

[abel]

How do you get to things quickly?

uhhh i dont. i normally shoot landscape photos and such so i usually have plenty of time to setup for a shoot etc. taking an item out of the bag doesnt take any time whatsoever... i just like them in the bags, like my angle finder, i want it protected etc

:)

[robertwgross]

Back when my digital camera was new, I went out and bought a Lowepro Nature Trekker and spent some time getting it all arranged to accommodate all sorts of lenses and stuff. I think I carried it that way for one weekend shooting in Yosemite, and I realized that it was too damned big, and mostly that stuff was not really accessible. When some wildlife walks in front of me, I will have about three seconds typically to get the shot off. If it is something really special, maybe I will need to take 30 seconds to swap lenses and get the shot off. Obviously, the bag isn't practical for that.

If I am just hiking about, then I've had to get everything down into hip belt pouches for fast access.

When I go on a photo/backpack trip, I have to load up all of the normal camp gear, and then I load on the camera gear into top and side pockets for moderately fast access.

About one month ago, two of us went on a photo/backpack trip. There were three Canon cameras, two tripods, five lenses, and a bunch of other stuff, and not one Lowepro pack to be found.

---Bob Gross---

[abel]

very true... i rented a 70-200L about 3 weeks ago and i went for a long walk in a local arboretum and i had the camera and monopod draped over my shoulder the entire time... just incase i needed to access it quickly...

it came in handy when i stumbled across a bunch of cardnals feedin...

and yes, the nature trekker is huge. i mainly bought this pack to carry with me on our weekend outtings out of town and on planes etc... if i am shooting for a day, i normally carry my cam in my Nova 2 shoulder bag so that it is much easier to get to etc...

[robertwgross]

very true... i rented a 70-200L about 3 weeks ago and i went for a long walk in a local arboretum and i had the camera and monopod draped over my shoulder the entire time... just incase i needed to access it quickly...


Yes, I carry my camera with long lens and tripod hung over my shoulder for quick access. The tripod legs are folded into a monopod for hurry up, and they are unfolded for better stability.

The only problem I ran into was with a very large heavy lens. If I got to swinging it around too much, then the inertia can overcome the spring lock of the quick release, and all of a sudden I get an unintended quick release. A heavy lens falling from a height of five or six feet is not a good thing. Fortunately, I keep the camera's neckstrap wound around the tripod head, so it released and dropped down to waist level. Better safe than sorry.

---Bob Gross---

[MRCPhoto]

to personalized sizes, shapes, ect. (No pic yet). $35 on ebay. Much better than $200 plus anywhere else. My equipment is WELL protected from any unforseen events, bumps, or bruises that happen. My old soft bag was alright, but I was constantly afraid of things with it...tears, someone stepping on it (Some people are so stupid!) that sort of thing. Ebay treated me quite well.
Meesha

[Ebbz]

[quote=drisley]

I think that you'll probably have a hard time trying to fit all the items you mentioned above and the camera with the 70-200 f/2.8 mounted in the minitrekker. I have the tamrac expedition 4 which is a just a tad bigger than the minitrekker and all I can fit in their with the 70-200 attached to the camera is one flash and 2 other lenses, even with the shade for the 70-200 left at home. You probably want something bigger than the minitrekker although I do agree that the nature trekker might be a bit of an overkill.

I'm curious, why would you have to leave your hood at home? Can't you just reverse it and leave it on the lens that way?

Rick

[jojo77]

how much was your mini trekker? I need a bag to hold my 300D plus my video camera.

[abel]

i got it from BHphoto.com for like $111

u can get some better deals on ebay and such. i just need it quick...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=278343&amp;is=REG

[Jmurman]

Wow, nice!
I need a new camera bag of some sort. Something that will fit a Rebel, 70-200 f2.8IS, 50mm f1.8II, 85mm f1.8, and one day either a 17-40L or a 24-70L, along with the 420ex flash.
I think that might work?
Great! Thanks again for the post.

I hear that. My Canon bag is jammed right now an I have no place for the 70-200 2.8

[Big Worms]

Does anybody have a picture with this bag on their back?

[nosquare2003]

I agree with Oviv, too tidy. Lots of little cases inside too. How do you get to things quickly? Do you wrap them straight away after you use them? I'm intrigued.

Sorry, but my Billingham 555 looks like the aftermath of a street riot. Not a case or wrapper (other than maybe off a candy) to be seen. Just keep ramming the stuff inside until there is no more room, then try to lift it. If I lose something in my study it usually has found its way into the bag along with the odd dead spider, gravel from race circuits, and lately a lot of dead grass for some reason. :lol:

Funny, I want to see your bag :P

[abel]

no pics of it on my back... ill try to get some later today for you...

i can say it doesnt look incredibly large like the nature trekker i owned. that thing looked like u could smuggle small children in it.

i also tried the micro trekker which is smaller than the mini trekker. now when i put that thing on i think i looked like a 2nd grader going to school. the pack was too tiny on me and just looked weird...

[PacAce]

I think that you'll probably have a hard time trying to fit all the items you mentioned above and the camera with the 70-200 f/2.8 mounted in the minitrekker. I have the tamrac expedition 4 which is a just a tad bigger than the minitrekker and all I can fit in their with the 70-200 attached to the camera is one flash and 2 other lenses, even with the shade for the 70-200 left at home. You probably want something bigger than the minitrekker although I do agree that the nature trekker might be a bit of an overkill.

I'm curious, why would you have to leave your hood at home? Can't you just reverse it and leave it on the lens that way?

Rick

Ordinarily, one would not leave his hood at home. The point I was trying to make, in reference to a backpack sized similarly to a Tamrac Expedition 4, is that there really isn't enough room left to pack a lot of stuff in there if the 70-200 f/2.8 lens is also included, with or without the hood. The hood is a lot wider than the lens so the lens with the hood on, even inverted, will take up more room than the lens by itself does.

[Big Worms]

no pics of it on my back... ill try to get some later today for you...

i can say it doesnt look incredibly large like the nature trekker i owned. that thing looked like u could smuggle small children in it.

i also tried the micro trekker which is smaller than the mini trekker. now when i put that thing on i think i looked like a 2nd grader going to school. the pack was too tiny on me and just looked weird...

Thanks. Yeah I found the micro trekker locally and I really like the bag, but it just looked to small on my back. So I am curious on the mini.

[abel]

the mini is about the size of a regular school back pack..

but a little deeper...

[Ebbz]

I decided to go with the Nature Trekker AW II. I've got the 70-200 2.8 IS lens and needed to make sure that it was going to fit in the bag. That's the trouble with mailorder and online ordering. You can't believe the print advertising as to what fits. You also can't test your stuff to see if it fits either. This one should work though.

Rick

[abel]

did u get a chance to see one in person before you ordered it?

i had a nature trekker but it was a bit too big for me to carry around on day outings and such....

i got mine fairly cheap on ebay and then i put it right back up on there...

one thing is for sure. there is a ton of room in that bag! if you have a lot of gear, youll love it.

[Ebbz]

one thing is for sure. there is a ton of room in that bag! if you have a lot of gear, youll love it.

I've got the following:

AF 70-200 2.8 IS
AF 28-135 IS
AF 75-300 IS
AF 50 1.8
550 EX Flash
Manfrotto 3021 BPro
monopod
as well as filters for most of the lenses.

Will I have too much room?

Rick

[abel]

actually u may have a bunch of room left over...

hehe.. time to buy more glass in order to fill it up!!! :)

[Ebbz]

actually u may have a bunch of room left over...

hehe.. time to buy more glass in order to fill it up!!! :)

I got to mention that I also have a 10D with the BG-ED and a 17-40L. That will help to fill up that thing.

[Ebbz]

Well, today I got my Nature Trekker; so I started trying to get everything in it's place. It's not as easy as I thought it would be.

I've got the following lenses and camera:

10D with BG-ED3
50mm 1.8
17-40mm 4.0
28-135mm IS
70-200mm 2.8 IS
75-300mm IS
550EX Flash

There isn't much room for anything else. I guess I either stop buying lenses or I leave something home. :D

Rick

[abel]

good deal!

thats a nice bag... lots of bells and whistles!

[Big Worms]

I went ahead and bought this bag. Really nice bag! Lots of room. It is much bigger than I thought, but that is ok. It gives me more reason to buy lenses for my new Rebel. :D The big thing is the bag looks much better on me than the little Micro Trekker.

I do have a few other questions.

1. How does the tripod "pouch" work?
2. What are the two slots on either side of the bag for? Plus the front one.

[abel]

hey there... nice job!!!

i agree the micro trekker made me look like a toddler on his way to school. not cool.

1. the tripod pouch un velcros and folds down and hangs. then u place 2 of your tripod legs in it. there should be a strap buckle assembley on the fase of the bag and on the top of the bag. u use those to wrap around the tripod and keep it secured to the bag... i love this feature.

2. the only thing i thought the slots were for were for Lowepro's other little mini bags. like lens pouchs, card caddied. filter caddies etc. most of the have a velcro strap in the back so i would assume that is where u can strap them to, the side of the bag for easier access...

also i just got my 70-200 f2.8L in and it fits perfect. i have to do some rearranging and find a layout that wroks the best and then ill update setup pic. :)

[Danny Boy]

abel,

I agree w/ the use of a dinky backpack for gear is bad. I made that mistake by buying the Expedition 3, not thinking of all of the gear I was going to buy. Rookie mistake. :oops: Going to give it to my 3 yr. old son now for crayons, etc. I've seen postings saying always buy a bag that is at least 3 times the size you will currently need and I agree w/ that.

[montyl]

Have you all taken a look at the Tenba DB series? I bought the DB-17C, which is absolutely huge, but it serves my purposes, with one or two little quirks, but no bag is perfect. It also allows access to 4 lenses from the outside of the bag, granted I am not flexible enough to reach the 2 top ones, but I have used the 2 bottom ones while on a tour, and did not have to remove the pack from my back, while changing lenses, and even with all of my stuff it was comfortable, even for its size.

[sfaust]

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[Tapeman]

This last post has me scratching my head.

[Pete-eos]

Just picked this up, be it the AW version, figured I'd add some more pictures for anyone looking at this.

First thought are that its very good and should suit my needs very well. Loads of extra space should I want to chuck in some other smaller lenes like my 50 and kit lens. The 70-200 can actually fit in with the hood attatched.

[RPCrowe]

I have been very lucky at garage sales and on eBay and have acquired a nice assortment of camera bags at very low prices.

I have a Mini-Trekker, a top loading Tamrac Holster case as well as two Tamrac "Lens Bridge System" bags which I believe are models 606 and 608.

Believe it or not, I have purchased the entire grouping (not at one time) for less than $50. I bought the 606 and 608 for $5.00 each at a garage sale. They are the older type with film canister straps on the lid but, work very well. I got the Mini-Trekker and Tamrac holster bag for about $40 total plus shipping.

I use all of these bags at one time or another depending on where I am going and what I intend to shoot. I have several bodies and multiple lenses. So I am very adaptable when it comes to spreading out my equipment.

[Tom H. Photography]

I just bought one of these last week. I had a Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home before but I'll be selling that. I found that it was just not comfortable enough on long days walking or cycling to keep it from bothering me and there was nowhere to fit my tripod in it. I used a normal backpack for the last few months while I searched for a nice camera backpack.

I can easily fit all my gear in this one, though I rarely do take everything with me. The outside strap for the tripod is very nice.