Bag for 600mm

[Steve Beck]

Ok I tried for three hours tonight to get my 600mm lens to fit in my Airport Addicted, no go. It is just to tight and doesn't leave much room for other lens's or bodies.''What are you guys using to carry yours in?

[michael_]

i carry my 400 2.8 in a lowepro lenstrekker 600 http://products.lowepro.com/product/Lens-Trekker%20600%20AW,1958.htm

[ben_r_]

LOL, that guy looks like he is going to fall backwards!

http://products.lowepro.com//CatalogImages/18-1958-IMG5L.jpeg

[michael_]

tbh its rather surprising how it manages to balance the weight, i had 6 lens cases attached to it as aswell and it was fine (400 2.8 with 1DM3, 70-200, 24-70, 16-35, 580EX, water bottle, batteries, cf cards, 35L and a 2nd 1DM3 above the 400/body))

[Steve Beck]

Problem is B&H says the 600 is discontinued..... :(

[michael_]

weird and i only got mine on the 01/27/2008

[ChrisKraftPhoto]

I went to Lowepro's site to buy and it said 'out of stock'.

Hopefully more coming soon???

[Steve Beck]

Yep they are discontinued according to Lowepro and they told me they do not have a replacement planned/announced yet.

Isn't there some other bag maker called kensis or something like that?

[blonde]

Steve, go with the Kinesis bags, they are the best in my opinion.

www.kgear.com

[blonde]

you want the L621:

http://kgear.com/l/

[CyberDyneSystems]

Another Kenisis vote. The Lowepro and Tamrac bags I've used are needlessly heavy, the Kenisis is a feather weight by comparison. When lugging 13 pounds of lens and another half dozen in body batteries t-cons etc.. you don't really want the bag weighing in at more than it needs to.

[Steve Beck]

Thanks Blonde and CyberDyne, I really apprciate it.

[Steve Beck]

Does anyone sell them aside form the manufacturer themselves?

[michael_]

thse kenisis new? you didnt mention them last time snir so am assuming they may be.

[blonde]

yes, you can find their list of dealers right here:

http://kgear.com/dealers/

i bought mine from Naturescapes which were fantastic although i don't see the 600 bag listed on their site (i am sure you can call them and order it though)

[blonde]

thse kenisis new? you didnt mention them last time snir so am assuming they may be.

they are not new at all. what do you mean last time? are you talking about the discussion we had about the lightware cases?

[michael_]

yeah, you recommended the lightware and a few others, no drama just thought they might be new because you didnt mention them

[blonde]

sorry Michael, i don't think i recommended the lightware in that thread (they do have great bags though) but i simply identified which bag Reed uses in the video :) sorry, if it caused some confusion...

[michael_]

no confusion :) i like the lowepro 600 anyway :)

[blonde]

cool :) back to the kinesis, what i like about them is that they are very light while still providing enough protection. i also like the fact that they are not so stiff which means that i can shove them in my luggage when i am flying and have them with me. the only down side to the kinesis is the backpack harness which is not as comfortable as the one of the lowepro 600..

[michael_]

i agree the 600 is very stiff and the kinesis looks great, i think i have your bug snir, i have bought like 4 bags in the space of a few weeks :P

[blonde]

don't even get me started, my wife just finished yelling at me because my bags are all over the house (and this is after getting rid of quite a few in the past few weeks..).

[michael_]

lol

i got

dakine sequence
lowepro side line shooter
lowepro 600W
4 x lowepro lens cases
tenba laptop bag
pelican 1624
pelican 1524
and a custom bag made from www.griffgear.com

all in the space of about 5 weeks :P

[Steve Beck]

UGH! Thanks for the kgear link, Blonde. I have pieced together pretty extensive longlens, pack system that will allow me to carry everything I need with ease around race tracks etc. My wife hates these forums, I think you can guess why.

[blonde]

no problem Steve :) if you can do me a favor and post some pics of the setup that you got, that would be great. i am thinking about adding a few lens cases and pouchs to my L521 and need to see how it comes out...

[michael_]

im really liking their system, might have to add some more bags later o n :P

[Steve Beck]

No sweat i will be glad to add some pics and small what i think about it all after I get it all setup and tried.

[Steve Beck]

Oh yeah I forgot. I spent a lot of time on the phone with Richard and he asked what i shot mainly. He said he has a few motorsports clients and he custom made a waist harness/pouch system for a monpod to stick in for another client.

So he made one up that would hold the weight of a 600mm lens for me to try out and report back to him on how it worked out with my 600mm/monopod.

I'll let you know what it is like also if your interested.

[blonde]

sounds cool and this is another reason why Richard is so cool!!! when i bought my bag from them, i had a bunch of question regarding different lens pouches and how i can make them work and he tried everything while being on the phone with me :)

[Blue Deuce]

I am toting my Kinesis with me today on a trip. It never leaves my side.

[Mike K]

Ok I tried for three hours tonight to get my 600mm lens to fit in my Airport Addicted, no go. It is just to tight and doesn't leave much room for other lens's or bodies.

Returning to the orignial statement, I find it hard to beleive this is a problematic fit. The Airport Addicted is 8" deep in the lower 1/3 and is 21" tall on the interior. Are you trying to pack away your lens with a 1D series body attached? This is generally not advised for durability of the lens/camera combination. But it should fit! The Kinesis and other bags like the Lens Trekker will work fine, but you will have an even tougher time toting all of your extras lenses and accessories as those are bags dedicated to a single lens compartment. You can lash on additonal smaller lens compartments, but it gets rather ungainly.
The Airport Addicted is the largest capacity, airline legal camera bag out there. for example it is much deeper than a Photo Trekker. Other lens bags may be too deep to be airline legal, but one may not necessarily run in to a carry on problem.
Mike K

[CyberDyneSystems]

cool :) ...the only down side to the kinesis is the backpack harness which is not as comfortable as the one of the lowepro 600..

I've actually not tried the kenisis harness, I had purchased a Tenba harness for another bag all together ( it had the rings but no harness? ) and use it on the kenisis for when I want it to be a back pack. The Tenba harness is VERY comfortable, excllent padding and very sadjustable. This one harness fits three of my bags, none of which are made by Tenba.

..but like the other Tamrac, Lowepro stuff, it is heavy itself.
I think the harness weighs more than the empty kenisis bag! :lol:

[blonde]

heheh, remind me to try your harness next time we are out. the Kinesis one is ok and does the job but the lowepro has better padding. if the Tenba works better than the kinesis, i might just go for that one.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Ok I tried for three hours tonight to get my 600mm lens to fit in my Airport Addicted, no go. It is just to tight and doesn't leave much room for other lens's or bodies.''What are you guys using to carry yours in?

Oh..

Are you looking for a bag for air travel? for packing? if so, IMHO the Kenisis might not be the nest choice.
It will easily work as carry on as it's small enough, but it does not have much additional room, and this is the one case where it's lightweight re: padding might be a disadvantage.

When I want to Africa I packed for carry on in a seperate bag, and packed the kenisis in my checked baggage for use when I got there.

The Kenisis is IT for hiking and working out of in the field, but not the best (or most affordable) for air travel.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Tenba Harness @ B&H (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/53738-REG/Tenba_632108_5001_BPH_L_Backpack_Harness_.html)

... it's cheap too :)

Lots of bags have the rings tht will allow them to be carried backpack style.

[Steve Beck]

Thanks! No not for air travel. I wanted soemthing for fotting it around raqce tracks and moderate hiking in the wilderness so to speak.

The Thinktank is a nice bag, but honestly once I got it in there I really didn't have much room fo rmy other lens's and bodies essentially making it a huge bag for one lens and a few small goodies.

I did order the l621, harness's, holsters etc with thte heavy duty pack system. We will see how it all comes together...