Slim Profile SLR Bag for 20D and LONG Lens

[Theaterbuff]

Anyone know of a trim, (narrow depth) bag to fit the 20D with 7-8" tele attached?

ie, the height would ideally be 11", with a depth of around 5".....

I have yet to find a bag to meet these requirements. :cry:


Are there any manufacturers who would custom make a bag?

Appreciate anyone's help on this!

[Mike Panic]

what kind of bag? shoulder bag, backpack, traveling bag?

[Theaterbuff]

Sorry....

Shoulder or sling......


(The only thing close is the Velocity 9, but it seems to be too big...)

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Howabout the lowepro toploader 75aw? shoulder strap or chest mount. holds a 70-200

[pcasciola]

Actually, I just looked at all the LowePro Toploaders a few weeks ago. Very nice bags. But the 70AW is designed for the 70-200, not the 75AW. I ended up buying the 65AW to carry my 20D + grip + 85/1.8 + hood. The 85/1.8 with the hood is 5-1/2", and there is about 1/2" of depth left, so about 5-6" lens for the 65AW, 7-8" lens in the 70AW, and 9-10" lens in the 75AW. If you do not have the grip attached, you should have more choices, because the AW is designed professional dSLRs and dSLRs with grips attached.

[Theaterbuff]

You are indeed correct....the 75aw would fit, but there is no room for an additional lens. I had hoped to find a slim profile bag that would do the same as the toploader 75. Just went to NY, to see the last day of the orange things....:-), and stopped by B&H.

What a gigantic store...they had every possible bag, and the only thing close was the LowePro Offtrail 2.... but it just missed the mark as it is a beltpack.

[DeeplyDigital]

The Billingham "Hadley" range.

www.billingham.co.uk

cheaper elsewhere - (www.warehouseexpress.com or Jessops)

The colours look far better in real life.

Julia

[Bruford]

I have a Lowepro Specialist 85 AW I am thinking of selling. It may be what you want. Let me know.

http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Beltpacks/allWeather/Specialist_85_AW.aspx

[Theaterbuff]

Tim, I actually did consider the 85, but after seeing it at B&H, realized that it just was too big, and too heavy for my taste. But it was a very high quality bag IMO.

Julia, the Hadley range almost works but 10" in height (inside) is just an inch or so too short. Also, if I am not mistaken, the depth seems to be under 3"...which would be too short for the 20D.

But I will look further at their line, hopefully something will be there indeed. The quality of their products seems to be quite high. Their prices are VERY high...I guess quality costs....this may be another limiting factor with their line.

[CoolToolGuy]

The Topload 'xx' AW bags, while they are a holster type bag, will accept the Lowepro (and perhaps Tamrac) lens cases strapped onto the side of the bag to expand your carrying capabilities.

http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Accessories/lens_cases/Lens_Case_3.aspx

It may not be the smoothest look going, but I use the Topload Zoom AW with a Lens Case 3 on one side and the water bottle holder on the other. The Zoom AW holds the 20D with grip (snugly from hot shoe to grip) with the 24-70 L attached, and the Lens Case 3 will hold the 70-200 f4L with tripod ring attached, or combinations like the 100 f2 and the 50 f1.4. In a pinch, the mesh water bottle holder will hold another lens or two if I don't need to carry a drink. The compartment in the lid will hold two C-POL filters (a 77mm plus a smaller one) in their cases, and the two front compartments hold spare batteries, flash cards, the 20D manual, lens cleaning stuff, and other goodies.

The whole thing carries well on my shoulder when I want to travel light, and if I want to go really light I can remove the lens case. The Lowepro holster bags also come with a chest harness if that works for you.

Hope this helps.

Have Fun,

[Theaterbuff]

Thanks Rick....

The LowePro OffTrail 2 I mentioned seems to be another version of what you mentioned. Either way, with the Toploader or the OffTrail 2, these may be the only option indeed at this point. There is in any case (no pun intended..) no better protection to the 20D than LowePro, IMO....

[dougsturgess]

It may not be the smoothest look going, but I use the Topload Zoom AW with a Lens Case 3 on one side and the water bottle holder on the other. The Zoom AW holds the 20D with grip (snugly from hot shoe to grip) with the 24-70 L attached, and the Lens Case 3 will hold the 70-200 f4L with tripod ring attached, or combinations like the 100 f2 and the 50 f1.4. In a pinch, the mesh water bottle holder will hold another lens or two if I don't need to carry a drink. The compartment in the lid will hold two C-POL filters (a 77mm plus a smaller one) in their cases, and the two front compartments hold spare
Have Fun,[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking about purchasing the Topload Zoom Aw for my 20d w/battery grip and 24-70 with lens hood. Will the lens hood fit in the bottom if it's backwards on the lens? Would you recomend this bag as a carry around bag once-you're-there? I'm thinking about getting the Tamrac Expedition 5 or the Lowepro Computrekker AW for my drag-to-vacation bag. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[CoolToolGuy]

I'm thinking about purchasing the Topload Zoom Aw for my 20d w/battery grip and 24-70 with lens hood. Will the lens hood fit in the bottom if it's backwards on the lens? Would you recomend this bag as a carry around bag once-you're-there? I'm thinking about getting the Tamrac Expedition 5 or the Lowepro Computrekker AW for my drag-to-vacation bag. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

That is exactly the way I carry it. In order to make it fit and still close the top you have to tilt the body so that the lens is not facing straight down. That makes the body 'narrower' (top to bottom). It is still a little snug, but it does fit. The only effect I have noticed is that the black paint is wearing off of the edges of the hot shoe.

Have Fun,

[pcasciola]

That is exactly the way I carry it. In order to make it fit and still close the top you have to tilt the body so that the lens is not facing straight down. That makes the body 'narrower' (top to bottom). It is still a little snug, but it does fit. The only effect I have noticed is that the black paint is wearing off of the edges of the hot shoe.

Have Fun,We just started talking about this on another thread. It seems the Zoom AW is only 5" deep front to back, while the 65, 70 and 75 AWs are all 6" front to back so a 1 series or a D series w/grip will fit without squeezing or tilting. The 75AW is slightly deeper top to bottom than the Zoom AW too, so that would be a better choice if you have a 1 series or D series w/grip.

[Mr. Messenger]

You might want to check out Domke's "satchel" bags. They're slim, and a lot of people don't even realize that they're camera bags. The F803 might suit you well. I like my mine so well,that I bought two!

[dougsturgess]

Can you give me Domke's website? I can't find it using google.

[Mr. Messenger]

Domke is part of Tiffen. Here's the website--

http://www.tiffen.com/domkecat01.htm

Jeff

[Jon]

Definitely check out the Domke satchels, and take a look at the regular bags as well. The F2, F5 or F6 might do for you.

[Xtrema]

Tamrac 519 is large, deep, and suited for toploading with a long lens.