Tamrac 5605 Pro 5

[Helena]

Hi, I did a search, but couldn't find an answer to this: Does anyone know if this bag can fit 5D and 450D/Xsi (no grips), both with mounted lenses (70-200/4IS being the largest one I ever bring), and one extra lens?

The reviews say one body and several lenses, but I think two bodies should be OK? It looks like a great and reasonable stylish bag for urban shooting.

Thank you in advance!

[agedbriar]

I have that Tamrac.

With the 70-200/4IS attached to my 30D in the main compartment, the second compartment will easily accomodate two additional lenses (stacked), or a bare body with its unmounted lens laying on top of this camera side.

If you cut the velcros off the padded divider to make it free-floating, you could probably have a rather short lens mounted on the second body as well, but you couldn't access this camera without taking the one with the tele-zoom out first, as the second camera lens would be locked under the body carrying the tele-zoom.

I'm quite happy with this bag, but for two cameras, a toploader isn't the best choice, IMO.

[Helena]

Thank you very much for replying!

I think I saw a photo somewhere on POTN where someone had two cameras with mounted lenses in it. He had put them in the two outer compartments, and maybe an extra lens in the middle one. BUT, I have searched for hours now and can't find that post, so maybe I dreamt it. :) Somewhere else someone mentioned that he uses it with two 20Ds, but there were no photos, and no other post I can find says anything about two bodies.

You're sure that I can't fit in two bodies with mounted lenses if I use the outer compartments? If you are I guess I'll get the "National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulderbag" instead, but I really prefer the look of the Tamrac.

[agedbriar]

Actually, they might fit as far as space alone is concerned. You could do that for travel packing. It would depend on lens' size, of course.

The problem is, the two cameras would be lying inside the bag interlocked. If the loading were done through the large front side of the bag, you could freely load and draw each camera. But with toploaders, you have to 'slide' the cameras in through the smallest bag side, so it would be a Last In First Out procedure. Not very handy on a shooting session.

[Helena]

Thank you for getting back to me! For some reason I didn't get an email notification this time, so I wasn't aware until now that you did. Sorry for the late reply.

Since this is the only bag (of the ones I'm interested in) that is available here in Norway I decided to order it anyway.

Surprisingly it works. If I put the cameras in the outer compartments (with the lenses pointed downwards) they fit perfectly next to each other, which means that I can pick up or insert either camera without removing the other one first. The top of the divider is between them, and prevents them from rubbing against each other.

In the middle compartment there is room for a spare medium sized lens (or two small ones), but I prefer to keep a water bottle in there, and the spare lens below the camera that has the shortest lens mounted.

This setup works for all my lenses. I can mount any lenses on the cameras - even the 70-200/4IS fits easily.

However, even though this works OK for city photography I wouldn't mind slightly more space. I have decided to order the Domke F-802 from USA (which I know for sure works for my stuff), use both for a while and then sell the one I like the least.