Black vs color photo bag ?

The black lowepro Flipside bags are more expensive than the blue ones...
Is it more subtle or why ?

I feel like since the black is a more popular choice, more are produced. That can lead to lower prices to move product. If someone wants a specific color they usually don't have a problem paying a little more since they prefer that color.
The popular choice is usually the cheapest to the consumer.

I think black is a traditional color for photography bags, probably in higher demand. I went with the Flipside blue/black 300 and green/black on the 400AW, my thought the less they look like photo bags and more like a regular back pack the better.

Most seem to prefer black for photo bags. I'm on the opposition, all my bags are colored.

The colour a bag *ought* to be, of course, is 18% grey or maybe 12% grey. For some reason nobody seems to make them like that.

I did used to have an aluminium [FD] lens box years ago I painted 18% grey. Very useful it was too.

Simon_Gardner wrote in post #16281375
The colour a bag *ought* to be, of course, is 18% grey or maybe 12% grey. For some reason nobody seems to make them like that.

I did used to have an aluminium [FD] lens box years ago I painted 18% grey. Very useful it was too.

I have two camera bags that are between 12-18% grey. Of course they are both over 35 years old and a bit dirty but does show that they did make 18% grey camera bags once upon a time. All my other old camera bags are brown, didn’t start seeing black as the standard bag color until the mid 1990’s.

Calicajun wrote in post #16288083
I have two camera bags that are between 12-18% grey. Of course they are both over 35 years old and a bit dirty but does show that they did make 18% grey camera bags once upon a time. All my other old camera bags are brown, didn’t start seeing black as the standard bag color until the mid 1990’s.

It's a fashion thing. %age of photographers who use a grey card? 0.01%?

I've also asked Pelican why they don't make that colour case. I got no answer.

(So I use these collapsible ones instead.)

Grey cards and I don't go out much together and besides it would look kinda silly shooting your camera bag out in public.

Calicajun wrote in post #16288178
Grey cards and I don't go out much together and besides it would look kinda silly shooting your camera bag out in public.

Humph. I don't think so. There's a perfectly good reason.

Simon_Gardner wrote in post #16288165
It's a fashion thing. %age of photographers who use a grey card? 0.01%?

I've also asked Pelican why they don't make that colour case. I got no answer.

(So I use these collapsible ones instead.)

Well, being married to calicajun, I refuse to carry around his very old,very dirty and very large camera bag. Just not my style! Could you tell me where you got this from? being collapsible seems easier than carrying a card around.

MissFire wrote in post #16289895
Could you tell me where you got this from? being collapsible seems easier than carrying a card around.

Very much easier and these are waterproof and washable. Twist collapsed into it's bag it goes in a large pocket.

OK so it's a Lastolite [British firm]. They are available in the US. People are more familiar with the big Lastolite reflectors (which definitely won't go in a pocket). The earlier ones are square-ish 18% grey/gray. the most recent ones are three-cornered and 12%. The reverse is a (very small) white reflector.

Amazon.com link

B&H link

It seems to be marketed as an "EZ-Balance". There are some rebranded versions around.

Thanks, will check out those links or should I say the wife will check out the links.

Simon_Gardner wrote in post #16281375
The colour a bag *ought* to be, of course, is 18% grey or maybe 12% grey. For some reason nobody seems to make them like that.

I have an f-stop bag in grey mist.

I have never checked, but I wonder how close it is to 18% grey. I think it is going to be much higher though.

Calicajun wrote in post #16290408
Thanks, will check out those links or should I say the wife will check out the links.

I don't do the colour temperature or exposure thing in the camera now. I use them to take periodic shots to use to get the colour temperature right in post processing [LIghtRoom]. Nobody has ever laughed at me for doing it yet even when doing bird photography. (The bird will never hold one.)

Here's the company's website

And USA website