potn AUSSIE CLUB: thinks, links 'n drinks

NSWEP wrote in post #3954630
If i can fit that rather tight in a 200AW would it be better fit in a 300AW?? How much biger is the main compartment on the 300 then the 200?

Mate, you've been asking the same question for over a month now. We really can't answer it any better than we already have. About the best thing I can suggest is that you go into Teds or Digital City and scope 'em out. I know Digital City in George Street used to have them in stock.

boomerakl wrote in post #3954631
couldn't have put it better myself!

old age and experience (or fumbling hands...)

Will have a look when i get back, Thanks guys.

When are ya heading away?

Saturday but a bit busy before then

Busy is good - it will make it seem like the time has gone faster.

Sure hope it will

::John:: wrote in post #3954688
old age and experience (or fumbling hands...)

not so much of the old!! but why should you have to completely unpack the bag just to get the 1 piece of equipment jammed in at the bottom.

speed is better!

I'm with John -- your best ally in bag decision making is trial-and-error, rather than hoping one of us will have the magical answer for you . If you find a store that is patient with you, your trial-and-error needn't be too expensive. Or you could be like me and collect camera bags as a second hobby (I have so far only offloaded one camera bag I have bought, and that was to give my mum. In truth, I'm happy about this because with more gear comes the need for more bags, and with more shooting situations come the need to use them in different ways.)

linarms wrote in post #3955328
I'm with John -- your best ally in bag decision making is trial-and-error, rather than hoping one of us will have the magical answer for you . If you find a store that is patient with you, your trial-and-error needn't be too expensive. Or you could be like me and collect camera bags as a second hobby (I have so far only offloaded one camera bag I have bought, and that was to give my mum. In truth, I'm happy about this because with more gear comes the need for more bags, and with more shooting situations come the need to use them in different ways.)

Yeah.. I thought two bags would suffice - turns out not! I want one for hiking now (Dryzone Rover, methinks, as I get rained on a lot) and an ultra-stripped-down one-lens jobbie.. I think I'm going to just pad a "normal" bag for that one, I don't think I can justify spending up on a camera bag for that.

Like a few things in photography, the bag is a compromise.

As quite a few of us have said on more than one occasion, one bag will not do everything. Taking everything with you 'just in case' is a nice thought, but it soon gets wearying. Quite often, when setting out, you will know, roughly, what you are expecting to see - so you pack your bag accordingly.

For example, if it is a night shoot, I know I will want my remote. I will have the lens I want to use in mind, the tripod will be strapped on my back - and, having thought it out, off I go. On site I may think "Oh, I wish I had bought xyz with me." Well, tough titty, I didn't - so I improvise. That's what we learn to do.

Lenses are the same - I am convinced that there isn't one lens for all occasions. Sure, the Sigma 50-500 looks like a brilliant range - but it's size hardly makes it a walk-around - it stands out in a crowd and it's aperture speeds means it really prefers to be used in bright light. A bit like the 100-400. Go have a read in the Lens forum about the reasons for choosing a 400mm prime over the 100-400 - there are as many opinions as there are posters. Each and every one of them thinks they are right!

Compromise.

That's what we all do when looking at what's available and what we think we need.

Hell, sometimes it is budget that is the primary factor. I know it was when I bought the Sigma 24-70 rather than the Canon version.

We learn to work with and within our choices - and having to think our way through or around that, I think, makes us better, more versatile photographers.

Sure, the advice of people who have been there, done that it valuable - but that is all it is - advice based on their experience. You still have to make the final evaluation.

Sorry, it seems like a rant. It is not meant to be - just another way of looking at things.

Thanks guys. I might stick with the 200AW... The only reason i would want everything loaded is in when im traveling. But i can then simply lock what i dont nead behind in the room and take what i want. Will leave it like that for a little while and see how it works in practise these holidays

That's the ticket!

I frequently travel - and oftentimes my beloved 100-400mm is in my suitcase - wrapped up in clothing. All the cables and chargers tend to go in the suitcase, too. With the tripod. And, maybe, the 70-200...

It's a tough call when going on holiday - because the gear choice is impossible - you have no idea what to plan for - so I put as much as I can in a suitcase, carry one camera bag onboard and my wife carries the other bag onboard for me. Those camera bags can also hold reading material for the flight and stuff like that, too.

There is a risk, though, with luggage in the hold - the luggage could be lost - or stolen.

Make sure you have insurance on your gear - because the airline won't cover it.

::John:: wrote in post #3957751
Like a few things in photography, the bag is a compromise.

As quite a few of us have said on more than one occasion, one bag will not do everything. Taking everything with you 'just in case' is a nice thought, but it soon gets wearying. Quite often, when setting out, you will know, roughly, what you are expecting to see - so you pack your bag accordingly.

For example, if it is a night shoot, I know I will want my remote. I will have the lens I want to use in mind, the tripod will be strapped on my back - and, having thought it out, off I go. On site I may think "Oh, I wish I had bought xyz with me." Well, tough titty, I didn't - so I improvise. That's what we learn to do.

Lenses are the same - I am convinced that there isn't one lens for all occasions. Sure, the Sigma 50-500 looks like a brilliant range - but it's size hardly makes it a walk-around - it stands out in a crowd and it's aperture speeds means it really prefers to be used in bright light. A bit like the 100-400. Go have a read in the Lens forum about the reasons for choosing a 400mm prime over the 100-400 - there are as many opinions as there are posters. Each and every one of them thinks they are right!

Compromise.

That's what we all do when looking at what's available and what we think we need.

Hell, sometimes it is budget that is the primary factor. I know it was when I bought the Sigma 24-70 rather than the Canon version.

We learn to work with and within our choices - and having to think our way through or around that, I think, makes us better, more versatile photographers.

Sure, the advice of people who have been there, done that it valuable - but that is all it is - advice based on their experience. You still have to make the final evaluation.

Sorry, it seems like a rant. It is not meant to be - just another way of looking at things.

They're good points - back when I first started I brought all my gear with me all the time.. probably "just in case". After a point I began to get sick of lugging such size and weight around and I'm a lot more selective about what I carry around these days.. even to the point of leaving one of my favourites at home (24-70) when I'm out searching for landscapes and only taking a light 50mm prime in case I hit selective DOF/portrait opportunities that the 135L can't cover. That takes, what, about a kg off my back and that's a lot for a few hours

anyone in sydney recommend somewhere to get office supplies other than overpricedworks? i mean officeworks

Hey guys,
Just thought I'd share these with you all, taken a few weeks ago, I was fairly happy with it.
I was aiming for a advertisement kind of effect.

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