Just got the Domke F-1X

Man, it's a big bag, but I like it.

I throw everything I have into it and it still has plenty of room. I got it used so a little dirty and needs a little bath but I carried it around for about 1hr today and it felt good, a little tired on the shoulder but not too bad; maybe a little padding will help. It also came with a shoulder/backpack strap.

I need to rearrange it so I can fit the 70-200 on the camera lying down.

Thanks to Jon and others for the great info about this bag, I orginally wanted the F-2 or the Crumpler 7 Million but found this for $75 so what the heck.

I took a couple of pics

1. It has an extra 2 compartments insert, you can see I folded it next to the 1D. The front and rear pockets are empty.

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For $75 I might have picked it up myself, that's how I got the 7MDH. Too large for my tastes though. 7MDH has served me well and I know it will continue to do so.

That does look big. Take a picture of you with the bag on it, I want to see the size on an actual person to see the size.

Yeah it's big. But I think I can use the extra space for the milk bottle cooler w/ 2 ice pack which can hold an 8oz bottle and a redbull while I'm out pushing the stroller The extra pockets can be used for diapers. The ultimate diaper bag ever.

A couple of quick pics of the me and the bag. Sorry for late night modeling. Man, I need to shave those legs hahaha


For reference, I'm about 5-6.
[edit] the bag was full loaded so it look a little bulky.
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Ok that is B I G. I'm smaller than you and that bag may definately overwhelm me. Dang! Thanks for the pictures btw.

We'll see, it may still be something to get.

According to Jon, the F-2 is about 1 2-compartment insert shorter. So if you take away the 2 side pockets, that's what I think is the F-2 size, which I think is a very good size.

Try -->THIS<-- shoulder pad. Makes the bag a completely different one to carry. so much more comfortable.

I actually have this already for my F-3x. I also bought the shoulder backpack thingamagig. This is definately makes it more comfortable. I guess the problem I have now is the size. lol The bag if you stand it up is probably like half my size.

4x4rock wrote in post #3976142
Yeah it's big. But I think I can use the extra space for the milk bottle cooler w/ 2 ice pack which can hold an 8oz bottle and a redbull while I'm out pushing the stroller The extra pockets can be used for diapers. The ultimate diaper bag ever.

A couple of quick pics of the me and the bag. Sorry for late night modeling. Man, I need to shave those legs hahaha

For reference, I'm about 5-6.
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imo the pictures make the bag look bigger than it is. i'm used to carrying the f2 and if the bags are loaded the same they really feel the same when you are carrying them.

but the f-1x gives you the ability to carry more and that's important to me now, and also it's a bit nicer than the f2 featurewise. both are great bags.

how do you like that backpack harness?

ed rader

That's the thing, despite it's size, I would probably just get the F-1x (and Thinktank Changeup/chimp..shhhh)​. I don't want to have to upgrade from an F-2 when my gear grows again.

The shoulder harness works well. I haven't really had any shoulder issues. It does sit differently in comparison to a backpack, so don't expect to wear it like a backpack.

Doc, thanks for the link to the shoulderpad, I have a removable velcro one from my old laptop strap that I may try to see how it feels but I'll probably order this soon.

Ed, you're right that the pic makes it look bigger. I was about 4 feet from the camera, a G-2, so its wide angle exaggerated the size a bit.

I haven't tried the backpack strap yet, but will report back soon.

nutsnbolts, are you planning to carry all the gears in your sig at one point?

Actually, the reason I'm entertaining the idea of the F-1x was started when I asked the question of what is larger than the F-3x to house an additional body and lens.

In my current F-3x, I carry the following seen in this picture:

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rklepper wrote in post #3977919
Try -->THIS<-- shoulder pad. Makes the bag a completely different one to carry. so much more comfortable.

I second the use of the shoulder pad

I was thinking of getting the backpack strap, would you mind posting a shot of you wearing the bag with the backpack strap?

nutsnbolts, that is quite a lot of gears, even with the f-1x, you'll do some creative arrangement to fit them all.

Franko515, I'll take a some pics with it when I get home from work today.

nutsnbolts wrote in post #3978537
Actually, the reason I'm entertaining the idea of the F-1x was started when I asked the question of what is larger than the F-3x to house an additional body and lens.

In my current F-3x, I carry the following seen in this picture:

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This was supposed to be a light carry. No wires, no chargers, just the essentials. Good to go to wedding or similar event too (hence being black) as a GUEST (not a photographer).

Now that I have my 40D. I want to get another bigger bag to house everything in the previous picture, along with the following (future purchase)

-40D w/grip (now have)

Future items to go in the F-1x.
-24-70L
-100-400
-1.4 TC

Also look at the F-7 Double AF.