Bag suggestion for camera and lense

I am after a shoulder bag to carry a gripped 40D and a 17-55 2.8 IS attached for general day use, maybe with a little extra room for one other lense.

Has anyone got any suggestions or experiences with bags they use...

Domke F-3x will handle that combo and your other lens. Might be big for just body and lens, though.

Kata H-14
Shoulder or holster

Anyone got a Kata H-14....it looks quite large

Jon the Domke F-3XB is one i have been looking at but does seem quite large, do domke make any smaller bags

In your case, the grip is the problem. Ungripped, it'd fit an F-5XB easily (my 5D and 24-70 with a 580EX fit in mine). But the grip makes the body just too fat to fit comfortably.

I bought the Domke F-3 thanks to Jon's help and I wouldn't say it's too big. It will fit a 40D + Grip + lens and another lens fine. It will hold a flash on one of the side pockets too.

It won't hold a tele like the 70-200 f2.8 IS mounted, but it will hold it unmounted with the camera (in my case, 1DMKIII) inside.

It's a nice bag for sure. My only complaint when I used it in my recent trip was that with the weight of the 70-200 f2.8 IS, the strap was kind of rubbing a little too hard on my shoulder causing some skin irritation.

I wonder if they have a padded strap as an option. I would be all over that.

The F-31 Post Office Strap. Like $20. Got 'em on all my bags.

And I carry a body and 70-200 mounted alongside a 24-70 in there. The bag has enough "give" for it. Top bulges some, but it closes up OK.

Nice. Does it have grips on it so it won't slide off your shoulder?

When you say you have a body with the 70-200 mounted, do you mean the 1D MKIII? If so, I take it you have it in the bag face down correct? And you've got the 24-70 in the space next to it correct?

So you must have the body sticking out b/c the 70-200 pretty much takes the entire height of the bag. Correct?

I have to try out different configurations. I know this bag kicks butt when I don't have to carry any of my teles.

Jon wrote in post #5341250
The F-31 Post Office Strap. Like $20. Got 'em on all my bags.

And I carry a body and 70-200 mounted alongside a 24-70 in there. The bag has enough "give" for it. Top bulges some, but it closes up OK.

The F-31's got a wedge-shaped high density foam (Ensolite or the like) pad to sit on your shoulder.

As to the 1D3/70-200 2.8. The camera sits above the side walls but the lips on the top completely enclose the camera. And the 24-70 sits next to it, with the supplied divider (loose) between them.

Kata DC-443
http://www.kata-bags.com …=69&perentId=4&​ProdLine=4
rain cover, sturdy padded grip handle, shoulder strap or rear loops for a waist belt
External Max Size
Length Width
11.0" 28cm 6.89" 17.5 cm
Height Weight
8.4" 21.5cm 1.57lbs 0.714kg

Just 'cause...Crumpler 4MDH should work for just that.

I have quite a bit of gear, and when I go anywhere I usually carry it all but now I am trying to just limit myself to a few pieces of glass. I have a computrekker and put my 40D gripped, 15mm, 50mm, 60mm, 10-22mm, 17-40mm, 24-70mm, 70-22mm, and 100-400mm all in it along with flash, batteries, cards, filters, expodisc, manuals, and hoods. It is QUITE a lug!! When Im traveling I throw my laptop in their too!!! WOW! I love the bag but I was in the market for a smaller shoulder bag and looked at the crumplers. I thought they were just hyped up and overpriced... Whhooaaaa... Yeah, they are pricey but NICE! I picked up the 6MDH. Worth every penny. I can fit my gripped 40D with lens, 17-40, 10-22 in it with a couple batteries, card, charger, and either the 70-200/100-400 or the flash with no problems. Periwinkle blue with the orange interior. The only reason why I chose that color is 80% of all bags are BLACK, I like to be different and I dont have to worry about the HEAT issue. That orange interior is WILD, as you can't lose anything in it!!!

Ive spent more time trying to find a bag that seems right for what i want than i have spent on picking my gear.

Still not sure .......does anyone have the Kata H-14 and if so how do you rate it ??

What gear do you have? That is the main question. I have seen this bag and if Im not mistaken the reason I didn't like it is its protection. Yes, it is padded but it is only has decent padding INSIDE THE BAG, IE: padded dividers. I felt the the padding AROUND the bag was lacking so if you set it down alittle hard or something like that, it may cause damage. If this is something you are going to fly with, them damn TSA freaks are BAD for handling gear. I had one guy sticking his fingers all over my glass and I got irrate with him and the supervisor came over and appologized. He was forcefully pushing on the rear elements and didnt make me happy. I did have a guy at Chicago O'Hare once who was extremly gentle with my gear pulling it out of the bag, taking off the caps, and putting it back in the bag. Then Ive had some lugs just DROP it back in the bag! errr... PADDING IS EVERYTHING! With all my crap I think my next one is going to be the pelican!!