I'm in search of a new fast-access bag. I'm adding a Sigma 150-500 "Bigmos" to my kit (9.9" long, 86mm front thread - and this is before the reversed hood - the specs show a 94.77mm (3.7") full diameter). While I've seen several threads which address whether a 100-400 fits in a particular bag, such as the Primus, Flipside 200, Fastpack 250 and Slingshot 200 or 300, I'm now trying to find a fast-access bag which can take this heavy monster.
Since I shoot mostly wildlife with some landscape, my typical kit will be:
Gripped Canon 400D
Sigma 150-500 OS
Sigma 18-200 OS
Sigma 10-20 (I never set out to have a mostly Sigma kit, but it sure seems to have happened, doesn't it? At least my UW stuff is Canon and Tokina).
2 CP Filters
Misc. cleaning supplies
CF cards, batteries, etc.
Camera Storm Jacket
I've had all the above, though with a 100-400 (which is 2" shorter) instead of the 150-500, in a Slingshot 200, and it fit snugly, but I found I wasn't comfortable with the Slingshot style - I think I'd prefer the stability of two shoulder straps. Complicating things, I'm under 5 feet tall, and a "curvy" woman, so the bag needs to be relatively shorter so it's not bouncing around on my hips while I'm walking. So a shorter, wider bag would probably be better. Something that will comfortably fit this kit, but also distribute the weight of the Bigmos.
And yes, I do prefer a fast access bag for exactly the reason that I'm generally making lens changes outside with no convenient place to rest the bag easily. However, I'm not trying to have a bag which would accommodate the Bigmos mounted on the body, which should make things a bit easier. I would, however, like to be able to access the Bigmos for a lens change fairly easily.
Does the Primus, Faspack or Flipside suit my needs? Anything from Kata or another manufacturer I've not considered? Help!


