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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Anybody own a Crumpler Tallee with some Pics to show? | |
I own a Tallee. A bargain as well: cost me two slabs of Empire Lager at Crumpler's annual "Bags for Bier" sale in Australia.
It houses my 300D with kit lens and the 70-200f4. Most people don't realise it's a camera bag (but once I pull out the 70-200 they're not really in much doubt ). That it's taller than it is wide makes not a lick of difference to anything as far as I'm concerned.
My equipment fits almost perfectly in the top compartment. I put the camera - with the kit lens mounted - in left hand-side down, facing the front of the bag, so that I can grab the grip easily. The telephoto lens - with the lens shade reversed - is an almost perfect fit on the other side of the (moveable) divider. In this configuration the velcro aligns perfectly when the top flap is closed.
Having said that it is a pretty tight fit. The rubber surround on my eyepiece often gets dislodged when I pull the camera out. More worryingly the lens cap often seems eager to help out by having already removed itself.
The telephoto also fits into the "hidden chamber of secrets". It's great for sneaking the white lens past security guards looking for "professional" gear at concerts and sports events, but otherwise it's a bit of a pain to access.
At 8mm wider the f2.8 would almost certainly be too big for the bottom compartment, and it would be a pretty tight fit in the top if it did fit there next to a camera. Furthermore its extra 21mm in length would mean that the top flap wouldn't sit 'cleanly' when closed, but that would be more of an aesthetic consideration than a practical one. I often leave my telephoto attached to the body (or perhaps more accurately my body attached to the telephoto) and quite happily just rely on the straps to keep everything in place when I ride my bicycle.
My guess is that a 10D with a 50mm mounted *might* fit alongside the f4, but with any other zoom lens (other than perhaps a modified EF-S) I'd guess you're only going to fit a single body and lens in the main compartment.
Michael
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