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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · ??? insert for luggage to hold lenses, gear ??? | |
I took part of the inserts of a Lowe Pro AW II which I don't use anymore, and customized/adapted them to fit the smaller sized, non photo dedicated, cheapo back pack I picked up at a local market (although I admittedly reinforced the stitching of the straps etc).
Apart from the smaller size, the fact it does not have the typical look of a 'photo back pack' (see Lowe pro, Think Tank etc) and thus becomes less obvious for wrong doers (and eager airlines), is a major reason for me to do so.
I admit I'm helped by the fact that I am starting to use/take along less equipment nowadays after switching from shooting sports (surf) back to fashion.
In my surf shooting days I e.g. used to carry along 2 D3's, a 200-400 zoom, 4/600mm, plus some smaller lenses, speedlight, batteries, monopod etc.
In contrast, even when I'm shooting catwalk, I have two smaller sized bodies (d800 and DF) a 70-200, a 24-85, and a monopod, and maybe, depending on what I expect I might encounter a 2/28 (manual lens) and 1.4/58 AF, and a SB800 + extra batterypack.
When I shoot fashion outside on location, I might choose a 2/135 and 1.4/85 instead of the 70-200 and 28 (in the past I used to lug a 2/200 around, in retrospect way too heavy and cumbersome for easy handling) , and ditch the speedlight.
Believe it or not but that all fits snugly in my cheapo back pack, which is smaller then e.g. a Lowe Pro Mini Trekker (one of which I also have lying around)
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