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p.2 #1 · Ski camera bag suggestion

It works!

Mar 01, 2010 at 09:16 PM

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p.2 #2 · Ski camera bag suggestion

How about a Dakine mission photo I have one and love it and it's made for people who do snow boarding

Mar 01, 2010 at 10:11 PM

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Sounds strange but I prefer a fanny pack. I hate to think about falling on a rig strapped to my back. Plus you have to take it on and off with lifts plus you can't get to it quickly when you might want to shoot. My pack will carry a large gripless body and I will occasionally take a 24-70. Still a smaller prime is the way to go. Lately have been taking D700 and 60 AFS macro.

Mar 02, 2010 at 01:10 AM

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p.2 #4 · Ski camera bag suggestion

LDR99 wrote:
Another try:

Like it how you are carving the snow...

What do you use to secure the bottom of the toploader? What do you use to prevent it moving up and down?

Mar 02, 2010 at 01:12 AM

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p.2 #5 · Ski camera bag suggestion

Thanks. IMO, that's the highest compliment you can give to an old school skier.

You can barely see in the first picture, but there is a third carabiner that hooks the bottom of the bag to the waist belt of the back pack. It keeps it from bouncing (and from falling into your face when you are doing up the bindings). That's all that I have needed.

Probably not for everyone. But a great system for me.

Lorin

Mar 02, 2010 at 01:21 AM

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p.2 #6 · Ski camera bag suggestion

Steezus wrote:
Bifurcator, what was your job at the resorts? I use to operate snowcats at Deer Valley for a while and one year doing the same thing at Alta. Best job I ever had.

I did a number of jobs: Lift operator, Parking lot guy

, Snow blower, Certified ski/binding repair and adjustment, and Ski Patrol. Blowing and patrol were the most prestigious I guess. I drove the snow cat sometimes for the snow management stuff. It was kinda fun.

Deer Valley is a hoot! How long did you work there?

Mar 02, 2010 at 01:59 AM

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LDR99 wrote:
Thanks. IMO, that's the highest compliment you can give to an old school skier.

You can barely see in the first picture, but there is a third carabiner that hooks the bottom of the bag to the waist belt of the back pack. It keeps it from bouncing (and from falling into your face when you are doing up the bindings). That's all that I have needed.

Probably not for everyone. But a great system for me.

Lorin

Very cool, I am sold on this.. I just placed an order for the 65 toploader. I think it will fit 5D + 24-105 comfortablly. Hopefully i will be able to snag a 70-200 too!

Mar 02, 2010 at 02:50 AM

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p.2 #8 · Ski camera bag suggestion

The 5D with a 70-200 is just barely too big to fit into the TopLoader 65. Oh so close, but you can't quite close the top all the way. The 65 will fit the 5D with a 200 F2.8L and I'm confident it will hold your 24-105. You'll need the Top loader 70 for the 70-200.

By the way, the all weather covers on these bags are very handy when it is snowing. Easy to remove for a quick shot.

I think you'll like this set up.

Lorin

Mar 02, 2010 at 03:26 AM

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p.2 #9 · Ski camera bag suggestion

LDR99 wrote:
Some think it is crazy to ski with gear on your chest. For me it is the most natural feeling, least restrictive set up I have found.

Yup! That's most of it for me too. I want it on my chest.

Mar 02, 2010 at 03:33 AM

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Bifurcator wrote

eer Valley is a hoot! How long did you work there?

Four years. I really regret not being into photography at the time. You see some of the most amazing sunsets and sunrises grooming the slopes when the mountain is closed. I probably would have killed myself with my own camera since when I do ski lately, I like to have my D700 hanging at my side down the mountain. That just wouldn't end well for my cranium during a fall.

Mar 02, 2010 at 04:30 AM

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p.2 #11 · Ski camera bag suggestion

I found this a while ago. Looks pretty solid to me.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/544423-REG/HPRC_HPRC3500FBLACK_3500F_Backpack_with_Foam.html

Mar 02, 2010 at 04:39 AM

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p.2 #12 · Ski camera bag suggestion

The f-stop bags get good reviews from skiers. They are explicitly designed for skiing with camera equipment, but are probably a bit more geared towards backcountry/sidecountry.

Mar 02, 2010 at 03:05 PM

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p.2 #13 · Ski camera bag suggestion

The f-stop bags get good reviews from skiers. They are explicitly designed for skiing with camera equipment, but are probably a bit more geared towards backcountry/sidecountry.

Mar 02, 2010 at 03:06 PM

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p.2 #14 · Ski camera bag suggestion

Bifurcator wrote:

Not meant as a put-down but if someone is so lame that they still fall (even occasionally) then they should either go up and down on the lift/gondola or leave the camera down the hill

Nice response. Stupidity and machismo balance each other perfectly.

Mar 02, 2010 at 04:48 PM

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gfiksel,
Yeah, I hope on one took that wrong. I meant for example, that like, a complete beginner or even an advanced intermediate skier really, shouldn't be bringing expensive equipment up the hill and skiing with it. If you still fall at all and can't enjoy yourself skiing slowly then the chances of breaking your gear is high no matter the kind pack you have it in.

In Japan I only go skiing/boarding about 6 or 8 times a year. At my age I guess that's a lot, but it's been at least 10 years (more I think) since I last fell down on skis. And even at that, if I'm going to ski hard or intend to be catching a lot of air I don't bring a good/big camera with me - at all - I go put it in the car or leave it with a friend who's hanging at the lodge.

Bifurcator wrote:
Deer Valley is a hoot! How long did you work there?

Steezus wrote:
Four years. I really regret not being into photography at the time. You see some of the most amazing sunsets and sunrises grooming the slopes when the mountain is closed.

Oh man! Yeah, missed opportunity! Still, you have those experiences in your own private photo-album - so to speak.

I probably would have killed myself with my own camera since when I do ski lately, I like to have my D700 hanging at my side down the mountain. That just wouldn't end well for my cranium during a fall.

Solution 1: Don't fall.
Solution 2: Don't bring the camera.
Un-Solution: Thinking the kind or placement of a pack will save you.

HPRC, or F-Stop bags and cross country skiing is a different story. I was assuming this thread was about downhill.

Mar 02, 2010 at 10:58 PM

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p.2 #16 · Ski camera bag suggestion

I was assuming downhill as well, but just mentioned that these packs might be geared towards activities like: carrying skis while hiking or snowshoeing, space for shovel/probe etc.
Although falling isn't ideal while carrying gear, a semi-controlled fall wearing a well packed backpack is probably going to be safer than falling with your camera under your jacket. My opinion may be influenced by the fact that I can't help but crash sometimes...
As an aside, for usage of a dslr for while skiing/boarding you should look up some of Ian Provo's handheld 5DII POV videos on Vimeo (if I remember, Powder Mountain Perspective is impressive). It may influence you about the wisdom of taking gear with you, but probably not in the smart direction.

Mar 03, 2010 at 12:09 AM

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p.2 #17 · Ski camera bag suggestion

If you don't fall and eat shit from time to time, then you are skiing so extremely conservative that it would be boring for those that are actually good skiers. I know that the places that I want to take a camera to are definitely not places that would exempt anyone from falling. My 2 cents after 13 years of 100+ day seasons in the heart of the Wasatch. I can definitely see the need for safety in securing your heavy equipment into a padded bag that isn't going to whip up in your face because you refuse to ski like a 10-year-old girl all day

Mar 03, 2010 at 11:48 PM

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p.2 #18 · Ski camera bag suggestion

Check out the Dakine bags..I have a Dakine Sequence and i actually use it as my main bag.

Mar 04, 2010 at 02:11 AM

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p.2 #19 · Ski camera bag suggestion

Steezus,

OK, you go ski like a maniac with $5k of breakables strapped to your ass. I'll ski like a school-girl while taking pictures and then go put the camera away when I want to actually ski.

Mar 04, 2010 at 06:07 AM

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p.2 #20 · Ski camera bag suggestion

No, no, no... You missed the point! You can ski with $5k of gear AND ski like you mean it if you use the proper gear to secure your equipment. At any rate, I will be doing both next week in Hokkaido and cannot wait!

Mar 04, 2010 at 08:45 AM

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