How to Choose a Camera Bag ? There are various types of Camera Bags are available of different price ranges, choose one that gives you the value for money. This is easier to write – choose one that gives you the value for money. For this reason, your DSLR plus the lenses and the accessories of the camera, this guide is on How to Choose a Camera Bag.
How to Choose a Camera Bag or Rather Why to use a Camera Bag ?
How to Choose a Camera Bag depends on your need. For a compact or point and shoot digital camera, practically camera bag is equivalent to the supplied Compact Camera Case and there is practically no need to have an extra bag.
Finding the perfect camera bag to carry and protect your valuable equipment is science fiction! Depending on the type of event to cover the material and thus bring a bag will be more suitable than another. Never buy any cheaper brand of camera bag, go for camera bags from Manfrotto, Lowepro, Think Tank like brands.
How to Choose a Camera Bag and What type of Camera Bag to use ?
Among the camera bag, we will talk about – Backpack, Classic Camera Bags or shoulder bags, Trolley bag and one special – The lens case.
Backpack
With the advent of laptops, specially MacBook Pro series, backpacks has been a standard to carry a digital equipment like old good school bags. This type of bag is the most common and the most comfortable, it offers a load capacity and the choice is vast in stores and on the internet : there is something for all tastes and all budgets. The basic models typically accommodate one compartment with two or three additional compartments. Larger backpacks can accommodate several devices, including a 400 or 500mm lens and a laptop and a tripod or monopod. The backpack has a major flaw, the difficulty to access the equipment. A defect that can be corrected by choosing a bag with only one strap to rotate the bag to access the gear, the consideration is less good as the distribution of weight is on your shoulders. When choosing a backpack, make sure bout the interior height of the bag, especially if you use a DSLR with a grip.
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Look for lock systems and lack of photography specific logo or badges. The thieves usually try to understand, what we are carrying.
Shoulder bag
Shoulder bag is good for short trip. The bag by design offers excellent access to equipments and therefore your responsiveness. If you have little material to carry, a shoulder bag can be your single camera bag without any problem. It is also very difficult to steal from a shoulder bag as you will tend to hug it.
The trolley bag
Robust and of high capacity – this is the ideal bag for a photographer carrying a large amount of materials from one place to another. For air travel, nothing can beat a trolley bag.
The lens case
Designed to carry a single type of optical lens and generally the case comes with a shoulder strap for large models (70-200, 300).
