Let’s take a close look at the three different ways to carry a tripod on the BackLight Elite photo pack.
A little humour to brighten up your day. I juts published a new camera bag buyers guide on Shutter Muse that I think a lot of photographers can relate to. If you fancy a chuckle, head on over and take a look.
As well as the new Airport Navigator, Think Tank have also unveiled a new line of shoulder bags today at Photokina. The bags look to be somewhat similar to the Retrospective series but with a removable camera insert and a bit more of a modern and funky design. Available in three sizes, the 10,20 and 30.
Gura Gear acquired the Tamrac brand and merged the two together. Gura Gear as a standalone brand is gone, and all of their bags have been renamed to be sold under the Tamrac name in the G-Elite collection. Aside from small aesthetic changes to use the Tamrac logo, the bags have remained the same. Throughout this review, I have used the name Gura Gear, but when searching for more info on these products, or searching to buy them, you should now search for the Tamrac G-Elite bags instead.
Exterior Dimensions: 14x18x9 inches (35.6 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm); 22 Liters useable
The Kiboko 22l+ continues on from the popular 30L with a the same butterfly opening design. The benefit of this is that you can selectively access your gear whilst keeping other parts of it away from the elements. The downside is that you have to lay the bag with its back on the ground when you do this and padded back panel picks up a lot of dust and dirt. The outside of the bag is made from VX-21 , a lightweight yet tough and abrasion resistant material which is often used to make sails. It is expensive but it seems to do a decent job and designing a bag that was lightweight was a top consideration. If we’re all going to have to deal with reduced carry-on allowances there’s little point using up half our allowance with the weight of the bag. It’s a theory that I very much like.
The eternal quest for the perfect camera bag is one that I’m sure you’re all familiar with. I’ve given up looking for “The One” though because the breadth of photography that I enjoy makes such a bag an impossibility. I prefer to narrow things down a little and in this instance I’m on the hunt for the best outdoor adventure photography pack. This year Lowepro launched two bags that fall into this category, the Photo Sport Sling 100 and the Photo Sport 200 AW. Lowepro recently sent me a 200 AW to try out and it’s actually the first Lowepro
Regular readers of the blog will know that I use mainly use the F-Stop Satori to carry my gear around. I am also part of the F-Stop Faction team. For some time now the guys at F-Stop have been working on a new pack called the Loka. With input from all the Faction members they have created a new pack that slots into the Mountain Series lineup below the Satori and the Tilopa in sizing. The new pack is now up for pre-order and the first production versions are expected to be delivered in late August. As soon as I