Review for Canon EOS 1D
The shrinkle is my most commonly used bag. although i don't always carry the bigma in this bag, you can get an idea of how much room there is. also, the body is on the bottom of the bag, so it's more comfortable to carry that some bags. this bag does not have a belt strap, so be prepared to lug the weight of your equipment on your shoulders. with the 1 series body, you cannot carry the laptop inside the bag (the laptop sleeve is removable - velcro)
there are 3 pockets on the outside of the bag that hold loads of stuff
Photos show:
Canon EOS 1D mk II body with Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM lens,
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
Sigma Fisheye 15mm f2.8 ,
Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM
Tripod,
Sigma EF-500 DG Super Flash
Blower, CF cards, Batteries, etc
here you can see the sizes of both the december quarter and the shrinkle backpack.
thanks to oblio for pics and comments.
Review #2
For 90% of my hikes and shoots, I take a smaller bag (Crumpler Shrinkle). Much easier on the shoulders and enthusiasm. This camera bag almost always carries the 1ds mk2 and Canon 24-70/2.8. Depending on the work, I'll pack a either small wide angle prime, like the Leica 19mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R, or the zoom Leica Vario-Elmar 21-35 mm f/3.5-4 ASPH. Telephoto work is handled by either the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 USM IS or the Leica 180mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R. I'll usually throw in either Canon's excellent 1.4x teleconvertor II or the Leica 2X APO converter for the 180 so I can get a bit more reach.
Photo shows:
Canon EOS 1D mk II body
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Leica 21-35mm ASPH,
Apple 12" Powerbook.
thanks to Jeff Wright Photography for pic/comments
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Review #1
I just sold my Stealth Reporter 500 AW to get something a little more comfy to carry my stuff with. Im not going to make a long review but had a hard time researching on this bag myself so thought that this might help others.
Here goes:
#1 - The bag opens from the back. Some like it, some don't. I think it's a good thing because of the following reasons: 1) people can't get into the back from behind. I tried squeezing and pushing in metro queues, and in busses filled to the brim when travelling, and you can't really feel if someone is snatching something in your bag. 2) if the surface you are opening the bag on is wet or dirty you wont get a messy back on your back.
The bag stands upright without tipping and a zipper mesh is preventing your stuff to fall out. When shifting lenses more regular you could leave the mesh unzipped i guess. On the inside of the backpiece theres a nice padded container for your laptop. Mine is an ASUS M6800N 15'' and it's a perfect fit.
#2 This picture shows the bag lying backside up with the laptop container detatched.
Canon EOS 20D with Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 SP AF Macro XR Di LD-IF attached. Big thing to the left is an Sigma Zoom Telephoto 100-300mm f/4 EX DG IF HSM. To the right is a Tokina 12-24mm f/4 and above the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. In the middle there's a blower, battery charger, lens shade for the Tokina and two filters. In the top i have cleaning accessories and various cords. It's a snug fit but I might rearrange it later. Notice there's no room left for a flash unless you remove the small cable and cleaning pouch in the top.
In the front pockets i have my picture databank, the cables for the computer and various other things.
I just opened the backpack and throwed the things in it but so far im quite satisfied.
Notice though that the crumpler website tells you that it will hold 2 camera bodies, a 15'' laptop and up to 5 lenses. I think that's quite misleading. I could go with the larger "Brians hottub" but I heard that's you can't carry it with you as hand luggage when flying so I'll do with this one instead. Only item that I'm missing is an external flash and there's plenty of room for it in the outer pockets.
Feel free to ask questions if you like. Inspired by a recent thread I might mention that I use the signature to tell others what gear I own - enabling people of this forum to do a thorough research before buying the next expensive piece of equipment - not to flash my belongings and thereby obtain some kind of kick out of it
