Camera rucksacks

[RizzoTheRat]

Anyone use a camera rucksack?
The Mrs usually puts her camera back in her rucksack when walking, but if taking quite a few photos can hang the bag round her next for easier access. New camera's heavier so might be a bit more awkward to carry in a bag round her neck, but there's plenty of rucksacks that have compartments for the camera and space for other stuff as well, eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-30L-Road-Hiking...
Camera's going to be trickier to get at than a bag hanging round the next though, is that going to rapidly become a pain the arse?

[JulianHJ]

Quite a good selection at www.lowepro.co.uk

I've had a few Lowepros and they've been decent. I now use an F-Stop.

[RobDickinson]

I use an fstop Loca UL, decent tramping/camera day pack. Also have a lowepro 400aw which is less back country but nice (if beat up now).

I also have a peak design capture camera clip, amazing things for what they are.
https://www.peakdesign.com/capture

[Simpo Two]

It's a personal thing. Maybe if you're a serious hiker then a rucksack makes sense, but I prefer a normal gadget bag with shoulder strap or handle. Much quicker to use.

I still use the fake Nikon one I bought 12 years ago on eBay for £25




ETA: Rob, I expected a man of your calibre to have sherpas!

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th December 21:47

[Speed addicted]

I've just bought a Domke bag for situations where I'll be using the camera a fair bit but putting it in the bag to carry it, one like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Domke-F-5XB-Shoulder-Belt...
For camera Rucksack lowepro and crumpler make good stuff, it all depends on how much camera gear you want to carry.

[RobDickinson]

Simpo Two said:

ETA: Rob, I expected a man of your calibre to have sherpas!

I do of course, they still need something to carry my gear in. They get fine'd a weeks wages if I dont have the right lens to hand when needed.

[Simpo Two]

Dickinson crosses the Waikato...

[RobDickinson]

Ah I remember that well. My helicopter was in for servicing.

[Craikeybaby]

I also use FStop Gear bags, but some of the http://www.mindshiftgear.com/ bags look interesting, probably what I'd go for if I was buying now.

[Snails]

I too am after a rucksack, with a compartment for equipment and a separate compartment for other stuff. The difficultly I'm having is finding one with 'side access' so I don't have to take the backpack off every time I want to get the camera, this has been one of the features I've really liked about my old Lowepro sling type backpack. I'm also looking for something that isn't 'ugly', lots of camera bags still look quite old fashioned.

[RizzoTheRat]

Those Mindshift rotation ones look like the best of both worlds, hell of a price though.

[Lynchie999]

Snails said:

I too am after a rucksack, with a compartment for equipment and a separate compartment for other stuff. The difficultly I'm having is finding one with 'side access' so I don't have to take the backpack off every time I want to get the camera, this has been one of the features I've really liked about my old Lowepro sling type backpack. I'm also looking for something that isn't 'ugly', lots of camera bags still look quite old fashioned.

with the LowePro flip side series you spin the whole bag around on your waist and access through the back panel of the bag... works quite well... i've just got the Flipside Trek 450 bag... seems to fit what you are looking for...

[satans worm]

Try a sling strap, much more comfortable to hike with than the standard strangle strap they give you with the camera.