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Bag Recommendation for 300 2.8 on a pro body
Simon Wheeler, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Ithaca | NY | USA | Posted: 4:53 PM on 08.11.09 |
->> I’m looking for recommendations for a bag to carry a Canon pro body with a 300 2.8 mounted. I’m looking for something that will protect it in my car and be comfortable to carry in and out of buildings. I don’t have to fly with it. I have a Domke F-612 that is over 20 years old and it’s a bit short for a Mark II and a 300 2.8. It was perfect for an F-1. I wish the outer pocket was padded, I had to rig my own padding. Are the new ones any longer? Living in the centrally isolated upstate NY its tough to get to see these things to pick a replacement.
Thanks
Simon Wheeler |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 5:05 PM on 08.11.09 |
| ->> THINK TANK TAXI IT WILL ALSO FIT IN THERE ROLLER. WHEN ON A PUDDLE JUMPER YOU CAN TAKE YOUR BIG GLASS OUT AND KEEP IT WITH YOU ON THE PLANE |
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Marc Estrada, Photographer
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St. Petersburg | FL | USA | Posted: 5:05 PM on 08.11.09 |
| ->> Tenba long lens cases. |
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Doug Murray, Photographer
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West Palm Beach | FL | USA | Posted: 6:02 PM on 08.11.09 |
| ->> I second Marc's recommendation. I have used the Tenba LL300 for many years, it has two outside pockets and two straps that holds a monopod. |
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Simon Wheeler, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Ithaca | NY | USA | Posted: 6:28 PM on 08.11.09 |
->> Marc, Doug
Thanks the Tenba LL300 looks like what I'm looking for.
Simon |
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Dan Powers, Photographer
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Appleton | WI | USA | Posted: 9:07 PM on 08.11.09 |
| ->> One thing though...I would never, ever, keep a camera mounted on long glass when in a case for transit...you are just asking for trouble! Just my opinion...adios...Dan. |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 9:18 PM on 08.11.09 |
->> I don't own one personally but have seen other shooter's Glass Taxi bags and they are very high quality and would work perfectly for a very easy way to carry a smaller tele like the 300 2.8 over your shoulder and provide decent protection. I think thats the specific application the bag was designed for, and being Think Tank, its gear designed for photographers by photographers.
I think you might need to reverse the hood however. |
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Simon Wheeler, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Ithaca | NY | USA | Posted: 10:34 PM on 08.11.09 |
->> Dan,
Is that due to stress induced between the lens and the camera at the mount?. I did think about that. For the past few years we have been sharing the 300 but as I am mostly by myself now I find I get a lot more use out of the lens if Ieave it mounted on a body. I mostly use one body and two zooms and my regular kit doesn't have a good space to store a second body. I guess I could put the second body in the outer pocket of the Tenba case so the weight of the combined unit isn't putting stress on the mounts then put them together to shoot. Fortunately I and my staff when I had one are/were very careful with gear. I always try to have things well padded so the bags are not banged around. |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 10:41 PM on 08.11.09 |
->> Lightware. Think Tank Photo. Kinesis. They all make great long lens cases.
I've got them all and they all work great. |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 10:42 PM on 08.11.09 |
| ->> But never transport a long lens connected to a camera. |
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Dan Powers, Photographer
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Appleton | WI | USA | Posted: 1:55 AM on 08.12.09 |
| ->> Yes...that is due to the stress. Especially if the bag takes a big hit...it will snap like a bean. See, even the Big Kahuna is backing me on this one! Cheers...;0) |
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Simon Wheeler, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Ithaca | NY | USA | Posted: 8:27 AM on 08.12.09 |
| ->> Dan, Robert. Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. |
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TD Paulius, Photographer
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Orland Park | IL | USA | Posted: 8:52 AM on 08.12.09 |
| ->> Snapping is the most severe problem, but the most commona nd frustrating problem, Simon is that the assembly undergoes flexure (due to the weight of the components regardless of being bang around) and that will slowly push the camera body mount and lens moutn out of flat, meaning that you will get some slop between the lens and the body which plays games with the focus and communication. I had to replace the mounts on a D1H, D2H and D2X before it finally sunk in to me! |
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Corey Perrine, Photographer
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