Camera backpack

In article <[email hidden]>, Brian G
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Does anyone have experience of using a backpack type camera bag to carry
a SLR kit while cycling? I believe there are some which sit on the back
but can be somehow swung round to the front when the camera is required.
Any recommendations based on actual use?

I used to have a Karrimor handlebar bag with a padded insert that
converted it into a reasonable camera bag. I don't know if anyone makes
something similar these days but it was a pretty good solution for my
needs at the time.

Quoted message said:

Does anyone have experience of using a backpack type camera bag to carry a
SLR kit while cycling? I believe there are some which sit on the back but
can be somehow swung round to the front when the camera is required. Any
recommendations based on actual use?

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Brian G

I've used a 'Camera Care' Tusker on a belt when I've been out riding. It can
handle a digital SLR with a 70- 200mm lens with no problem. Have a look at
their site under SLR pouches.

http://www.ccscentre.co.uk/

John

John said:

I've used a 'Camera Care' Tusker on a belt when I've been out riding. It can
handle a digital SLR with a 70- 200mm lens with no problem. Have a look at
their site under SLR pouches.

Many thanks for the replies. I've now located what I'm after - it's a
"slingshot" pack by Lowepro. One now on order.

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Brian G

in message <[email hidden]>, Brian G

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Does anyone have experience of using a backpack type camera bag to carry
a SLR kit while cycling? I believe there are some which sit on the back
but can be somehow swung round to the front when the camera is required.
Any recommendations based on actual use?

Yes. For a short lens - up to about 200mm - get a large bar bag and pad it
suitably. It's much easier to grab the camera and take a shot quickly if
the camera is in front of you and you don't have to mess with a backpack.
I have used belt mounted camera bags on a bike, but they're really a
nuisance. If you're using a lens longer than will comfortably fit in a bar
bag, experiment with hanging a belt mount bag on your handlebars, as if it
were a bar bag; you may have to strap the bottom of it to the head tube.

Set-up as shown in this picture:
http://www.jasmine.org.uk/album/lfdir/galleries/bestof2003/small/PB071319.jpg

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in message <[email hidden]>, Brian G

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Does anyone have experience of using a backpack type camera bag to carry
a SLR kit while cycling? I believe there are some which sit on the back
but can be somehow swung round to the front when the camera is required.
Any recommendations based on actual use?

Yes. For a short lens - up to about 200mm - get a large bar bag and pad it
suitably. It's much easier to grab the camera and take a shot quickly if
the camera is in front of you and you don't have to mess with a backpack.
I have used belt mounted camera bags on a bike, but they're really a
nuisance. If you're using a lens longer than will comfortably fit in a bar
bag, experiment with hanging a belt mount bag on your handlebars, as if it
were a bar bag; you may have to strap the bottom of it to the head tube.

Set-up as shown in this picture:
http://www.jasmine.org.uk/album/lfdir/galleries/bestof2003/small/PB071319.jpg

Thank you for that suggestion and pic. In fact it's roughly what I
generally use when carrying the camera for "scenic" purposes. The
backpack is required for other circumstances, i.e., when I use the bike
to get to places where I get off and walk, often through fairly thick
underbrush, to find wild flower photo locations. I don't really like
things on my back, but in these circumstances it's perhaps easier to
have the camera on the back to keep the hands free to "work" through the
trees/shrubbery.
Anyway, I'll experiment with the Lowepro and see how it goes.

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Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

Look at the Crumpler range. Good courier style bags and tough backpacks.

P

Brian G said:

Does anyone have experience of using a backpack type camera bag to carry
a SLR kit while cycling? I believe there are some which sit on the back
but can be somehow swung round to the front when the camera is required.
Any recommendations based on actual use?

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Brian G