As a professional shooter, going on vacation is always sort of a conundrum for me.
No WAY am I lugging my rolling bag through an airport unless I'm actually working. But on the other hand, how do you go to an amazing new place and NOT take a good camera and a few lenses?
As I mentioned yesterday--the art of transporting gear with a traditional camera bag is no big deal. There are literally thousands of them to choose from. But what about when you're spending a day in town shooting, shopping and eating? What about a trip to Disneyland or a trip to the park with your kids? What's the perfect bag for an adventure like that?
Walking through the aisles of the GRAND BAZAAR in Istanbul I was pretty glad that my SHOOTSAC™ didn't scream "CAMERA GEAR HERE, COME GET IT!". I loved that it was low profile, sort of incognito, and comfortable. Shooting with my 50 1.2 or 35 1.4 didn't look too intimidating or obvious, so I was able to get some great shots on that trip:
BUT, I have to admit, when the shooting was over and it was time to switch to EATING...I wanted to be able to PUT MY CAMERA AWAY!
Here we go again..."Can I put my camera in it?"
But the more I thought about it...it wasn't really JUST my camera I wanted to tote around.
I wanted a bag to put my sweatshirt, tour book, purse stuff, AND gear in! I wanted a bag to hold the goodies I was eyeing. And I wanted it NOT to scream TOURIST HERE!! or to be stiff and rigid like a Camera Bag.
In short, I did not want to look like this:
Did such a non-obvious but smart photo bag even exist? I was literally searching the very corners of the world!
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