Through the Gadling Lens: picking a good travel camera bag {Gadling}

Aug 13th 2009 4:43PM Make sure to check out Think Tank Photo gear as well. The have some very smart bag designs. I'm also fond of their belt/pouch systems (which I think I've mentioned before), which may be a good option for folks who want to carry their gear close to their body while freeing up room for non-photo gear in a more traditional backpack.

A more basic alternative to the pouch idea is a waist pack, such as those made by Mountainsmith. If you don't have a lot of gear, this is something you can wear on your belly (so you can keep an eye on it in more crowded places where you might worry about security), and even their non-photo models would work for toting some body/lens combos. I've even strapped lens cases to this type of waist pack before, though these days I prefer the TT belt/pouch system because I can get shoulder straps for added support.

Max