Anyone Tried One of These as a Camera Bag?

[Keith (M)]

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Might try looking at the Think Tank Retrospective Series 5 or 7 since they do not look like camera bags.

 

I've been using a Retrospective 5 for some years as my 'walking about doing touristy things' bag. Takes a body with lens attached plus two more lenses, cards, wallet, notebook etc etc.  If I'm hedging my bets about whether to use digital or film, it easily takes my M240 + 50mm Summilux and MP + 35mm Summaron and still has plenty of room for the other items (and extra films). Highly recommended.

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[250swb]

The Retrospective series are good bags. I have a 5 and a 7 and the noticeable thing over many other camera bags is their robust construction and lightness, I feel like I want to take an extra lens compared with my Billingham Hadley Pro. I like an extra bit of room in a bag to carry other stuff, like a bottle of water or filter pouch, so with that in mind I'd say the 5 was good for a body and two lenses, and the 7 for two body's or bigger DSLR or medium format outfits.

[otto.f]

Am I missing something here? I thought the OP was about bags that you wear on the hip. I see most answers are about shoulder bags, which is a completely different thing.

With respect to the original question: me seems the bag is too high, which makes it impossible or unhandy to wear on the front when you sit down for a coffee. I prefer wearing on the front because this makes a fast grab possible.

[Echo63]

I don't know if they still make it but Think Tank did do a camera bag that can be converted either into a waist bag (bum bag, fanny pack), a shoulder hung bag, or a chest bag/back pack just by rearranging the straps.

 

Found it, called the Change Up

 

https://www.thinktankphoto.com/collections/speed-convertibles/products/change-up-v2

 

I have a ChangeUp V2

it looks like a camera bag, but it carries easily on the hip, I prefer to carry it like a backpack, with the waist strap done up too

Mine has space for an M240 with MFG and lens mounted, 3 other lenses, filters, lens cloth, lens caps and assorted other bits and pieces that seem to appear in a bag.

I can easily lash my Sirui T025X tripod or a jacket to the top, and I have a "RU Thirsty" on the side for a 1l water bottle.

 

The Retro7 is an excellent bag too, but lacks the changeability of the changeupV2 (which can be carried with the belt, over a shoulder, as a backpack or chest pack, using a combination of shoulder and waist straps