Think Tank Photo Waist Storage solutions...

[Headshotzx]

Thank for your response antacid. Unfortunately, for event shoots like you said, I'll have to bring a larger bag to store the "already mounted" stuff. And the speed demon's too low in height for my 70-200.

I did a plan for the belt "lug all gear without bag" system... see if it works...

Not sure of the practicality, though.

 

[Cartman2000]

Dude your pants are going to drop

 

[Headshotzx]

Dude your pants are going to drop

Thus the harness / suspenders :dunno: ? Not sure of the practicality. The single waist bag is the same concept with a thicker waist padding. I can buy either, for now.

If I were to still go with the normal "bring big bag + belt system", then I will have:

But the gear I'll buy will still be the same. It's just a matter of usage. One or two lenses will be mounted to one or two cameras, and lighten the load on my waist.

 

[StrifeYun]

Now you've ake me tempted on this bag again hahahha, the speed freak
should i get for my nxt road trip hehe

another link with pictures

http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?page=71

 

[iMac08]

if yoù are shooting events your camera and lens shld be mounted and hang over your shoulder.i don't see d practicality to what yoù are arranging.yoù are not gonna have a lot of flexibility to move around without bumping into people.most event shooter goes light without too much bags on them.they usually chuck their bag one side with only their cam,lens,flash on them.with this kind of set up, yoù remind me of army days.your m16 will be the tripod sling over yoù if yoù do that.and i can tell you if you put so much on d waist moving around is not comfortable at all.

 

[Headshotzx]

if yoù are shooting events your camera and lens shld be mounted and hang over your shoulder.i don't see d practicality to what yoù are arranging.yoù are not gonna have a lot of flexibility to move around without bumping into people.most event shooter goes light without too much bags on them.they usually chuck their bag one side with only their cam,lens,flash on them.with this kind of set up, yoù remind me of army days.your m16 will be the tripod sling over yoù if yoù do that.and i can tell you if you put so much on d waist moving around is not comfortable at all.

So you would recommend the belt system + big bag that's placed aside for event photography? Lets say I have one camera with 50mm mounted, I'll still need a place on my waist to store a 70-200 and 17-40, and for events, the SF is a little too bulky... so I'm going to buy the belt system lor.

Would I need / want a harness for the latest belt plan?

 

[iMac08]

If u really talk abt events...flexibility and easy of movement is very important i feel. even with a belt and u slot tonnes of pouches is not gonna help. U will know how irritating it is if u go army and wear that SBO. If i'm u with 1 camera,i will just buy a LC75 to put my 70200 and attached to my pants via those normal leather belt. can move easily and change lens easily. the rest keep in the bag and chuck one side. Yesterday i atteneded a friend's wedding. I believe he got michael. He too move ard with 2 body + 2 prime L and 1 flash. I don't remember him carrying any bag(if there is then is too small for me to notice). His other shooter like u had a 1 R strap to 1 nikon body and another non-R strap to another nikon body.he only carry a flash pouch attached to his pants if i never forget. So u see they like to have almost no bags with them except their gear to shoot.

If you carry all these pouches all over...u will not be a very popular photographer..because ppl will remember u for bumping on to the guests and i know is not your fault..but your pouches just get into other's way.

I strongly believe u need a harness even for the latest belt.because 70200 is a heavy lens. u need the harness to redistribute it..or u will find your belt dropping...tighten it and u find yourself uncomfortable.I think modular system is really good for ease of changing lens but u must see the environment you are in for shooting.big spaces like our church is no problem...a cramp up ballroom? you will find yourself squeezing thru all the time.

buying a belt /pouches is not gonna be wasteful because it can be attached to your streetwalker and when u travel overseas...you can keep all these in the bag first. once reach place to shoot. put your pouches out so can change lens easily.i won't bother with speed freak(not that i have the racer so i'm bias)..when we travel,the weather can just change suddenly in foreign places. i want a bag i can easily and quickly keep my cam with 70200 mounted. SF fails....if rain comes..either u save the lens or save the cam first..i don't like that.

for now if i'm u..just buy a LC75. enough...it is not a sin to leave 1 lens in the bag and going back to change.you don't even need your TT belt. i assume u wear belt with jeans or berms...so there is your belt.no need extra ones.

 

[cp1238]

Myself use TT Skin Set w/Pro belt for my event ,Skin Chimp Cage with my A700 w/16-80,Skin 75 with D7D w/G & 24-50 lenses,Skin 50 with 58 & 42 flash ,Skin Strobe with eastgear batt.pack & AA batt.,still have spare Skin Double Wide for other use.

 

[Headshotzx]

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for now if i'm u..just buy a LC75. enough...it is not a sin to leave 1 lens in the bag and going back to change.you don't even need your TT belt. i assume u wear belt with jeans or berms...so there is your belt.no need extra ones.

Belt system it is, then.

Yup, I wear jeans or my sch pants, but because I've been using the lowepro pouches on my own belt (which restricts the pouches so they can't really be rotated around my waist), the normal belt I have is already worn out and curved at different sections cos of water bottle and other gear.

The other thing about using a normal belt-in-jeans + 2 lens pouches + bottle pouch is that I'd have to tuck in my shirt / jacket / blazer for access. Tucking in the shirt is okay, ever seen someone tuck in a blazer just to use the belt? I know I haven't. Bigger "photographic" belt system around the blazer or jacket just seems better.

And yeah I think I'll need the harness if I go with the belt + LC75 PD.

* Pro Speed Belt (M)
* Pixel Racing Harness (for support)
* Lens Case 25 (for 50 1.4 or 17-40L)
* Lens Case 75 Pop Down (for 70-200 2.8L IS)
* Lighting Fast (for 580EXII or CP-E3)

Like that ba. S$232. Cheaper than the S$288 setup (6 pouches) that'll be too cumbersome and I won't use all the pouches. I still can use my lowepro stuff on the belt, so best not to waste money.

 

[iMac08]

that's the case u got to go for TT belt. and yes you need the harness else cannot make it. If you talk abt sch event and not a wedding dinner,i assume there's plenty of space to move then maybe the pouches is fine. in anycase u will need a bag still since you got to keep everything in when needed. you may find your 50f1.4 moving ard in the LC25. it fits a 135 nicely but with a 50...there's plenty of empty space. why do u need lighting fast? just mount on to the camera la.save money.

and honestly i rather u don't wear blazer.......more comfy with all the gears on....

see this chap in jap...no need TT belt...nice and smart

 

[Headshotzx]

that's the case u got to go for TT belt. and yes you need the harness else cannot make it. If you talk abt sch event and not a wedding dinner,i assume there's plenty of space to move then maybe the pouches is fine. in anycase u will need a bag still since you got to keep everything in when needed. you may find your 50f1.4 moving ard in the LC25. it fits a 135 nicely but with a 50...there's plenty of empty space. why do u need lighting fast? just mount on to the camera la.save money.

and honestly i rather u don't wear blazer.......more comfy with all the gears on....

see this chap in jap...no need TT belt...nice and smart

Hehe, school and church event sometimes no space to move about de, but okay la, just shout "PHOTOGRAPHER, 'SCUSE please!" then ppl will usually part like the red sea. :sweat:

Yeah I was thinking about LC25 vs LC15. Sometimes I might want the LC to double up as a case for a borrowed 11-16 which is roughly the size of a 17-40, so it has to be LC25 lor.

Lightning fast is because a friend gave me a CP-E3 flash batt pack for free without a strap, and if I have the flash mounted on camera, the CP-E3 will be used if I expect to use lots of flash. If I don't expect to use lots of flash, like when the event is both indoors and outdoors at different times, then better to ease the load off my camera setup and put on the waist, no? Thought of going with "modulus pouch" cos it's S$20 less, but hais, CP-E3's too tall for it.

And... blazer ah... most of the time no blazer la, but very often will have jacket. Blazer is a must if school tells me to wear la. Sigh. Haha.

The TT belt for me will be used when I need to change lenses when its inconvenient for me to access the main bag. If I don't need to change lenses, two cameras + two zooms + bottle pouch on my normal belt will do.

 

[iMac08]

ask your principle to demo how to do there with your gear...if needed get sch fund to pay...and you get free TT product..BINGO!!!!!!!!!! haha...i know ppl who shoots with company fund to buy what is "needed"....haha

 

[Headshotzx]

ask your principle to demo how to do there with your gear...if needed get sch fund to pay...and you get free TT product..BINGO!!!!!!!!!! haha...i know ppl who shoots with company fund to buy what is "needed"....haha

School won't even allow me to rent a 5D (S$40 student rate / day by paradigm) but they're willing to spend S$200+++ on prints for in-school exhibitions T.T

 

[Cartman2000]

School won't even allow me to rent a 5D (S$40 student rate / day by paradigm) but they're willing to spend S$200+++ on prints for in-school exhibitions T.T

And when they don't win anything they use them as part of a exhibition to showcase the talents of photoclub members

 

[calebk]

Looks like I'm late. Haha.

I was previously on a belt system, but now I find it much more convenient to lug a TT Change Up loaded with my lenses, and my body separate. Using any decent big bag (doesn't even have to be a camera bag; I went on assignment with a Crumpler messenger bag before), the CU goes in, with the body +grip in a Skin Chimp Cage.

The CU will fit up to three lenses inside. It will take a 70-200 f/2.8 with hood reversed, or 24-70 with hood in place. The height of the bag will not enable you to fit a 70-200 with hood in place, unless you are comfortable with it poking out of the zipper. I leave the zipper permanently open. Nothing has fallen out.

You will notice there are two stretch pockets on each side, and two more on the front. I use the side ones for a Speedlite + Sto-fen (if I need flash on that shoot), and the other side is used for a Lenspen and a torchlight.

The two front ones are used to keep biz cards, mints, and spare batteries (easier access than a zippered compartment). I usually use the front zippered compartment for unimportant stuff, as it's not as quick to access. To the rear of the bag is one zippered slim compartment and one open slip-in compartment. I use the slip in compartment for a small notepad, a pen, and my cell phone. The zippered compartment is useful in stowing bounce cards (or other slips of papers).

I haven't found myself having to add more pouches on the modular rails on the belt. Carrying that much gear already is quite tiring, and your waist will thank you for packing as light as possible.

 

[iMac08]

modular system is the way to go if lens changing is real impt as proven by Calebk. There's a reason why soldiers why SBO...same principle....at least that's what i think

 

[Headshotzx]

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(I went on assignment with a Crumpler messenger bag before), the CU goes in, with the body +grip in a Skin Chimp Cage.

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I see. Thanks for your response! Uh, I think I'll still go with the belt system + big bag (even when traveling, with two pouches on the belt connected to my streetwalker). Reason is that I don't want to always have to flip the CU or SF around to have to change lenses. Also the one feature that attracted me to the TT belt system was their LC 75 pop down and/or whip-it-out. The latter is my kind of thing, but I don't want to have dust settling down on the front element so I'll go with the LC75PD, where I can actually store the lens with the hood in place and retain the tripod mount ring.

modular system is the way to go if lens changing is real impt as proven by Calebk. There's a reason why soldiers why SBO...same principle....at least that's what i think

I still don't know what's SBO ^^"

 

[nemo]

i think you will look like a terroist... or u might drop your pants.

seriously, i shot with a belt and 4 pouches before and a fully loaded belt can be quite bad.

since u use 2 cameras, my take is either
1) 2 loaded cameras + a single belt w/ lense pouch for one more lens, carrying a slim profile camera bag (TT shapeshifter) or normal compressible bag.

2) a shoulder bag like TT change up or Domke F2/3/4. when ur camera is taken out, the canvas domke is very slim and compressed.

 

[Headshotzx]

i think you will look like a terroist... or u might drop your pants.

seriously, i shot with a belt and 4 pouches before and a fully loaded belt can be quite bad.

since u use 2 cameras, my take is either
1) 2 loaded cameras + a single belt w/ lense pouch for one more lens, carrying a slim profile camera bag (TT shapeshifter) or normal compressible bag.

2) a shoulder bag like TT change up or Domke F2/3/4. when ur camera is taken out, the canvas domke is very slim and compressed.

I wanted a waist solution because of my hate / strong dislike for shoulder bags that get really heavy on one shoulder with cameras, and interfere with my R strap when the camera's out. EDIT: TT change up can also be a belt bag ^^

Your option #1 will be exactly what I will be doing when I have to carry my bag around. I have dumped the idea of not having to stash a big storage bag somewhere for an event and will go with a serial lock + bicycle lock system for security when it's gotta be chucked aside. So with the bag gone, it'll be one camera and 3 lens pouches (so that each lens has a place to go into without having to take a lens out of the pouch), or two cameras with two lens pouches.

I know what I want to buy already Thanks all

 

[Randius]

Change Up can be a shoulder bag, beltpack or chest harness :thumbsup:

I intend to get it back again if the Wired Up 10 does not suit me :bsmilie: