How do you organize dividers in your bag or backpack for a medium format camera?

I'm especially interested to see variants for Contax 645 with 2-3 lenses and flash.
Thank!

Like to see a LowePro Orion AW? Inside you find: Rolleiflex 6008i with 2 film cassettes, 3 lenses (80mm, 40mm, 120mm Macro), 45 degree prism, Metz flash with SCA side-adapter, electronic cable release, 2 polarizers, 2 sun shades, spare batteries (AA's plus NiCd battery pack for camera), 2 metal film canisters, lens pen. Daypack comes on top of it, with food, drinks, clothing et cetera, sometimes with extra gear like light meter and bigger lenses (packed in Domke wraps).

This bag is very popular with me because I can carry it on the belly when walking with full backpack, or on the back when used with daypack. I usually combine it with Manfrotto monopod (and small ball head), used as walking stick when not in use as camera support. This combo goes with me on two weeks hikes. It has a rain cover built in as well.

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Thank for reply!

I'm not familiar with Rolleiflex. If I understand correctly you not attach lens, back and prism to the camera when in the bag?

Basically I want to configure my bag and backpack to handle my Contax 645 with attached lens, back and prism.

I also don't know what is the most safe position for this heavy camera - horizontal or lens down (vertical).

I will be glad for more comments.
Thank

I like the camera outfit assembled, horizontal on its side with grip facing up "ready" for use. Maybe take a look at the ThinkTankPhoto line of bags.

I use the Euro sized version of the ThinkTank and it holds two contax's, two phase backs, 5 lenses, chargers, etc.

Really amazing how much it holds, more amazing is how heavy it is once fully loaded.

JR

I'll jump in on this thread too with a question. I'm looking for the smallest possible bag to hold the following equipment: Mamiya 645AFD, 4 lenses, misc. accessories, and a 17" powerbook. Preferably a backpack. I liked the Lowepro Computrekker AW, but it doesn't hold a 17", and the Computrekker PLUS AW is just too big. Anyone have a suggestion?

cheers.

A friend has one of these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3216..._Briefcase.html

I have two Lowepro compu whatever's and don't like or use them. Loaded and with a computer they don't fit in most U.S. overheads without a squeeze, so the computer must be removed and the single handle twists and turns so everytime you hit a bumpit goes sideways.

The think tank is the most well thought out of any case I've used, though I do have a rather inexpensive case we bought in Paris called something like blue moon and though the construction does not look robusts, I've used it for the 35mm canons for 5 years without issue.

JR

Evgeny,

The prism, grip and one back are connected to the camera, as you can see. Not the lens, because one out of three times I need to change it anyway. It's faster then to start without a lens and connect the right one without having to remove the "wrong" lens first. I don't need the lens on the body to know which one is the correct angle. Actually, most of the time I don't even take the camera from the bag before I know what picture(s) I'm going to take.

Edit: it's possible to keep any of the three lenses connected to the camera by opening the divider on the left.

EPd

AMSP,

If you could go with a separate laptop shoulder bag, then all that easily fits into a Lowepro Nova 5 AW. AFDII, Aptus, 5 lenses, 3 ext tubes, batteries, accessories:

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I prefer having my laptop and general business stuff in a dedicated thinner shoulder bag.

Thank for answers!

I think organisation of the pack is all about WHAT YOU DO

I like Billingham bags which are deep - most importantly the gear doesnt fall out if you pick it up open

A lot depents on the security of your environment - on the street you cant put anything down which means a billingham

In a studio you can spread it all out which means peli cases

Mostly the requrement is somewhere between the two

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Also I prefer more small bags - you can distribute the wieght between shoulders

So I have one billingam - hassy, 80 and 50

and

A small crupmpler 35 1.7 converter and extension tubes

in the billinham is a small metz in a side pocket

I have a nother billingham for nikon

and another with 2 QFLashes

That is my location kit

The billinhams are also carry on size

S

Thank for info!

Thanks, but I'm trying to go both lighter and minimizing the number of bags I have to carry. It seems damn hard to find the thing I'm looking for. They are either too big, too bulky, too heavy, or they don't take a 17" laptop and medium format equipment. So far the closest thing I've seen is probably the Think Tank Airport Acceleration, anyone have any experience with that one?

on a trip
H3D / 35mm / 50-100 / metz flash / powerbook / hardrive / chargers etc / all in a peli carry on
Nikon D3 / 70-200 / 18-35mm in a billingham carry on
manfrotto tripod in checked in luggage

local
H3D / 35mm / 50-100 / in a billingham

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Like I said in my original post I tried the Lowepro Computrekker PLUS AW and found it to be way too big and cumbersome. The non-PLUS version was a good size but the laptop compartment was 1cm too small to fit my 17" powerbook, so annoying. The pelican case I'm afraid is almost as heavy as the 1510 I already have, and doesn't look any less cumbersome.

ThinkTank Airport Airstream-

Blad 503CW with winder attached
Aptus 22 with battery attached
40, 50, 60 120 lenses
extension tubes
flash
Pocket Wizards, cords, etc
Leitz mini tripod with RRS head
Clamp
Odds & Socks

Thank, that's very useful. I see you put the camera left side and on the horizontal devider.

I know that what I use has nothing to do with your requirements but it is a way to pack a AFD, 35,45,80 (and 150 not shown here) battery charger, extra AA's FireWire in a very compact way.

I have found myself a few times under the rain between locations, and knowing that the equipment is in a water proof container is a big advantage. At work it is the best, easy to put the camera in and out with a lens --and the P25--. The camera goes with the Kirk landscape/portrait quick adapter...