Jetmugg
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2013
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- 57
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- Location
- Missouri
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I currently have a Nikon D40, SB700 flash, 35mm F1.8 Lens, Nikon 18-55 kit lens, a 10-20mm Sigma wide angle, a 70-200 F2.8 Sigma, and the Nikon 55-200 VR lens, related filters, batteries, charger, etc.
My only bag is an Adorama "Slinger", which will obviously not accommodate all of the equipment listed above at the same time. I try my best to "pick and choose" what to have at any given time. The only piece of equipment that won't fit in the Adorama bag is the 70-200 F2.8, which is physically quite large. If I'm planning to use that lens, I either leave it on the camera body, or carry it in the zippered Sigma case, and put it in a generic (non-camera) backpack.
2014 is the year that I'm getting serious about this hobby. I have a few friends who are local professionals, and I'm spending time with them in an attempt to learn the trade.
I do not aspire to become a professional photographer, but really want to be able to take much better photos. Later this year, I'll be fulfilling a lifelong dream of attending SpeedWeek on the Bonneville Salt flats as a competitor. I want to be able to do more than take "snapshot" quality photos.
Owning a single bag that would be capable of serving as a "home base" for all my photo equipment would make the task of organizing and storing my photo goodies much easier.
This past weekend, my wife and I took our kids to the Zoo. Perfect opportunity to take some nice photos, right? I figured the best lens to take along would be the 55-200 VR lens. I didn't want to haul the 70-2000 F2.8, as it was too large, and nothing else I own would allow me to reach out and get close to the animals.
Unfortunately, as I went rifling through the bottom of my closet, I realized that the 55-200 VR lens was sitting in another small bag in my desk at work. DOH! So, I took the 35mm F1.8, and decided that I would just shoot photos of the family and the scenery at the zoo, but would not be able to get close enough to the animals for really nice photography.
If I had been in the practice of keeping all my photo supplies in one larger bag, I would not have missed those opportunities.
Thank you for making this generous offer, and for reading my tale.
Sincerely,
Steve M.
My only bag is an Adorama "Slinger", which will obviously not accommodate all of the equipment listed above at the same time. I try my best to "pick and choose" what to have at any given time. The only piece of equipment that won't fit in the Adorama bag is the 70-200 F2.8, which is physically quite large. If I'm planning to use that lens, I either leave it on the camera body, or carry it in the zippered Sigma case, and put it in a generic (non-camera) backpack.
2014 is the year that I'm getting serious about this hobby. I have a few friends who are local professionals, and I'm spending time with them in an attempt to learn the trade.
I do not aspire to become a professional photographer, but really want to be able to take much better photos. Later this year, I'll be fulfilling a lifelong dream of attending SpeedWeek on the Bonneville Salt flats as a competitor. I want to be able to do more than take "snapshot" quality photos.
Owning a single bag that would be capable of serving as a "home base" for all my photo equipment would make the task of organizing and storing my photo goodies much easier.
This past weekend, my wife and I took our kids to the Zoo. Perfect opportunity to take some nice photos, right? I figured the best lens to take along would be the 55-200 VR lens. I didn't want to haul the 70-2000 F2.8, as it was too large, and nothing else I own would allow me to reach out and get close to the animals.
Unfortunately, as I went rifling through the bottom of my closet, I realized that the 55-200 VR lens was sitting in another small bag in my desk at work. DOH! So, I took the 35mm F1.8, and decided that I would just shoot photos of the family and the scenery at the zoo, but would not be able to get close enough to the animals for really nice photography.
If I had been in the practice of keeping all my photo supplies in one larger bag, I would not have missed those opportunities.
Thank you for making this generous offer, and for reading my tale.
Sincerely,
Steve M.
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