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Sling bags?

I spent a half-day out with my new Wandrd Rogue Sling 9L bag, with the S5II + 24-105 & 70-300 lenses. It was very comfortable and lighter compared with my larger shoulder bag (ThinkTank Retrospective) although to be fair, the shoulder bag could hold a third lens. I think I prefer limiting what I take out anyway. The larger the bag, the more I take with me and the heavier it gets.

To change lenses, I just pulled the bag pulled around to the front. The top flap opens outwards which makes it easy.

I am now considering get the smaller version of this bag for my S9 kit!
 
So I bit the bullet and got the wotancraft pilot 7l because it seemed best for what I'm wanting and now I'm kinda biting my nails hoping I don't have it arrive only to get dinged with a massive tarrif fee

Ultimately, I think my choice came down to the pilot looks like it could work for every day stuff if I simply bull the padding out whereas the McKinnon is kind of a camera sling no matter how you spin it
 
Got my Wotancraft Pilot 7L today! Saw it at first and worried I got sent the wrong size. It seemed a little small, but once I opened it up and got the camera in - I realized it's perfect. It fits the s5ii with 24-105 vertically in both "landscape" and "portrait" orientations though with the widest part of the camera perpendicular to the widest part of the bag - it does make the bag very boxy - but you could probably fit a lot of extra gear in the bag this way if you wanted to.

Height-wise, my EVF will extend past the lip of the rigid vertical padding of the bag - but this isn't too concerned to me as the top of the bag seems fairly protective and could even extend if I had a longer lens though I'm not sure by how much (while still maintaining a normal-looking overlap). laying the camera down on the bottom of the bag, it takes up most of the length of the bag. You couldn't have the 24-105 on the body AND another lens both just laying on the bag, you'd need to use some dividers and create a shelf. These aren't cons by any means - just info for anyone else considering the bag. If I had a 24-70 2.8, I'm sure it would fit fine. rough measurements, the 70-200 f4 would fit fine at the bottom as well but the 70-200 2.8 would definitely be a bit snug.

The color looks great - like a deep earthy khaki that is likely to not show dirt as much and even if it fades with time will still have a nice look. The stitching and construction look how you'd expect paying this sort of money - no loose threads, straight lines, etc. The materials feel high quality, the webbing they used seems extremely strong - like stronger than a typical seatbelt material.

I was really pleased to find that if I take my camera and dividers out - my large tablet (12.4" galaxy tab s9+) will fit perfectly inside in its case with my small BT keyboard, so the bag can also be a nice way to carry those out and about if I don't have my camera with me. my EM5mkii is absolutely swimming in this thing - in fact, I can fit both my em5mkii with 17mm 1.8 and s5ii with 24-105 with plenty of room left over for a bulb blower and probably even an extra compact FF lens or a couple vintage/small mft lenses.

Overall - very happy, and can't wait to take it out shooting. Will try to do some photos later
 
Nomad Nate said:
Got my Wotancraft Pilot 7L today! Saw it at first and worried I got sent the wrong size. It seemed a little small, but once I opened it up and got the camera in - I realized it's perfect. It fits the s5ii with 24-105 vertically in both "landscape" and "portrait" orientations though with the widest part of the camera perpendicular to the widest part of the bag - it does make the bag very boxy - but you could probably fit a lot of extra gear in the bag this way if you wanted to.

Height-wise, my EVF will extend past the lip of the rigid vertical padding of the bag - but this isn't too concerned to me as the top of the bag seems fairly protective and could even extend if I had a longer lens though I'm not sure by how much (while still maintaining a normal-looking overlap). laying the camera down on the bottom of the bag, it takes up most of the length of the bag. You couldn't have the 24-105 on the body AND another lens both just laying on the bag, you'd need to use some dividers and create a shelf. These aren't cons by any means - just info for anyone else considering the bag. If I had a 24-70 2.8, I'm sure it would fit fine. rough measurements, the 70-200 f4 would fit fine at the bottom as well but the 70-200 2.8 would definitely be a bit snug.

The color looks great - like a deep earthy khaki that is likely to not show dirt as much and even if it fades with time will still have a nice look. The stitching and construction look how you'd expect paying this sort of money - no loose threads, straight lines, etc. The materials feel high quality, the webbing they used seems extremely strong - like stronger than a typical seatbelt material.

I was really pleased to find that if I take my camera and dividers out - my large tablet (12.4" galaxy tab s9+) will fit perfectly inside in its case with my small BT keyboard, so the bag can also be a nice way to carry those out and about if I don't have my camera with me. my EM5mkii is absolutely swimming in this thing - in fact, I can fit both my em5mkii with 17mm 1.8 and s5ii with 24-105 with plenty of room left over for a bulb blower and probably even an extra compact FF lens or a couple vintage/small mft lenses.

Overall - very happy, and can't wait to take it out shooting. Will try to do some photos later
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Excellent!! It is great that you like it. I love my Wotancraft too!!
 
Nomad Nate said:
Looking at getting a sling bag for my s5ii 24-105 and maybe a 50 1.8 when I get one. My thought was it would be nice to have something standalone to take out on a photo walk or whenever I feel I might want to snap some photos that isn't a full-blown backpack (which I already have a laptop backpack I use with a camera cube. I was thinking of a sling, because it would be nice for being able to access my camera readily without digging into a backpack.

I am mainly looking at the mckinnon / nomatic 8l sling not that I'm a huge mckinnon fan or anything (I am pretty neutral on him), but I liked the idea of all of the little features he put into it like the lid turning into a little "shelf" type thing so you can rest lenses when changing them and the little elastic band so that you can quickly temporarily shut the lid without fully zipping it. I also like that it seems pretty protective so that when I'm flying, I can toss the whole thing inside a roller carry-on and it would have that extra layer of protection when traveling.

Just curious what your guys' experience has been or what you'd recommend to fill a similar role.
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Look on the used Market. I've gotten bags for half price and still fine. mjs
 
I have the Bellroy Venture 10L Camera Bag which I no longer use. Used perhaps a dozen times. Would this suit your needs? I don't use it myself now as Im using smaller gear.
 

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I have the Bellroy Venture 10L Camera Bag which I no longer use. Used perhaps a dozen times. Would this suit your needs? I don't use it myself now as Im using smaller gear.
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Ended up getting the wotancraft, but I did look at this one. Bellroy stuff looks good and has a really good reputation.
 
Nomad Nate said:
Bellroy stuff looks good and has a really good reputation.
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I can verify this. I don't have any of their camera bags but recently purchased a new satchel (Via work bag) and an iPhone case. Great quality.
 
This guy is a genius. He designed his own camera bag. He is funny too (chinese humor), and uses a Sigma FP:

 
With the combination of molle and backpacks, he must've been spying on me. I use a LowePro ProTactic 350 and I love it.
 
A few photos of the new bag. I won't claim to know anything about styling/shooting products but here's my 5 minute attempt
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  • Panasonic - DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • 90.0 mm
  • ƒ/10
  • 1/125 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 100

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  • Panasonic - DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/9
  • 1/200 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 320


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  • Panasonic - DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/9
  • 1/200 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 320
 
A quick update from me...

As posted previously up-thread, I purchased the Wandrd Rogue 9L sling for my S5II and have been really happy with it so I purchased the 6L version last week for my S9.

The photo here shows the S9 with Sigma 90mm f2.8 attached, the Sigma 24mm f3.5 on the left and the LUMIX 18-40mm on the right. There's enough space to swap out the smaller lenses for the 20-60mm or 14-28mm if I want.

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This is an example loadout that I took to my parents' house when a relative came from out of town - s5ii, 24-105, godox v860ii, flash charger, extra batteries and charger, bulb blower, and peak design sling strap (which will end up being only for when I use the camera with my backpack since I'll get the cuff to use with this bag). Fit very comfortably in the bag. How I'm likely to use it on a daily basis would be my 35mm f1.8 and possibly throw in my 24-105 if I feel like it.

One quick note: I have a cheap puffer vest that I tried to roll up and stuff into either the little sleave behind the front zipper pocket or on top under the straps there and it was too big for either. I'm thinking only an umbrella or ultralight rain jacket type thing would fit in there.
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I have also the peak design combo sling strap and cuff. If I know it won’t be raining and have only one lens (or dropped an extra lens in my wife her bag) I use the sling strap. With my shoulder bag or backpack I use the cuff.

For me about 1950g of gear/stuff is oké in a shoulder bag. (Left shoulder, right hip). Once I had my then Fuji x-s10 with 4 primes in it (14/2.8, 18/1.4, 33/1.4, 90/2) to a trip to Normandy and that was ok but on the heavy side for an hour+ walk. About 1500g is ok for me for all day. Of course water bottle is also on the side.

With my bag pack 2kg is of course no problem, but even with side access changing lenses is more of a hassle.

I bough my shoulder bag when I had m43, and used it with Fuji as well. But with the S5Ii size became little bit of an issue. With the 70-300 attached I can put it barely in the shoulder bag with the sunshade reversed. Because of both length and the sunshade width.
 
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