the photog, home alone
JR is visiting family this weekend, so I'm on my own. In my head, it was going to be non-stop "all about me", but last night i ate when i got home and then went straight to bed, since I'd worked until 3am. So last night was a goner. So far today I've made lists, gone and had my favorite breakfast at Kookez (the blueberry and strawberry skillet cake), and then come home to try and organize a good bag to go out for a photowalk with. And all of my alternatives are woefully inadequate. So I've decided I want this, from Crumpler:
I need it to house all of this:
- Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Silver)
- Canon 75-300mm lens
- Canon Speedlite 430EX
- JOBY Original Gorillapod
- Canon Powershot SD400
- extra battery and charger
- extra CF cards
- notebook and pen
Anyway, I'm off for a photowalk with my awkward setup, which is what fits in my tiny camerabag in that, and that and everything else in my work backpack. Ugh. I won't be quick on the draw today. But here's to the nice weather outside allowing me to go take some photos!!! Yay!!!
Labels: ashley, photography
posted at 1:34 PM
4 Comments:
They're not sexy, but have you looked at any of the Lowe Pro camera bags? We have various over the shoulder bags of theirs, as well as two backpacks (for hiking, mostly). We love the AW (All Weather) ones that have built-in GoreTex covers for those unexpected rainshowers/high humidity.
5:31 PM, February 09, 2008
I have the 4 million dollar home. Fits my Olympus Evolt 510 and 1 lens. Oh, and a battery. I love it, but am thinking about the 5 million dollar home. They are smaller than they look at crumplerbags.com.
I also have a crumpler for my Macbook. It's the one that's a simple messenger bag. Very slim. A couple weeks ago, I put a 20oz diet coke in one pocket and didn't zip it. 30 minutes later, I noticed a diet coke puddle under my bag. Oops! Didn't close the cap all the way. The pocket had 8 inches of liquid in it. The other pocket, with my computer, was dry.
Threw the whole thing in the washer to get it clean and it was good as new.
DEFINITELY recommend the crumpler bags!
5:32 AM, February 11, 2008
thanks, geekgal and lw for the advice. i've been needing to do this for a long time, and then i saw one in a local store in black and thought i'd try and go against my nature and get a different color. i'll let you know how it goes.
lw - as in the lw i worked with at that one company in Houston?!?! HI!!!! facebook me or something so we can catch up! :) i might be in Austin for swsw08 in march, if you're going.
10:51 AM, February 11, 2008
Yes, that LW! I'm a lurker and rarely emerge from the cracks. I don't have a facebook account, I'll have to get with it. All the cool kids have one...
Definitely let me know if you're going to be in Austin.
11:44 AM, February 11, 2008
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