Camera Bag

[zackiedawg]

I'm a 3-bagger. My main bag is a backpack - the Kata R102...it is large enough to hold everything I own related to photography, including the rare ability to hold a camera body with battery grip installed and Tamron 200-500mm lens mounted (a primary selling point when purchasing a main bag). I currently keep 5 lenses, body, flash unit, filters, remotes, chargers, cleaning kits, spare batteries, compact camera & charger, memory cards, and rain covers in the Kata.

When I head out on day trips, I usually grab body with one lens, and a second lens or two, and load them in my Tenba Black Label medium bag. It can also handle some accessories and spare bits - and probably could squeeze a 3rd lens if needed. It's a shoulder bag.

The third bag is a small Tamrac video bag that fits my camera body with up to my 18-250 lens attached...and that's about it. It's what I bring along when I need a quick place to stick my camera if it's raining or to keep it safe.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

I carry a small camera, 2 memory cards, notebook(mini), pen, cleaning wipes for the lens, and about 10 AA batteries. My issue is I have them crammed in a tiny camra case which is a pain in the butt when Im trying to whip out the camera and not loose anything. I love to hike and moutain climb (which means my camera goes too). What kind of bag would you reccomnend to stow my gear that can handle being treated a bit roughly?

 

[tiggr33]

What type of camera? And what type of bag do you prefer. Since you want to use it in "adventure" settings, do you want a backpack or a waistpack/belt set-up? And do you really need to take a netbook hiking and climbing? Are you looking for a general use bag that you can take out for adventure? Or do you want a specific bag for adventure use?

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

Its just a kodak easy share P&S right now. Soon to be a cannon rebel (i hope). I dont know what I want, Im not sure what would work best in this setting. I do need my notebook and pen, I like to write down things that go with my pictures, things to look up (how to make_____ the perfect picture). I only want to have one bag in my life so it needs to be adventure frendly but also good for everyday.

 

[tiggr33]

Opps, you meant notebook....I was thinking notebook as in a laptop. I can't speak for having one bag, as I regularly use 4. I suggest you go to a well stock camera store and try them. A good store will have weights of some form for you to load a bag.

 

[LastminuteLouLou]

Before I invest the money in this, I want to make sure I understand what I'm getting.

We really only got photopass pictures taken on two occasions. (I was trying to get my free 5x7, but I didn't realize that you had to get it *at* WDW. ) ANYWAY.... There's really only one that I want and I would love to have it to use how I please.

When you buy the photopass download, are you essentially buying the copyright license? Can I then get this photo printed anywhere and in any format that I like? Or am I just supposed to print it on my home printer? Will they balk if I send it off to Snapfish to have an ornament made out of it? Will Walmart/Sams print off copies without a signed waiver?

Anyone BTDT that could offer some insight?
Thanks!
Beth

 

[Gianna'sPapa]

In December, 2008 trip, I pre-purchased the photopass CD. When the photos were uploaded to the website, I was able to customize the photos (keeping the original also) and add my own for customization. When I was done, I ordered the CD which came with the copyright. It gave me total rights to the photos. I haven't had any problems getting them printed or sharing them with friends. I have used them for two years on my Christmas cards.

 

[klmall]

I'm a hiker who has had a variety of cameras and bags over the years. If you are moving to a Canon Rebel hold off on buying a bag since you will find your needs changing quite bit.

I started with non-digital of course and used belt bags then moved to fanny packs with my first good digital point and shoots (Canon G5, G9). Fanny packs always served me well especially at Disney and on short day hikes. I really like the Kata bags for carrying gear and water bottle etc.

But when I bought my Canon XSi (Rebel family ) I knew I needed more space and wouldn't want to use a backpack (have plenty of those for hiking in general) for photography. I like having my camera and lenses right at hand for use while hiking or sightseeing so I looked and looked. I tried on various bags and ended up with the Lowepro SlingShot 200 which I really like so far.

It holds my Canon XSi camera, 2 additional lenses, my Canon G5, extra battery, assorted cleaning odds and ends, chapstick, small snacks, id etc. Only issue is water bottle but I'll figure that out. I hang a small tripod on the outside.

Before I bought this bag I spent hours reading camera bag reviews on Amazon etc. and trying on bags in stores. There are also old threads in this forum about bags so search for more info. Everyone has distinct preferences about the type of bag they like; backpack vs. slingbag vs. whatever.

I have to admit though that when I hiked all day (6+ hours) on the Skyline Trail at Mt. Rainier I added my Kata fanny bag for water bottles and 10 essentials (poncho, map, first aid, lunch, tylenol etc.) and wore it in the front. It really came in handy because I rested my Canon XSi on it as I hiked. I kept the camera from bouncing around by sliding the zoom lens under the 'lift loop'. I could swing my LowePro bag around front to change lenses etc. when needed.

This picture shows my camera lens hooked through my Kata fanny pack loop (a bit crazy I admit) but it worked even when I fell off the trail, broke my ankle and the camera came through fine!

 

[My2Girls66]

I hike with my dslr. What I do is carry the camera around my neck most of the time and everything else goes in my daypack. I have a Zing case for my camera to help with the bumping around- when the hiking gets really tough/steep or it starts to rain I stick the camera inside my backpack- which is just an LLBean daypack, not a camera bag. Between the Zing case and the extra clothing in my pack the camera is well protected. I have been known to hold the camera strap in my teeth to get thru a steep spot and will put the camera strap under the waist strap on my pack to stabilize the camera. This hike I had my 70-300mm lens in my pack in its case. The camera stayed on my neck th whle time. This was a hike up to Joffrey Lakes in BC

 

[juligrl]

I have made two shutterfly albums, Christmas cards and gotten a ton of prints made at Target and never once have I been questioned or had to show the copyright (there is a release on the CD). Hope this helps!

 

[webshark3]

We know the copyright release comes with the PhotoCD, but I guess you really need to know if it comes with a photo download. I really hope it would, otherwise, a download doesn't help you much.

A quick email to photopass support will get you an answer within 24 hours. They're good with replying.

 

[pyrxtc]

I ahve been looking at it and it looks like some nice pics that I could use to make back grounds for scrapbook pages and such. Anyone spent the $40 ? Worth it ?

 

[anthony2k7]

i bought it... lots of very nice pics BUT be warned! quite a few pics that are in the gallery on the website arent on the cd or at least they weren't in november when i got it.

 

[Bete]

I would not have bought it otherwise. It's okay, but I rather have shots that I take. I'm not a professional, but I have a better library of pictures that I have taken through the years with my own digital camera.

If you don't want to spend the time yourself doing it then I guess it's ok.

 

[Geoff_M]

I bought one at WDW in December, but only because they offered it for $10 because we bought a photo package that was over $30. After looking at it, no way would I spend $40 on it. There are about 150 photos total on the CD, but some of the selection is pretty lacking. For example, I was surprised when I went to the Resorts folder and found that they only had about 4 or 5 hotels accounted for. And I agree that the photos contained on it are very professionally done, but if you're a serious amateur with a decent dLSR and a good wide angle lens, you can duplicate most of the photos on the CD yourself. Case in point, I was surprised at how similar the Osborne Lights photos on the CD were to the ones I took.

 

[DonaldDC]

We're heading down to WDW in March and are bringing the whole family for the first time! I've read about the personal session with a PP photographer and just wondering what peoples experiences have been. We're staying at AKV-Kidani, if that makes any difference.

TIA
Don

 

[jemmls]

It's been 5 years since I've been to Disney and the photopass thing has changed dramatically since then. My head is hurting from reading all the options and restrictions.

Anyone here have any suggestions, preferences, anecdotes of what to do, not do etc?

I have an awesome camera and will take a eleventy billion photos of my own. But I can always use more.

 

[Snappy in OK]

We used it back in Sept for our 1st trip, and I thought it was worth it. However, that was when you could pre-purchase the CD for $99. We stopped at several of the photographers we saw throughout the parks and had numerous pictures taken.

I think what really made it worthwhile for me was:
1. we could all be in the pictures
2. adding the borders after we got home
3. the "magic" pictures (Tinkerbell, holding the Mickey balloons, Stitch, etc)
4. the locations of the photographers being "prime" spots (we got some great pictures on our way to Tusker House for an 8:10 ADR before the park opened with the Tree of Life in the background that we would have missed in our rush)

I also have a good camera, and I took over 2,000 pictures during the week. We spent a day with friends of ours, and we did take pictures of each others families, but it was nice to have a large number of pictures of my family together.

It is expensive, and I know that you cannot just pre-purchase the CD unless you get an e-mail after making your reservation. I can't say that I will do it again, but I will most likely - especially if I can take advantage of the pre-purchase savings.

PS - my kids (then 2 & 4) are more patient for "strangers" sometimes (the photopass photograhers were one of these times)

 

[Mckymousefn]

I have to agree with the other post. I am the one always taking pictures and we never get family pictures.... so that was my 1st reason on getting the cd. We had A LOT of pictures taken by the photopass photographers.... everytime we saw them and there wasn't a long line, we had our picture taken. After re-sizing, adding frames, ect... we ended up with 300-something pictures.

 

[Groucho]

If anyone's on the fence about it, you can pick up Adobe Lightroom 2 from NewEgg here for half price - $149.99 - with free shipping, but it's a "shell shocker" so it's only good for this morning.

Of course, Lightroom 3 will be out before too long and I'm sure you'll have to pay to upgrade to that... but it might still be cheaper in the long run, as the current upgrade price to 2 is $99, so if you bought 2 for $150 and upgraded to 3 for $99, that's cheaper than the normal $300 price.

Your other option is to get the educational price if you have a kid in school or are in school yourself... $99 I think.