all my weekend plus camera bag review
there's a mouthful of a post title
if you follow me on Instagram
you've likely seen a lot of this weekend
in little square photos
you are excused
from the opening portion
of this photo filled post
of course
then you'd miss the good BIG camera shots
come on back
for the camera bag review
moving along
Amtrak'd it to Philly
Reena met me
we drove to Maryland
to Kate's
we sat outside
with George
playing toss the toy
while we decided where to go for lunch
Bayard House on the water in Chesapeake City
we shared this amazing mango torte
Reena and Kate
took the obligatory shoot one another shot
we, well actually Kate
'ran' into this black snake
harmeless
but you'd have thought it was a cobra
the way the store owners reacted
we wandered in/out of antique-y shops
leaving Chesapeake City
we drove to a horse farm
nearby along
the shady leafy lanes
and got to meet these adorable foals
in the evening
we had dinner with The Professor
at
in Bryn Mawr
that's Kate's Viejo Estilo
you should have heard her order it
she sounded like she was a native Tequilian
Sunday
we went to
Chestnut Hill
after brunch at
in
Manayunk
this
is my favorite photo
of the weekend
it was taken by Reena's daughter Alex,
thank you Alex!
Still with me?
I've been searching for a camera bag since I got my Nikon D90
I've never wanted a camera bag
that is an actual camera bag
nothing
big
clunky
something
sleek
stylish
that would also hold my personal crap
of which there is a lot
wallet
metrocard case
iPhone
keys
plus
camera connecter cable
spare battery
kleenex
iPad photo adaptor
iPad photo adaptor cable
iPhone charger and its cable
so you see I needed something
big
but
light
I started out using a tote bag with pockets
but
it had no padding
I worried about bumping into something
a valid worry for a klutz like me
I bought two Crumpler holster type camera bags
the first fit the D90 and its kit lens
but
when I got the 28-300 lens it needed a bigger bag
oy
that worked
but it didnt hold all those extras
then
I bought a Marc Jacobs Messenger bag
it was almost perfect
except
it had no padding
and
I shattered an expensive UV filter
back to looking for the perfect bag
I was snooping around Helene's blog
where I read about
Lowpro's Passport Sling
B&H Photo
as well as many other outlets sell
Lowpro
B&H has a great return policy
so I bought it there and test drove it this weekend
here's what I discovered
all of this
3 miscellaneous zipper bags of the aforementioned stuff plus
kleenex, wallet, keys, my big lens, my macro lens, and connecter cable
fits nicely in here
there are 3 nice outside pockets
the pocket I put my wallet in can hold a bottle of water
the lens sits inside a nicely padded removeable thing
I am sure there's a real name for it
all in all a good bag at a very good price
I think I'll keep it
but
have you seen
thanks for wading through all this
I should say no one paid me for this review
no one gave me anything
all these words are mine
seriously
who else is so verboise?