{"id":417,"date":"2009-08-01T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T19:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinomara.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2009-08-01T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T19:23:56","slug":"camera-and-bag-maybe-in-that-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.kevinomara.com\/?p=417","title":{"rendered":"Camera and bag, maybe in that order."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve had enough people asking about my camera that I figure I should write an update (since not everyone follows me on Twitter<\/A> and why should they anyway? I just make a bunch of noise and never impart anything useful).<\/p>\n

The story in brief is that I sent my lens in to be fixed as it was back-focusing. The first time I got it back it still didn’t work right. I sent it in a second time with a CD with samples of the problem. It came back un-fixed. Canon convinced me to send in my camera body with the lens – WHICH I HATED DOING WITH ALL MY HEART – and eventually it all came back fixed, pretty, and sparkling clean.<\/p>\n

So … aside from a few days of anxiety and some irritating conversations with Canon’s repair department, all is well.<\/p>\n

Partly related? Tangentially related? Anyway, somehow related if you use your imagination is that I got myself a new non-camera bag. My old and busted bag needed replacing because it was A.) old and B.) busted. Plus it was kind of a stupid messenger bag design with pockets on the main flap, which meant that every time you opened it they tried to spill their contents, even if zipped, and … yeah, enough talking about that. It sucked.<\/p>\n

I set out to find a new non-camera bag and came across Rothco’s Classic Messenger Bag in black. If you do a Google search for that item [*<\/A>] you will find that it is seriously popular because ZOMG IT IS JACK BAUER’S MESSENGER BAG, MOST MANLY OF BAGS EVAR.<\/p>\n

I have never watched even one minute of 24 but by the time I finished price shopping across several sites and reading customer reviews I found that many men are convinced that this bag alone will allow them to kill terrorists. Me, I … um … *nervous cough* I ain’t got no terrorists to kill, but this bag does allow me to carry things to and from the office with ease.<\/p>\n

Aaaanyway the point here is that some people said, “I even use this to carry my camera gear” and I thought that ludicrous. I have a Lowepro Slingshot 100 that has been my tiny heavy baby for a couple of years now. Okay, fine, it’s not the bag’s fault that it’s heavy, it’s the gear’s fault, but you understand. The Slingshot is like the perfect camera bag. I can’t imagine keeping my stuff in any other. But! Last night I had the strange desire to go photograph drunken tourists on Bourbon Street, something I have never done, and I didn’t wish to carry my conspicuous camera bag. I emptied out my Rothco Classic Messenger Bag (JUST LIKE JACK BAUER USES ON 24 AMIRITE) and put my camera body and two lenses inside. Turns out it did a fantastic job. I got the picture I wanted<\/A> and I was comfortable during the entire excursion. The interior section was more than large enough for camera + lens, and the smaller pockets are the perfect size for additional lenses. Now don’t get me wrong – I won’t use this as my primary camera bag. All my gear is already packed back in the Slingshot. Should I ever again have a specific need for just camera + lens, though, I will consider the messenger bag.<\/p>\n

I think that’s it.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Yeah, that’s it. Anything else?<\/p>\n

How you been? How’s your camera?<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Fine? Great.<\/p>\n

Listen, I gotta … go … do that one thing. I’ll catch you later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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