VERY nice Crumpler 7MDH clone - $35.00 Shipped - Page 4

vizjerei · 11-06-2009, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by mccarvindh

Got the bag a few days back. Thank you Max for letting us know about this! I am finding it very difficult to decide on arranging stuff. I would appreciate if some of you took pics with arrangement of dividers.

buy another one to get the extra dividers, still much cheaper than getting the 7MDH

mccarvindh · 11-06-2009, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by vizjerei

buy another one to get the extra dividers, still much cheaper than getting the 7MDH

Ha ha, funny! Well, actually my issue was not the no. of dividers - in fact I found enough to spare to add as padding at the bottom. I just could not decide whether the lenses and flash should lie on their sides horizontally or be planted vertically - the dilemna involved both concerns for protecting equipment from damage and also trying to get best use of space. Finally, I settled on placing my two zooms horizontally to the right corner, k20d with grip and zoom attached in the middle, and arranged the primes and flash on the left hand side. It took me well over two hours and a crick in my neck before I was done!

GerryL · 11-06-2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by mccarvindh

Ha ha, funny! Well, actually my issue was not the no. of dividers - in fact I found enough to spare to add as padding at the bottom. I just could not decide whether the lenses and flash should lie on their sides horizontally or be planted vertically - the dilemna involved both concerns for protecting equipment from damage and also trying to get best use of space. Finally, I settled on placing my two zooms horizontally to the right corner, k20d with grip and zoom attached in the middle, and arranged the primes and flash on the left hand side. It took me well over two hours and a crick in my neck before I was done!

You could have posted a photo as others might want to copy this configuration too!

*maxwell1295* · 11-09-2009, 05:43 AM

If I get a chance, I'll post a pic of my setup. I can easily fit the following:

- Canon 5D w/grip and Sigma 50/1.4 attached in center
- Canon 85/1.8 in front right corner
- Sigma 28/1.8 in back right corner
- Sigma 105/2.8 Macro in back left corner
- Sigma 24-60/2.8 in front left corner

That's 1 body and 5 lenses, which can get pretty heavy if used that way. Whenever I plan on doing a lot of walking, I'll just pack the body/grip/lens along with 2 additional lenses. I can swap in the Sigma 70-200/2.8 in on of the back corners, but the lens is too big for the flap to cover it like it does with the other (shorter lenses). The front pocket can hold lots of small stuff like extra batteries, keys, lenscaps, etc.

nekulturniy · 11-10-2009, 12:31 AM

I just added a flash to my collection of stuff to carry (a used Vivitar 285HV I got off of eBay) and now that means another piece of gear to carry. As I had it before, it was hard to put the camera back in without taking the bag off my shoulder; it looks to be time to play with the puzzle pieces again.

GerryL · 11-10-2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by maxwell1295

If I get a chance, I'll post a pic of my setup. I can easily fit the following:

- Canon 5D w/grip and Sigma 50/1.4 attached in center
- Canon 85/1.8 in front right corner
- Sigma 28/1.8 in back right corner
- Sigma 105/2.8 Macro in back left corner
- Sigma 24-60/2.8 in front left corner

That's 1 body and 5 lenses, which can get pretty heavy if used that way. Whenever I plan on doing a lot of walking, I'll just pack the body/grip/lens along with 2 additional lenses. I can swap in the Sigma 70-200/2.8 in on of the back corners, but the lens is too big for the flap to cover it like it does with the other (shorter lenses). The front pocket can hold lots of small stuff like extra batteries, keys, lenscaps, etc.

That's quite a lot Maxwell1295.
We will be looking forward to that.
It's always nice to get ideas from those who already have this!

GerryL · 11-10-2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by nekulturniy

I just added a flash to my collection of stuff to carry (a used Vivitar 285HV I got off of eBay) and now that means another piece of gear to carry. As I had it before, it was hard to put the camera back in without taking the bag off my shoulder; it looks to be time to play with the puzzle pieces again.

That is good though as it means that your family is growing!

mccarvindh · 11-11-2009, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by GerryL

You could have posted a photo as others might want to copy this configuration too!

Finally, got around to taking a pic of set up. "I settled on placing my two zooms horizontally to the right corner, k20d with grip and zoom attached in the middle, and arranged the primes and flash on the left hand side. It took me well over two hours and a crick in my neck before I was done!"

LFLee · 11-13-2009, 12:28 PM

I had the real 7Million Home bag.... from the pics here, it look exactly like the Crumpler bag (Cost me $85) !

Now I hope they also clone the crumpler backpack....

nekulturniy · 11-15-2009, 06:34 PM

I found a layout that works for me and it was only a slight modification of my previous one so it didn't take very long to figure it out at all.

First off, I have my Tamron 70-300mm on the left and my 50mm f/2 stored on the right. Both of the lenses are stored vertically with some extra foam on the bottom. A Vivitar 285HV stored horizontally on the bottom center. One of the long flaps is stuck to the bottom underneath the flash for padding.

Close the flap over the 50mm and I can store my kit 18-55mm lens or my Cokin holder and filters.

Then I close the flap over the flash; I used a borrowed divider from a bag I store extra junk inside the closet to make the flap a bit larger.

And finally, I flip the flap on the left down between the lens cover for a bit of extra padding; set the camera in the center and I'm ready to go.

To recap, I have the following items stored in the main compartment:

K100D with either 18-55mm kit lens or Tamron 28-80mm attached
Tamron 70-300 f/4.0-5.6 Di LD 1:2 Macro
Sears 50mm f/2
Vivitar 285HV
Either the kit/Tamron 28-80, whichever's not attached; or Cokin holder + some filters

Smaller compartment underneath the secondary flap has the manuals for the K100D and 285HV flash, plus a microfiber towel.

As for the flap, I have a horde of rechargeable AA batteries, blower, a Tiffen wallet with some screw-on filters and spare memory card.

vizjerei · 11-15-2009, 07:17 PM

Great.. you guys really making me to go get one..

lattyday · 11-15-2009, 09:08 PM

How big is this bag? My K-x plus kit lens and 55-300 is arriving this week, but I feel like this bag might be too big for my needs. But, it seems like such a good deal... I would love to see a picture of someone holding this bag?

!!

Steinback · 11-15-2009, 11:47 PM

@lattyday: This bag is probably 2.5 to 3 times larger than you would need for that combination.

That isn't necessarily a reason not to get the bag. Withing reason too much space is better than too little, if you ever decide to buy a flash or another lens then there will be space for it, and with the movable divider you can set up a space for camera gear in one part of the bag and keep other things in the rest.

GerryL · 11-16-2009, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Steinback

@lattyday: This bag is probably 2.5 to 3 times larger than you would need for that combination.

That isn't necessarily a reason not to get the bag. Withing reason too much space is better than too little, if you ever decide to buy a flash or another lens then there will be space for it, and with the movable divider you can set up a space for camera gear in one part of the bag and keep other things in the rest.

Yes..he will need it for sure once he gets his equipment and for future LBA attacks!

We all know we have all been on this road before!

It is better that he prepare now than buy a small bag..buy additional lens or flash..find that bag getting small..sell the bag..buy a bigger bag!
..oh yeah..this sounds very familiar!

GerryL · 11-16-2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by nekulturniy

I found a layout that works for me and it was only a slight modification of my previous one so it didn't take very long to figure it out at all.

First off, I have my Tamron 70-300mm on the left and my 50mm f/2 stored on the right. Both of the lenses are stored vertically with some extra foam on the bottom. A Vivitar 285HV stored horizontally on the bottom center. One of the long flaps is stuck to the bottom underneath the flash for padding.

Close the flap over the 50mm and I can store my kit 18-55mm lens or my Cokin holder and filters.

Then I close the flap over the flash; I used a borrowed divider from a bag I store extra junk inside the closet to make the flap a bit larger.

And finally, I flip the flap on the left down between the lens cover for a bit of extra padding; set the camera in the center and I'm ready to go.

To recap, I have the following items stored in the main compartment:

K100D with either 18-55mm kit lens or Tamron 28-80mm attached
Tamron 70-300 f/4.0-5.6 Di LD 1:2 Macro
Sears 50mm f/2
Vivitar 285HV
Either the kit/Tamron 28-80, whichever's not attached; or Cokin holder + some filters

Smaller compartment underneath the secondary flap has the manuals for the K100D and 285HV flash, plus a microfiber towel.

As for the flap, I have a horde of rechargeable AA batteries, blower, a Tiffen wallet with some screw-on filters and spare memory card.

Nice set-up!
I'm liking the brown bag more and more.