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ChrisN · 01-28-2009, 12:57 AM

Question for Prime lens users - how many do you take on an outing, and how do you carry them?

I'm looking for a compact carry option that will let me carry four primes (usually 21, 31, 40 or 50, and 77), preferably in a compact belt pouch arrangement. I want a little padding, not much, and individual compartments for all four so I can swap without juggling. Any suggestions?

Luciferase · 01-28-2009, 01:08 AM

How do you find dust management?

Since I acquired a few primes and only 1 body, almost all times I went outdoor shooting I find dust on my pictures.

So I decided to get a second body just for my telephoto lens, never will it come off.

For me, that’s 1 camera (w/ tele on shoulder), 1 camera (w/ wide) on hand, and other 2 primes (50 and 90mm) in bag.

Mike Cash · 01-28-2009, 01:54 AM

If I'm on foot I have one mounted and two in my pockets, as a general thing. That's why God gave us both a left and a right side.

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 01-28-2009, 02:42 AM

It changes a lot, but currently I have a small body with a 35mm (MX+M35/2.8) in the left pocket and the A100/2.8 in the right pockat. Sometimes the 35mm is instead a 24 or 28mm + a 50mm, and the 100mm is a135mm or a 90mm.
If I'm on work I have a digital body in the camera bag and 2-3 lenses there as well, not all primes, often the DA10-17, DA35/2.8 and FA50/1.4. If I need more than this I will take a camera bag, but if I was always keeping the geer in the camera bag I would use it much less. Cleaning tools are always with me. I have not found dust such a problems. You newvbees should have been around in the days when we were constantly fighting to keep dust away from our precious negatives and slides. I remember when half of the films taken during a holiday had a thick dark line across them because a hair from the pensel-blower (may not be the right enlgish word) had got stuck behind the shutter

No dust removal function then and no dust maping!

Nesster · 01-28-2009, 03:54 AM

I like to go out with just one lens at a time - serial monogamy I think they call that. Sure, there are times I wish I'd brought a second or third... but I find it better to figure out how to use what I brought. In my style of seeing, I find normal to wide works best, if bringing only one lens.

I do go out with two or three - and I use the Mike method of two pockets. Or a small shoulder bag, depending. I don't like to lug a large amount of gear when walking... I leave it in the car, take what I'm going to use with me, and that's that.

I would imagine a fanny pack or one of those sling bags would work for what you're after, Chris. The bag needs to accommodate a long lens as well as short ones. Do you not need room for the camera itself?

ll_coffee_lP · 01-28-2009, 04:34 AM

If I'm heading to a shoot I bring all my gear in a backpack style camera bag. If I'm going for a walk I take one camera and one lens.

c[_]

**rparmar** · 01-28-2009, 05:39 AM

I generally take a backpack so the camera can be in there when I don't need it, especially if I have a zoom with me. Otherwise I have the camera around my neck with a lens in either pocket.

Configuration 1 - light and fast:
Vivitar 24mm, FA43, FA77

Configuration 2 - versatile, for when the weather is non-Irish:
Vivitar 24mm, FA43, DA55-300

I'm sure this will change soon. A while ago it was more like:
DA16-45
Vivitar Series 1 105mm macro

**dadipentak** · 01-28-2009, 06:20 AM

I take 3 or 4 lenses, mixing & matching lengths and other characteristics (prime/zoom, AF/MF) based on conditions, what I'm expecting to shoot, and whim.

I use a holster style bag with lens cases attached to it saddle-bag style. Sometimes I'll add a pancake in a pocket. It works pretty well but big lenses present a something of a challenge when they're not on the camera.

To my surprise (since I'm fairly clumsy and not meticulous by nature), dust has really not been a serious issue.

farfisa · 01-28-2009, 06:40 AM

Maybe you could make something out of a tool belt?

I use a Crumpler 5-million-dollar home, which can fit a camera and 3-4 primes (including the one on the body). It's a shoulder bag, but not at all big, and the compartments are padded and adjustable with velcro.
https://www.crumplerbags.com/flash/flash.aspx#/english/product-details/5-mil...e-md0504a.html

I say 3-4, because if I bring the 21 and the 40/43, they can usually bunk together with a pouch in there.

Or sometimes I'll go all screwmount, but the 200 (my longest lens) is a tight squeeze!

Gooshin · 01-28-2009, 07:52 AM

i pick a normal, (43mm, 50 or 55)

a short tele (85 or 135)

and a wide angle (16mm fish, or 18mm)

or if i'm feeling less wide, a 28mm

**Just1MoreDave** · 01-28-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by ChrisN

Question for Prime lens users - how many do you take on an outing, and how do you carry them?

I'm looking for a compact carry option that will let me carry four primes (usually 21, 31, 40 or 50, and 77), preferably in a compact belt pouch arrangement. I want a little padding, not much, and individual compartments for all four so I can swap without juggling. Any suggestions?

I remember reading something on dpreview about Pentax developing a case like that. I don't have any Limiteds so it didn't stick with me.

Before I go anywhere, I spend an hour brutally whittling my gear down to eight essential lenses. If I had any ability in choosing, I wouldn't have so many to start with.

B Grace · 01-28-2009, 11:17 AM

Out of habit, I never get out of my car with more than two lenses. If I'm headed to the local state conservation area for a hike I put a 50 on my camera and my 24 in my shoulder bag. If I'm on a photo outing with my club and I can take my tripod I'll add my 1.4x TC to the bag. If I think I'll try to snap some shots of birds I'll swap my 135 or 200 for the 24. Keep it simple.

richard64 · 01-28-2009, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Nesster

I like to go out with just one lens at a time - serial monogamy

In the summer I usually go on an hour's cycle ride 3 or 4 times a week. Last summer I decided that I would take a different prime with each ride. The first few times it was good - I learned that since I could only use that lens, I had to use it, and so I had to learn how to use it. That helped me a lot. Then one evening there was a lovely golden glow and I was cycling through a wheat field. I needed my CZJ Flektogon 35, but instead I had an M135! Then the summer got wet, and I bent my bike (I hit a rut on a farm track, the bike stayed still and my body followed Newton's laws of motion) and I gave up on the exercise. Next summer I will try again.

Quote:

I do go out with two or three - and I use the Mike method of two pockets.

I have a belt holster bag, but it really only fits the camera with one lens. When I bent my bike, as soon as I had got up (and before attending to the bleeding) I checked the camera and lens, and both were fine. The camera had taken my full weight. I am tempted to use panniers or a backpack, but I am not sure how they would fare in a similar situation.

Richard

k100d · 01-28-2009, 11:20 AM

three, wide normal short tele that's enough for me

jnkinney · 01-28-2009, 11:29 AM

Slightly off subject, but can't resist a reply. Douglas, the two best pictures I've ever taken had blower hair right across the middle of the picture (once in a lifetime shots). I can't tell you how hard I laughed when I read your post. It's nice to know there's company out there for misery.

01-28-2009, 12:57 AM	#1
ChrisN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Downunda Photos: Gallery Posts: 212	Question for Prime lens users Question for Prime lens users - how many do you take on an outing, and how do you carry them? I'm looking for a compact carry option that will let me carry four primes (usually 21, 31, 40 or 50, and 77), preferably in a compact belt pouch arrangement. I want a little padding, not much, and individual compartments for all four so I can swap without juggling. Any suggestions?

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01-28-2009, 01:08 AM	#2
Luciferase Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 86	How do you find dust management? Since I acquired a few primes and only 1 body, almost all times I went outdoor shooting I find dust on my pictures. So I decided to get a second body just for my telephoto lens, never will it come off. For me, that’s 1 camera (w/ tele on shoulder), 1 camera (w/ wide) on hand, and other 2 primes (50 and 90mm) in bag.

01-28-2009, 01:54 AM	#3
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	If I'm on foot I have one mounted and two in my pockets, as a general thing. That's why God gave us both a left and a right side.

01-28-2009, 02:42 AM	#4
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	It changes a lot, but currently I have a small body with a 35mm (MX+M35/2.8) in the left pocket and the A100/2.8 in the right pockat. Sometimes the 35mm is instead a 24 or 28mm + a 50mm, and the 100mm is a135mm or a 90mm. If I'm on work I have a digital body in the camera bag and 2-3 lenses there as well, not all primes, often the DA10-17, DA35/2.8 and FA50/1.4. If I need more than this I will take a camera bag, but if I was always keeping the geer in the camera bag I would use it much less. Cleaning tools are always with me. I have not found dust such a problems. You newvbees should have been around in the days when we were constantly fighting to keep dust away from our precious negatives and slides. I remember when half of the films taken during a holiday had a thick dark line across them because a hair from the pensel-blower (may not be the right enlgish word) had got stuck behind the shutter No dust removal function then and no dust maping!

01-28-2009, 03:54 AM	#5
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	I like to go out with just one lens at a time - serial monogamy I think they call that. Sure, there are times I wish I'd brought a second or third... but I find it better to figure out how to use what I brought. In my style of seeing, I find normal to wide works best, if bringing only one lens. I do go out with two or three - and I use the Mike method of two pockets. Or a small shoulder bag, depending. I don't like to lug a large amount of gear when walking... I leave it in the car, take what I'm going to use with me, and that's that. I would imagine a fanny pack or one of those sling bags would work for what you're after, Chris. The bag needs to accommodate a long lens as well as short ones. Do you not need room for the camera itself?

01-28-2009, 04:34 AM	#6
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	If I'm heading to a shoot I bring all my gear in a backpack style camera bag. If I'm going for a walk I take one camera and one lens. c[_]

01-28-2009, 05:39 AM	#7
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,824	I generally take a backpack so the camera can be in there when I don't need it, especially if I have a zoom with me. Otherwise I have the camera around my neck with a lens in either pocket. Configuration 1 - light and fast: Vivitar 24mm, FA43, FA77 Configuration 2 - versatile, for when the weather is non-Irish: Vivitar 24mm, FA43, DA55-300 I'm sure this will change soon. A while ago it was more like: DA16-45 Vivitar Series 1 105mm macro

01-28-2009, 06:20 AM	#8
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	I take 3 or 4 lenses, mixing & matching lengths and other characteristics (prime/zoom, AF/MF) based on conditions, what I'm expecting to shoot, and whim. I use a holster style bag with lens cases attached to it saddle-bag style. Sometimes I'll add a pancake in a pocket. It works pretty well but big lenses present a something of a challenge when they're not on the camera. To my surprise (since I'm fairly clumsy and not meticulous by nature), dust has really not been a serious issue.

01-28-2009, 06:40 AM	#9
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Maybe you could make something out of a tool belt? I use a Crumpler 5-million-dollar home, which can fit a camera and 3-4 primes (including the one on the body). It's a shoulder bag, but not at all big, and the compartments are padded and adjustable with velcro. https://www.crumplerbags.com/flash/flash.aspx#/english/product-details/5-mil...e-md0504a.html I say 3-4, because if I bring the 21 and the 40/43, they can usually bunk together with a pouch in there. Or sometimes I'll go all screwmount, but the 200 (my longest lens) is a tight squeeze!

01-28-2009, 07:52 AM	#10
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	i pick a normal, (43mm, 50 or 55) a short tele (85 or 135) and a wide angle (16mm fish, or 18mm) or if i'm feeling less wide, a 28mm

01-28-2009, 10:59 AM	#11
Just1MoreDave Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Aurora, CO Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,340	Originally posted by ChrisN Question for Prime lens users - how many do you take on an outing, and how do you carry them? I'm looking for a compact carry option that will let me carry four primes (usually 21, 31, 40 or 50, and 77), preferably in a compact belt pouch arrangement. I want a little padding, not much, and individual compartments for all four so I can swap without juggling. Any suggestions? I remember reading something on dpreview about Pentax developing a case like that. I don't have any Limiteds so it didn't stick with me. Before I go anywhere, I spend an hour brutally whittling my gear down to eight essential lenses. If I had any ability in choosing, I wouldn't have so many to start with.

01-28-2009, 11:17 AM	#12
B Grace Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 429	Out of habit, I never get out of my car with more than two lenses. If I'm headed to the local state conservation area for a hike I put a 50 on my camera and my 24 in my shoulder bag. If I'm on a photo outing with my club and I can take my tripod I'll add my 1.4x TC to the bag. If I think I'll try to snap some shots of birds I'll swap my 135 or 200 for the 24. Keep it simple.

01-28-2009, 11:19 AM	#13
richard64 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 309	Originally posted by Nesster I like to go out with just one lens at a time - serial monogamy In the summer I usually go on an hour's cycle ride 3 or 4 times a week. Last summer I decided that I would take a different prime with each ride. The first few times it was good - I learned that since I could only use that lens, I had to use it, and so I had to learn how to use it. That helped me a lot. Then one evening there was a lovely golden glow and I was cycling through a wheat field. I needed my CZJ Flektogon 35, but instead I had an M135! Then the summer got wet, and I bent my bike (I hit a rut on a farm track, the bike stayed still and my body followed Newton's laws of motion) and I gave up on the exercise. Next summer I will try again. Quote: I do go out with two or three - and I use the Mike method of two pockets. I have a belt holster bag, but it really only fits the camera with one lens. When I bent my bike, as soon as I had got up (and before attending to the bleeding) I checked the camera and lens, and both were fine. The camera had taken my full weight. I am tempted to use panniers or a backpack, but I am not sure how they would fare in a similar situation. Richard

01-28-2009, 11:20 AM	#14
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	three, wide normal short tele that's enough for me

01-28-2009, 11:29 AM	#15
jnkinney Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 14	Slightly off subject, but can't resist a reply. Douglas, the two best pictures I've ever taken had blower hair right across the middle of the picture (once in a lifetime shots). I can't tell you how hard I laughed when I read your post. It's nice to know there's company out there for misery.