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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
08-22-2011, 03:10 PM
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Back when photography was my job, I sometimes (too often!) carried a big heavy overstuffed over-the-shoulder bag to event shoots. Luckily I didn't do that long enough to need an on-call chiropractor. It used to be an occupational disorder of pro toggers: bad backs. That's before padded backpacks, y'know. Ah, these newfangled gadgets -- y'all kids have gone soft!
Now I've a small backpack... that I don't wear. I've a few large shoulder bags... that I don't carry. These go into the car, in their reserved spot behind the driver's seat. The defensible big Ameribag fits over my shoulder with my immediate kit and rarely weighs as much as 9lb / 4kg (unless I've stuffed a tripod or mini-laptop in there too). More likely it's half that weight.
Note on big heavy bags: These are fine for motorized transport, except when traveling and changing rooms nightly. Less is more when schlepping bags upstairs in odd hostels, posadas, treehouses etc. Yes, I pare-down my kit a bit when driving from Sacramento to Guatemala. I stuff a big duffel with camera+computer bags, clothes, pillow, electric fan, etc. -- heavy enough!
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