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Looking for a new camera bag


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meganhaderphotography

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I've had my Lowepro Exchange Messenger bag for about a year now and I'm in the market for a new bag.  My current bag is great but I am running out of space for the basic gear that I'd like to carry with me.  The internal pocket is fine but I'd love to find something with a lot of little pockets to keep my gear organized.  I've found plenty of options but most of them are far too expensive.  Anyone have any ideas for someone on a really, really tight budget?



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Have you looked at Tamrac System 3 and System 6 bags? Really good for the money. It might be worth looking at craigslist for used bags too. Over here Hama bags often can be found on sale cheap, I don't know about the US. Lowepro Nova series is another cheaper series with acceptable but not great quality.



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Used bags on Craigslist or e-bay might be your best bet...I have several OLD bags that I'm hanging onto but have both a backpack bag for "light" trips (for me) and a wheeled bag for when I'm bringing most / all of my gear...My 200-400 has its own bag that it came with which is the only item that doesn't fit in the wheeled bag...



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http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27d9d57f13

 

I just took a punt on one of these.



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http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27d9d57f13
 
I just took a punt on one of these.


Let us know how you like it.

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Looks to be a nice bag and Lowepro is usually a good quality product.

Btw. Have you read the first line of the description? I found it stressed a bit of too much detail.

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Yeah, the fact it is so cheap and coming from China i'm not really expecting a genuine Lowepro to be honest, but we will see what the quality is like when it arrives.  For the cash anything close to an original will do me  :D

 

Will let you all know what it is like.



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Well, the bag arrived and i can't fault it, if that isn't a genuine product then they can fool me all day long.  Best £35 I've spent in a long time.  I would have no issues at all in recommending getting one of these from China. A fraction of the cost, delivery was a day earlier than their earliest date and packaged really well. I've tried so hard to pic faults but couldn't. E-bay triumphs again.