Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)
Matt Silberstein <RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 04:07:53 +0000 (UTC), in rec.photo.digital , Randy
: Berbaum <rberbaum@bluestem.prairienet.org> in
: <d4f62p$j5k$4@wildfire.prairienet.org> wrote:
: >
: >www2.rangersurplus.com/details.asp?item_id=1705
: >
: >The bottom pockets for lenses are big enough, but not well padded, so a
: >padded lens case or pouch should be used in addition to the vest. But for
: >carrying tons of "stuff" this vest cant be beat for anywhere near this
: >price.
: Looks nice. Buying equipment is fun, even if it is just a vest. And
: since I can't afford to go buy a new camera I am going to milk this
: for all it is worth. My spouse cringes with the thought, but I am the
: one who will look like a geek.
When I first purchased my vest, I wasn't getting it as a Photog vest but
as a theme park touring vest. I don't like carrying a backpack with my
camera, rain poncho, and all the other stuff (bad back had something to do
with this dislike). And a belt pouch (fanny pack) is either small enough
to be mostly useless, or so huge that it makes it hard to get in and out
of rides. But I can wear this vest with more than I ever carried in either
the pack or pouch and still be comfortable and flexable enough to get in
and out of rides. But now that I am concentrating on DSLR photography here
at home, I realized that I can also use this vest here at home as a
wearable camera bag (Of course the item name of "photojournalist's vest"
might have had some effect on this realization).
One nice thing about a vest with the equipment spread around and held
close to the body, strain on back and sholders is greatly reduced (or
eliminated).
Randy
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Randy Berbaum
Champaign, IL
Matt Silberstein <RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 04:07:53 +0000 (UTC), in rec.photo.digital , Randy
: Berbaum <rberbaum@bluestem.prairienet.org> in
: <d4f62p$j5k$4@wildfire.prairienet.org> wrote:
: >
: >www2.rangersurplus.com/details.asp?item_id=1705
: >
: >The bottom pockets for lenses are big enough, but not well padded, so a
: >padded lens case or pouch should be used in addition to the vest. But for
: >carrying tons of "stuff" this vest cant be beat for anywhere near this
: >price.
: Looks nice. Buying equipment is fun, even if it is just a vest. And
: since I can't afford to go buy a new camera I am going to milk this
: for all it is worth. My spouse cringes with the thought, but I am the
: one who will look like a geek.
When I first purchased my vest, I wasn't getting it as a Photog vest but
as a theme park touring vest. I don't like carrying a backpack with my
camera, rain poncho, and all the other stuff (bad back had something to do
with this dislike). And a belt pouch (fanny pack) is either small enough
to be mostly useless, or so huge that it makes it hard to get in and out
of rides. But I can wear this vest with more than I ever carried in either
the pack or pouch and still be comfortable and flexable enough to get in
and out of rides. But now that I am concentrating on DSLR photography here
at home, I realized that I can also use this vest here at home as a
wearable camera bag (Of course the item name of "photojournalist's vest"
might have had some effect on this realization).
One nice thing about a vest with the equipment spread around and held
close to the body, strain on back and sholders is greatly reduced (or
eliminated).
Randy
==========
Randy Berbaum
Champaign, IL
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