Camera Bag Brands: What do You Like Best?

[Drew Bedo]

Who is the best at designing and making camera bags?

I tend to favor LowePro myself, mostly because these are the bags that some of my gear came in when it was bought at a camera show. Right now I have a LowePro Photo Trekker AW (or maybe its an old Super Trekker?) and a Magnum 35. both are maybe 1980s vintage.

So my experience base is limited. I have owned LowePro and carious no-name bags from pawn shops.

What do you-all like and why?

[Bob Salomon]

Take a look at Billinham and Fogg for some high end bags.

[BarryS]

I own a ton of bags. My favorite shoulder bags are the classic Domke waxed canvas--minimalist and fairly weatherproof. Best backpack+accessories is Photobackpacker by a mile--the suspension on everything else is awful. Best storage cases are Pelican cases with wheels and padded fabric inserts (no foam).

[DrTang]

Domke and Lowepro.. Tenba makes a good bag too

[Bob Salomon]

Thinktank are very good also.

[Kirk Gittings]

Photobackpacker lets me basically design my own bag for my unique methods.

[dave_whatever]

Lowepro for most things, because they come with a lifetime warranty, and there's generally a lot of them around secondhand so if you need something specific, even if it was discontinued years ago you can generally get it.

My current main bag for 5x4 landscapes though is a Dakine Sequence.

I have got a small ThinkTank bag for my Xpan. It's good and happens to be exactly the right size, but I'm not convinced its significantly better in either design or build than Lowepro to make pursuing ThinkTank bags in the larger more expensive sizes worth it.

[Ari]

I have a camera bag fetish, and have bought a lot of different kinds of bags and cases over the years.
For lots of gear in the city, a Lowepro roller case (X300, X200, etc) is great; for hiking/walking, I was turned on to a German backpack maker called EVOC.
They are in the mountaineering business, but have a few models made specifically for photography.
Yesterday, I bought a Brenthaven bag off B&H because it was 50% off: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._Charcoal.html
I know...I need help.

[Bill_1856]

Smith.

[Bob Salomon]

I have a camera bag fetish, and have bought a lot of different kinds of bags and cases over the years.
For lots of gear in the city, a Lowepro roller case (X300, X200, etc) is great; for hiking/walking, I was turned on to a German backpack maker called EVOC.
They are in the mountaineering business, but have a few models made specifically for photography.
Yesterday, I bought a Brenthaven bag off B&H because it was 50% off: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._Charcoal.html
I know...I need help.

Ari, you are just starting! Besides Billingham and Fogg I also have Domke, Tamarac, Lowe Pro, Rimowa and a Boblbee for starters. I have two of some of the brands. There is always something newer or better!