Posted by
Benga on Friday, March 27, 2009 2:00:00 PM
The most important criterion is that the camera
bag is easy to carry, so the camera does not get in the way as you go
about life, but is still there for the unexpected shot. There are a wide
variety of camera bags on the
market, this in response to the extensive range of cameras available, and an
even wider range of different photographic purposes. A good camera bag is for
much more than carrying the camera, there is a host of important accessories
and essential bits of equipment to carry around as well.
Define the essential pieces of equipment to form the basis
of your starting set up or walking around camera gear. Walking around is
photographer’s term for this minimum set up that is convenient and light enough
to carry while you walk around but is versatile enough to get some sort of
reasonable shot of most situations.
Even the simplest Point & shoot camera may need memory
cards, spare batteries or a battery charger. Of course sometimes if you have
more sophisticated camera gear the amount of equipment required varies and for
you may need more than just a walking around set up, so you need a larger camera bag. The answer is to buy two or
more bags rather than try to compromise on one to fill a number of roles. You
might end up with bag that does none of them very well and is really a waste of
money.
As well as convenience, the
bag serves to protect the exposed LCD screens and the camera body from
scratches. Those easy to operate control knobs that stick up are also more
vulnerable to accidental knocks, so a bit of cushioning is important even for a
compact pocket size camera. There are small bags with a loop to attach the bag
to a belt so the bag not only protects the camera it is a very convenient way
to carry a camera.