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Turning a retro satchel bag into a real photographer’s bag is quite easy. All you need is an old camera bag (e.g. a LowePro one) with velcro inserts, scissors, super glue, sticky velcro stripes and, of course, time.
Once you’ve converted your bag you can easily fit in one pro DSLR body with three prime lenses, a flash gun, a USB cable, tons of memory cards, a lens cleaning kit, and a spare battery — and you’ll still end up with some extra space.
Why a retro satchel bag? Mine was 100% leather, was very sturdy, and came with a 5 year warranty. No one will ever think of it as a photography bag, and although it looks tiny, it fits quite a lot.In my case I’m using a retro satchel bag that’s 15′ in size. It stores a Nikon D700 body; Nikon 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.8 lenses; a Nikon SB800 flash gun; a lens cleaning kit, a spare battery, lots of memory cards, and a USB cable. If desired, I can even add one extra prime lense and another flash gun. Or, instead of a Nikon D700 body, I can put in a Panasonic …
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