I see a lot of posts like the following on the thinkTANK Photo Twitter feed, and I've got to say - I understand where they're coming from... Even before I found thinkTank, and subsequently started working with them, I had a strange desire to find the perfect bag! I know the perfect bag might not exist for you yet, but I've certainly found the holy grail...
I wanted to share my current camera bag list with you guys, and very briefly what I use them for... [If you're hard of hearing, click for a bigger version]
Logistics Manager | Elinchrom studio lights / Cables / Triggers / Reflectors / Orbis / Strobes / Modifiers / Stuff
Airport Security V2.0 | Large Travelling kit / 5DMKII & Grip / 30D & Grip (yes, still!) / 16-35 f/2.8 / 24-70 f/2.8 / 70-200 f/2.8IS II / 50mm f/1.4 / 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
Artificial Intelligence | 17" MacBook Pro / Power supply / Mouse / MouseMat / G-Tech 500GB FW Drive / Cards, Pens, iPad, stuff...
Airport TakeOff | Smaller roller / Single 5DMKII / 24-70 / 50 / Single Elinchrom head with a stand strapped to the side...
Speed Freak V1.0 | Largely Retired due to V2.0, Still used for storage of 'stuff' when not in working bag...
Sling-O-Matic 30 | Single camera (5D or 30D) with usually two lenses (as above in any combo) with MacBook Pro 17" (Charged, no psu / drives etc)
Urban Disguise 35 V2.0 | Meetings with clients / iPad / Single camera 5DMKII / 50mm f/1.4 or 24-70 f/2.8 / Pen / Notepad / Cards / Business Cards
Speed Freak V2.0 | Concerts where I'm not expecting to a. stay long or b. change lenses / strap it on 5DMKII / 24-70 / 70-200
Retrospective 30 | Larger concerts / two bodies / 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 / 580EXII*
Skin Strobe | Loops through the end loops on most of the thinkTANK Photo bags with loops / 580EXII* from above
Retrospective 20 | Great for photowalks / smaller concerts / day out with the family (think nappies, bottle, camera, stuff!) 5DMKII / 24-70, 70-200
Urban Disguise 60V1.0 | Day in the office bag / Used this for two years with 17" MacBook Pro / 5DMKII or 30D with 50mm f/1.4 attached.. plus STUFF
StreetWalker HD | My first thinkTANK Photo camera bag / Takes all my gear 5DMKII & Grip / 30D & Grip / 16-35, 50, 24-70, 70-200, 100-400 and a flash or two.. AND my 17" MacBook Pro GREAT backpack!
HydroPhobia 70-200 | For those of you that have ever photographed a festival (etc) in the rain with a pathetic plastic bag leaking like a leaking thing... get one, you will thank me... (and eye piece!)
Skin Double Wide | The smaller thinkTank Photo bags that you get with the modular / skin sets can be used for SO many things..
Not in this picture, but loved as much, or more...
Retrospective 5 | Smallest Retro bag, carries my Sony NEX-5 / Lens adaptor / Canon 24-70 / Canon 50 f/1.4 / SLR Magic f/2.8 plus flash and stuff
Pro Speed Belt | It's a belt, you wear it and hang your gear from it - the freedom of "look mah, no hands" it really is that good... Sometimes I will take a roller with the dividers taken out, my gear packed in either modular or skin components, already attached to my pro speed belt (I'm a 34 in jeans and take a M-L) ...open the roller, clip the belt on and go shoot...
Modular and Skin Kits | A wide variety of component bags to slot on to your desired camera belt, much useful, oh yes...
Well, that's my lot - aside from my Retrospective 10, which my dad now uses as his camera bag / day bag!...
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask below or you can tweet me, or thinkTank or you can Facebook me or thinkTankPhoto..