And on my last trip I discovered the Lowepro is insufficiently waterproof when water had entered the bag after I left it for about 20 minutes outside in the rain (drizzle). Similar to the ThinkTank bags, the Lowepro can store a lot of gear but it will not comfortably store your 600mm prime. I also have a Lowepro Pro Trekker 400 AW bag which I’ve carried on my trips to Asia last time to Bohol in the Philippines (check out my previous article: Gremlins vs. But they’re not going to help me in comfortably walking long distances and having immediate access to my gear. Let’s go through a couple of examples: I have a 2 ThinkTank bags that wil help me get a lot of my gear on a plane. There are however not many camera bags out there designed for this purpose. Ideally, you’ll have immediate access to your camera, attached to your super telephoto prime lens. And when the opportunity comes up, that shot you’ve been waiting for, for months or even years, you want to have access to your gear as quickly as possible without having to dig around, attach a different lens to your camera, struggling to keep your bag and gear upright instead of falling into the sea or off a cliff… just to name a few of the many challenges for nature photographers. If you’re into nature and wildlife photography there’s a pretty good chance you’re carrying several kilograms of long lens glass and at least one or more (semi-) professional DSLRs. ![]() In this article I’ll focus on two items that can be quite useful and sometimes critical in your photography travels.
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