I don't always want to bring my camera bag when shooting. I am thinking a vest maybe helpful when trekking.
Is the attached screenshot a bargain or bust?
I would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
Jim
AndyH
Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
I had one years ago, but found it bulky and inconvenient. I relegated it to fishing use, as the pockets were big enough to hold my fly boxes! If you're not carrying much gear, it's a lot better, but I have a tendency to want to bring several lenses if I'm trekking anywhere.
If you do get one, make sure that the pockets are big enough for your lenses. Nothing worse than the combination of a somewhat bulky vest and lenses in separate cases banging round on your belt.
Andy
Soul Dr.
Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley
Looks like a standard fishing vest. These work well for carrying photography items.
Not a bad price on this one.
will
Floyd
Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama
Check your local source of fishing supplies ( where I got mine); that way you get to determine the quality of material and determine if the pockets are big enough for your lens, etc. The price will be about the price of the one in your picture.
I’ve been using one ever since my first birding trip, the one shown here has way too small pocket, you’ll want to cary flash, spare batteries, extra lens, maybe second body, water and many others thing too many to list.
A friend of mine as design and his selling them try his, look for Daniel Dupont photographe on the web
His web page is Daniel Dupont.ca
Sorry auto Corection, danieldupont.ca
junglejim1949 wrote:
I don't always want to bring my camera bag when shooting. I am thinking a vest maybe helpful when trekking.
Is the attached screenshot a bargain or bust?
I would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
Jim
The better camo ones at military surplus places work very good also.....
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Pockets look OK for filters and batteries and maybe a small lens but not much more. A regular light jacket with decent side pockets might be better.
There are backpack like knapsacks that have always worked for me. More expensive than what I've seen on this post but very good. I have one that I have carried for years, usually with medium format film gear. It has divided, padded pockets and big enough to carry a couple of bodies and several lenses with enough space for lunch and a jacket. I've used it on multi-day trips in canoes through very rugged country with a lot of hiking into desert canyons in Utah and other places. Sorry I can't give you names, this was a few years ago when I was still able to walk rugged trails, now it's in storage, since I became a full time RVer. Try backpacking sources.
Fotoserj wrote:
His web page is Daniel Dupont.ca
No photo vest at his site and the language is only French with no other options.
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