Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me - Chat Forum https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/ Singletrack World Magazine Forum. Come for the bikes, stay for the boll**ks en-GB Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:12:32 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057459 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:21:06 +0000 Grum. You're sick....

Reported.

(tempted to oblige but aware of the pitfalls of posting certain types of image online)

]]> Chat Forum stumpy01 https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057459 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057458 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:17:08 +0000 I've just bought a Crumpler banana hammock for my D5100, going to put it in that and then put it in my Camelbak Hawg and hope for the best! Not tried it yet, hoping not to crash and land on it.....

]]> Chat Forum davosaurusrex https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057458 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057457 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:08:44 +0000 stumpy can we have some more pics of you with the camera bag on, but naked? Finding it difficult to judge scale correctly with all that distracting clothing. Thanks.

]]> Chat Forum grum https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057457 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057456 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:02:53 +0000 Or a waist strap like this crumpler?

Light Delight Hipster

]]> Chat Forum annebr https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057456 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057455 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:06:25 +0000 What I'd like to know is, when you sling it round onto your back, does the waist strap stop it from working its way around the front when cycling..

That is the idea. I've got a Lowe Pro Slingshot, but have never used it for cycling, as the back has thick padding that would get pretty grim.
I can't say for sure whether it actually works.

As cmjdavies says - the Slingshot does make my shoulder ache if I have my D80 in it with the 18-135 on it and the 70-300 stashed in there too.

Anyway - here are the pics I mentioned above. Someone else was asking about this ages ago, so i got my OH to take some pics in the garden...

D80 with 18-135 next to the bag...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/me96kka/DSCN0850.jpg

Me wearing it in my decorating clobber!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/me96kka/DSCN0855.jpg

On the bike:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/me96kka/DSCN0857.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/me96kka/DSCN0859.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/me96kka/DSCN0860.jpg

Like I said above, the newer harness looks a lot better than the one that was available when i bought mine. Annoyingly, the markII version of the bag, has the clips in a different position, so the harness isn't compatible with my bag.

]]> Chat Forum stumpy01 https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057455 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057454 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:16:30 +0000 Sling ones will make your shoulder ache after a while.

I use a Dakine Reload (very big but holds all my gear) for bigger shoots but tend to ride with a Dakine Drafter when just taking a couple of lenses. I've had to put a limiter on the bottom of the zips to stop it opening all the way but other than that it's a great pack with a 3ltr water bladder included.

]]> Chat Forum cmjdavies https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057454 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057453 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:05:04 +0000 Just seen this from the older thread too.
http://images2.opticsplanet.com/365-240-ffffff/opplanet-kata-t-212-torso-pack-m.jpg

http://www.cambags.com/Misc/slingshot/images/kata_t-214/kata_t-214_being_worn.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QR8YG6VYL._SL500_SL160_.jpg

Same principle as the first picture I linked to. What I'd like to know is, when you sling it round onto your back, does the waist strap stop it from working its way around the front when cycling..

]]> Chat Forum kayak23 https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057453 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057452 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:57:13 +0000 This photo is off STW... Simon Barnes?

http://www.bogtrotters.org/rides/2009/4oct/simonfordjj.jpg

I think what slightly puts me off is you are encased essentially with bags. The trip I'm doing I don't actually have to carry too much beyond a few bits for repair and some water so I think the thing with the backpack and carabiners attaching a front bag may be a bit much for long days...maybe.

]]> Chat Forum kayak23 https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057452 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057451 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:51:49 +0000 I'm another exponent of 4 caribiners holding a Lowe Pro toploader of some sort onto a camelbak straps - it works really really well.

I hate distractions & stuff dangling off me, but honestly, on climbs it hangs away from your chest enough to allow air underneath, but not enough to bounce around. It really isn't as much of a distraction as you think and it sits quite high up, so no swaying into legs etc...

It's great for crashing as you tend to go into a ball anyway and protect it.

That think just above looks like it hangs far too low for on bike use - it would be hitting your legs all the time.

]]> Chat Forum cp https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057451 Re: Quick access SLR camera bag for cycling-Talk to me https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/quick-access-slr-camera-bag-for-cycling-talk-to-me/#post-5057450 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:37:51 +0000 They do different sizes and they have a zipped section that extends if you take a long lens. I've got the smallest one and that fits my d80 with 18-135 or 70-300. It is just about one the limit of fitting, but I don't think the d90 is much (if any) bigger.

You can set the vertical position where the camera sits and pull the straps in to hold it tight.
I've used mine at CyB & for a couple of days over in Spain with Ciclo Montana in mid to high 30's heat and it was fine.

I've got some photos on Photobucket that I can link to when I get onto a computer. My one is the original version, with a more convoluted strapping system. The newer one is a lot more of a well thought out product.

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