My fiancée and are I getting married and will be honeymooning in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in mid August. We recently purchased a E-PL1 for our trip. This I'm trying to figure out the best way of carrying our camera doing our adventures.

Here are the requirements...
-Want to carry E-PL1 mounted with kit lens (quickly accessible too)
-Carry personals
-Backpack/sling preferred (no "murses" )
-Be delivered by August 14 : )

Although we found a lot of bags that fit most of these criteria it's the "personal storage" area that concerns me the most. I want to carry a water bottle (it is hot Mexico), souvenirs, maps, etc. I'm leaning towards a Lowepro Slingshot 100 or 102. The only thing is I'm not sure if that little compartment will cut it. If it had a mesh pouch on the side for a water bottle I'll be all over it.

Any suggestions from the forum?

I am with you on anti-murse stance

Clik Elite Impulse Sling Camera Bag at REI.com might work for you. I have used something similar and am quite happy with it. Here is the link

Clik Elite Impulse Sling Camera Bag at REI.com

Nice bag I really like it. Although I can't find any pictures of the insides on any website or any youtube videos.

Technically, it's a backpack but I'm using this Dakine hydration pack next week on a multiday trek in Peru.

It has a separate slot for a water bladder and LOTS of zippered pockets sized well for batteries, lenses, memory cards, Gorillapods etc. It has a top slot w/ felted lining that will hold my EPL1 w/ kit lens. I believe it's intended for goggles but it fits my glasses and camera fine.

Surprisingly, as long as you don't stuff the heck out of it, it's not that heavy.

http://www.gear.com/p/dakine-apex-pack

I've got a little Domke F-5xb I love. About $50 from B&H. Just enough room for a body (G1), an extra lens, and some filters and cards. If I need more storage, I toss the Domke into a day pack--$15 from Wal-Mart--and go. If need be, I can lash a tripod to the day pack. Much cheaper and more versatile than the sling packs I've seen.

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Hi dayento, and congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

Here's a search result for Bags in thread titles within this forum: Micro Four Thirds User Forum - Search Results so you can give it a scroll through, and here is one big bag thread:Bags and more bags There are so many choices! Crumpier makes some very nice looking bags that don't scream "Camera bag!"... Timbuk2 does too - and you can "make your own" - we have two threads about them: Camera protection and Make your own bag and better yet, they have been known to have sales: Timbuk2 Sale

Happy hunting, and when you have a chance please stop by the Welcomes and Introductions forum.

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The Domke F-5XB is a great bag but also consider the Domke F-8, and for more storage space the Domke F-5XC, and the Domke F-6. Domke bags don't look like camera bags so they don't tempt thieves and they are made of durable cotton canvas that breathes when held next to your skin, unlike synthetic bags that make you sweat.

If we're touting Domke bags, I want to jump in too. I love my Domke F-803 satchel. I got it in the waxwear finish, so it already looks used when you get it, (like weathered jeans) and even comes with a tin of wax to refinish it.



It's slim and comfortable, and easily holds a µ4/3 camera (mine's held an E-P2 and now a G2) with a lens, plus a couple more lenses. I got it with an optional 3-piece insert. For reference each 1/3 of the bag is big enough to hold the 45-200mm zoom or a 200/4 or 135/2.8 with the adapter attached. I salvaged some separators from an old bag to let me stack 2 lenses in one of the compartments (like the 20/1.7 and the 45/2.8) one over the other. In one outer pocket I keep my extra batteries, cards, and a CP filter; in the other I toss my iPhone. The whole thing looks too "classical" to be a camera case, and too small to hold a laptop.

The pic is from Amazon, and mine came with a less "white" - more beige strap. It's less contrasty and nicer than the pic suggests.

But reading your request, it's probably a bit more than you need.

Thanks to all that helped!!! What a great forum! I absolutely LOVED the Clik Impulse Sling bag. There's a Fry's Electronics by where I live and got to play around with it and it's just so nice. I really just can't bring myself to pay the $110 but it is worth it. I do like the Domke bags but from what I plan to do in Mexico (ATV riding, zip-line, etc) it wouldn't be practical.

In the end I settled on the Lowepro Fastpack 100. Not too big and bulky but plenty of personal storage space, quick access to my EPL1, and relatively inexpensive ($43 on ebay).

Thanks everyone!

A friend of mine using the fastpack and loves it. Good choice. A lot of bang for your buck with that bag.

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