Camera Bag for A7R II+Battery Grip with Sony 24-70 GM and Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f4

[Messier77]

I'm looking for a good camera bag (shoulder bag only) that can carry the following:

 

1. Sony A7R II with Battery Grip and Sony 24/70 f2.8GM mounted.

2. Additional Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f4 Lens

3. Two Extra Sony Batteries

4. Watson Dual Battery Charger

5. Extra SDXC Memory Card and Memory Card Reader

6. Lenspen and Cleaning Spray/Cloth

7.  Additional small items, such as user manual, filters, etc.

 

In addition, it would be helpful to have a a pocket to store an iPad, but not a dealbreaker.

 

I currently have the Lowepro Adventura 170, but it baaaarely fits the 16-35mm lens in the extra available space to the side of the camera, and it does not really fit the 24-70 in the side space if I decide to keep the 16-35mm mounted instead.  Surprisingly, it does fit the Camera with 24-70 mounted height-wise.  In other words, it is just not wide enough.

 

I was thinking about getting the Think Tank Speed Racer, but not sure if that is possibly overkill.  I don't want something that will have tons of extra space and allow my gear to move around.

 

Any other ideas that might fit my gear?

 

Thanks for any help/ideas.

[Username]

https://www.adorama.com/inkdslrltb.html   

    

Above linked bag came with my Nikon kit. 

   

The kit has a bulky 10X zoom [77mm front], 

charger, 2 batteries, large "gorilla pod", and 

some other stuff. There's room for another

lens, a few more small items, and a 15" PC.   

   

Sometimes kits come with rather dubious

bags, but this one is a quality item. Also, it 

has a very light gray interior. If you've ever 

tried to find a small item in a dark shaded 

interior, especially in a dimly lit room, then 

you know that a light interior is important. 

   

And, the "Nikon" logo on the front is rather 

small and discreet. You won't be a walking 

Nikon advert :-)    

   

Here's some reviews and clearer picture:  

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-Laptop-Shoulder-Messenger/dp/B009W2N3RE#Ask

[Mathias]

I'm using a Think Tank (mine is a Retrospective), they come in all different sizes and styles.

 

https://www.thinktankphoto.com/pages/shoulder-bags

[Username]

Just realized I forgot to say that the point of my recommendation 

is that a Nikon FX is about the same bulk as an a7X-XX with grip.  

    

BTW I do hear ya about having enuf room but not so much that all 

your stuff wanders around loose in the bag :-( Having been at this 

since just after the pyramids were built, I've wound up with a really

huge collection of bags, so no matter what assemblage of gear is 

gonna go out the door, there's a "Goldilocks" bag for exactly that. 

[Messier77]

Interesting idea...never thought about the possibility of a branded bag. Thanks for the recommendation and will check it out.

 

https://www.adorama.com/inkdslrltb.html

 

Above linked bag came with my Nikon kit.

 

The kit has a bulky 10X zoom [77mm front],

charger, 2 batteries, large "gorilla pod", and

some other stuff. There's room for another

lens, a few more small items, and a 15" PC.

 

Sometimes kits come with rather dubious

bags, but this one is a quality item. Also, it

has a very light gray interior. If you've ever

tried to find a small item in a dark shaded

interior, especially in a dimly lit room, then

you know that a light interior is important.

 

And, the "Nikon" logo on the front is rather

small and discreet. You won't be a walking

Nikon advert :-)

 

Here's some reviews and clearer picture:

https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-Laptop-Shoulder-Messenger/dp/B009W2N3RE#Ask

[Messier77]

I was wondering about the size of a gripped A7R II vs a DSLR. I assume that since the sony is smaller, adding the battery grip makes it similar to a regular DSLR, and it would still be much smaller than a DSLR with a battery grip.

 

Just realized I forgot to say that the point of my recommendation

is that a Nikon FX is about the same bulk as an a7X-XX with grip.

 

BTW I do hear ya about having enuf room but not so much that all

your stuff wanders around loose in the bag :-( Having been at this

since just after the pyramids were built, I've wound up with a really

huge collection of bags, so no matter what assemblage of gear is

gonna go out the door, there's a "Goldilocks" bag for exactly that.

[Username]

I was wondering about the size of a gripped A7R II vs a DSLR. I assume

that since the sony is smaller, adding the battery grip makes it similar to

a regular DSLR, and it would still be much smaller than a DSLR with a 

battery grip.

 

   

With a grip, an a7XX is just a bit bigger than a "naked" SLR, but 

that is a variable. A Nikon 810 is taller than my Nikon 610, which  

would matter noticeably if you were looking for a rather compact

case for a minimal kit. But, since your collection of gear requires 

a fairly sizable bag, such bag will easily bulge out just slightly, so 

it's no problem if a gripped Sony is a bit taller than a naked Nikon.   

   

FWIW, back in the film era, before built-in film motors, when you 

added an external film winding motor the camera got taller, same 

as with today's battery grips. What I found back then was that the  

bags that best fitted motor-added 35mm SLR gear were the bags

marketed as "medium format bags" ... not that I can suggest any

particular bag today ... but that may be a useful thought. Back in

the day of motor-added 35mm SLRs the SLR lenses were smaller

than, for instance, Hasselblad or Bronica SLR lenses. But TODAY

SLR lenses are approximately the size of those old 'Blad lenses.  

[JimmyD]

+1 for the ThinkTank Retrospective.  Will fit what you want plus 70-200 2.8 without being big and bulky.

[DirkB]

Over the years I am having the "holy-gral-camera-bag" journey going on.

I can assure you - it is not existing.

 

I would recommend to go for one of either ThinkTank, Tenba or LowePro.

 

For your list I would suggest to have a closer look at the Tenba Messenger DNA 13 or 15. I have both and they are my favorites since a year now.

[FocalRealism]

I have a Cullmann bag, and think its great.  Not too big, and can easily fit everything i need in there. 

[kenneth]

This could be worth a look, I'm thinking along the same lines. Buy as small as possible, and soft bags are more tactile and afford as much protection as pro cameras need

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Domke-F-3X-Super-Compact-Bag/dp/B00009R889/ref=sr_1_84?srs=1688359031&ie=UTF8&qid=1496955208&sr=8-84

[Jeffreykmd]

I'm looking for a good camera bag (shoulder bag only) that can carry the following:

1. Sony A7R II with Battery Grip and Sony 24/70 f2.8GM mounted.

2. Additional Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f4 Lens

3. Two Extra Sony Batteries

4. Watson Dual Battery Charger

5. Extra SDXC Memory Card and Memory Card Reader

6. Lenspen and Cleaning Spray/Cloth

7. Additional small items, such as user manual, filters, etc.

In addition, it would be helpful to have a a pocket to store an iPad, but not a dealbreaker.

I currently have the Lowepro Adventura 170, but it baaaarely fits the 16-35mm lens in the extra available space to the side of the camera, and it does not really fit the 24-70 in the side space if I decide to keep the 16-35mm mounted instead. Surprisingly, it does fit the Camera with 24-70 mounted height-wise. In other words, it is just not wide enough.

I was thinking about getting the Think Tank Speed Racer, but not sure if that is possibly overkill. I don't want something that will have tons of extra space and allow my gear to move around.

Any other ideas that might fit my gear?

Thanks for any help/ideas.

Billingham Hadley Pro works well.

 

 

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