I'll soon be the market for a new combination photo/laptop backpack. I've tried the traditonal single strap over-the-shoulder style packs, and I really dislike them after packing in all my gear. Just too much weight to one side.
A couple months ago I picked up a no-name pack off eBay, which turned out to be a total waste of money. It had what could best be described as a file pocket which you could technically slide a laptop into, if you didn't care about protecting it at all. It also had very little individual storage for small parts. My two biggest requirements are good protection for the laptop, as well as lots of micro storage. I'll gladly give up total volume for good organization of smaller bits and pieces. Being a techie, I tend to carry around a good bit more computer gear than most. I'm currently light on camera gear, but it only grows from here :D Ideally I'd like something to handle a 15" laptop (have zero intentions of going any bigger), handful of accessories, two SLR sized camera bodies with "normal" lenses attached, and probably 4-6 additional lenses, including a relatively long telephoto lens (planning for the possible future). There also needs to to be a decent amount of micro storage for general things like lens cleaners, pens/pencils, ac adapters, cell phone, PDA, headphones, etc. I really dislike having a couple small to medium sized pouches to just toss piles of stuff into, then get to untangle them every time I want one item. I've been checking at my local Fry's and photo shops, and haven't been able to come up with much. The few packs I've found capable of holding a laptop seem to really small, on the order of small daypacks, where you'd be lucky to get more than 2 lenses and one body in the bag. They sure look trendy though! Any suggestions? eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
