Camera bags

Dilettante photographers or professional photographers, choose the capacity and organisation that really suits you.

Waterproof photo bag
Waterproof photo bag

Which camera bag to choose?

Or rather what type of camera bag to choose? A practical camera backpack? A camera bag for an SLR camera? A camera bag with a shoulder strap? Or maybe even a camera bag or who knows, a camera case?
The list goes on and on.

Tell me quickly which pic you like to take and I'll tell you which camera bag to choose.

Vintage style camera backpack with easy access for everyday use, Olympus
Vintage style camera backpack with easy access for everyday use, Olympus
Table of Contents
  1. Which camera bag to choose?
  2. Typology of camera bags
    1. Handy quick access camera bag with a small capacity
    2. Medium size camera bag for a few hours outing with a medium capacity and lightweight, with easy side access
    3. Large capacity camera backpack for long-distance shots
    4. Travel bag with camera compartment for photographers on a holiday trip
    5. Sporty camera backpack with a very large capacity and resistant to extreme conditions for extreme phtographer trip
    6. Urban and trendy bag for a stylish photographer look or the leather camera bag
    7. Pilot case with camera compartment for professional photographers on the move
Table of Contents
  1. Which camera bag to choose?
  2. Typology of camera bags
    1. Handy quick access camera bag with a small capacity
    2. Medium size camera bag for a few hours outing with a medium capacity and lightweight, with easy side access
    3. Large capacity camera backpack for long-distance shots
    4. Travel bag with camera compartment for photographers on a holiday trip
    5. Sporty camera backpack with a very large capacity and resistant to extreme conditions for extreme phtographer trip
    6. Urban and trendy bag for a stylish photographer look or the leather camera bag
    7. Pilot case with camera compartment for professional photographers on the move


The photographer's task is delicate, precise and expert. It requires good mastery, speed and also technique.

Each photographer sees the world with a certain eye, intimate and personal, a look that he expresses in his photographs, just as he expresses his art and creativity. Each pic bears a unique imprint, that of its author.

However, everyone must have some theoretical knowledge and master the basic techniques. It is by keeping in mind the peculiarities that characterize the type of photos you like to take and the way you take them, that you must choose the camera bag that best suits the photographer that you are.

Your first step is to ask yourself what you need in terms of carrying capacity:
 

  • What equipment will I take with me? How many camera cases? Which lenses? 
  • Will I only have my own photographic equipment or will I also have other things like personal belongings?
Vintage-style compact canvas camera bag for 3 lenses and tripod
Vintage-style compact canvas camera bag for 3 lenses and tripod
Tarion vintage style large capacity camera backpack made of leather and canvas with space for tripod and computer
Tarion vintage style large capacity camera backpack made of leather and canvas with space for tripod and computer
Large capacity camera backpack
Large capacity camera backpack
Trek Lowepro photo backpack for long outings
Trek Lowepro photo backpack for long outings



The type of photograph you wish to take is of course decisive. Is it :


 

  • a photograph taken on the spot. 
  • of a landscape, in a natural setting. 
  • a photograph of the extreme. 
  • a fashion or journalistic photograph.
Camera backpack for nature outings
Camera backpack for nature outings

Depending on the type of photograph you are going to take your photo outing will not be of the same type :
 

  • photo trip for a few hours in an urban environment. 
  • excursion of several hours or days in nature. 
  • holiday trip of several days. 
  • trek, sports expedition or in a hostile environment.

Typology of camera bags

Here is a small typology of camera bags:

Handy quick access camera bag with a small capacity

Convenient, quick-access shoulder camera bag with compact capacity
Convenient, quick-access shoulder camera bag with compact capacity

Medium size camera bag for a few hours outing with a medium capacity and lightweight, with easy side access

Camera bag with shoulder strap to practice photography as if you were going to work
Camera bag with shoulder strap to practice photography as if you were going to work

Large capacity camera backpack for long-distance shots

Large capacity camera backpack for long-distance shots
Large capacity camera backpack for long-distance shots

Travel bag with camera compartment for photographers on a holiday trip

Quick access travel camera bag, Lowepro Fastpack 250 AW II
Quick access travel camera bag, Lowepro Fastpack 250 AW II

Sporty camera backpack with a very large capacity and resistant to extreme conditions for extreme phtographer trip

Vangard extra large camera backpack for long treks
Vangard extra large camera backpack for long treks

Urban and trendy bag for a stylish photographer look or the leather camera bag

Pilot case with camera compartment for professional photographers on the move

Professional camera case convertible into a Lowepro backpack
Professional camera case convertible into a Lowepro backpack
Trolley case for professional camera convertible into a Lowepro backpack
Trolley case for professional camera convertible into a Lowepro backpack
Professional camera case for transport, Neewer 2-in-1 Rolling Camera Backpack Trolley Case
Professional camera case for transport, Neewer 2-in-1 Rolling Camera Backpack Trolley Case
Neewer 2-in-1 Rolling Camera Backpack Trolley CaseProfessional camera case for transport
Neewer 2-in-1 Rolling Camera Backpack Trolley CaseProfessional camera case for transport