As a birthday present, my wife got me a new camera bag – the one I mentioned a few days ago – the ThinkTank Digital Holster 40. As I was unwrapping it, I was a little nervous, as it didn’t seem all that big. But I’ve taken it out for two long walks now – attached to the belt of the Ergo baby carrier. With the boy on my back, the dog in my hand, and the camera on my hip it all worked out very well. I managed a signifiant percentage of crisp 200mm shots, and after walking the 2 mile ‘long loop’, nothing hurt. In the past, a two mile walk with the camera+70-200 hanging around my neck would have been a recipe for neck and shoulder pain. The only problem with the walks was that by the end of each there wasn’t enough light to shoot lower than ISO 800 – and ISO 800 looks pretty bad when you’re zoomed out to 200mm.

My only complaint about the bag is that the rain fly is pretty bulky, and sandwiches the camera in a little too tightly for my tastes. Handily, it’s removable. I’m going to have to play with it a little to see if I can make it work though, as the rain fly will be very useful to have, especially when hiking or camping.