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Crumpler bags may be very well designed and tough, and have jolly funny names, but it's hell trying to find out about how exactly they hold the camera.
Their website doesn't seem to have any of the info that I need and nor do the places that sell them.
I am unable to go on a hunt to see one in the flesh at the moment, and it's very annoying.
So, can anyone tell me - do any of the shoulder bags (for example, Geekstar, Loyal Chap & Bunny Man etc) hold the camera body with a lens attached, or is everything held separately? Can you move the padding around for different set-ups?
I need room for a large SLR body (EOS3), two lenses (not 'L' size), flash and extension tubes. I can't work out whether any of the Crumplers are suitable.
Any help gratefully received.
Thanks
Katie
Not sure I can help too much as I have an old Crumpler bag (about 3/4 years old) and I can't even remember the name of it! However, with my bag you certainly can move around the padding, and the setup I use allows me to take my SLR (with lens attached) and at least 2 more lenses. I am sure that this would still be true for any of their newer models which state they are suitable for SLR cameras.
BTW I have found it to be an excellent bag and would always recommend them to others.
Hope that helps a little,
Sandra
Katie
Just an idea, do they stock them in any shops? Maybe you could go have a look. Thats something that always puts me off buying stuff online the fact that you cant pick it up and check it out first...
You can always then buy it cheaper online once you've had a good fiddle on the showroom floor 
Mick
Katie,
It's probably around the size of a laptop bag (but fatter), or old-fashioned shopping bag, so it's not huge. It feels comfortable to me when I'm carrying it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it would feel comfortable to everyone. It has a padded part to the shoulder strap and a thinner strap coming off that to help anchor the bag to your body if you so wish. Personally, I don't use the thin strap and it does get a bit irritating when it flaps around, so I've taken to winding it around the main strap to keep it out of the way.
Mick
I like a good fiddle as much as the next man or woman.
I was going to phone around, but it's become a bit last-minute and I can't get to a shop before I need the bag. I'm going away on Friday and decided I need a new non-rucksack bag, because the Eos3 barely fits the one I have and isn't well protected. What I WANT is a rucksack, but not for this particular trip where I will have a normal rucksack.
Oh life is so difficult when you can't make a decision!
:o)
Katie - you really, really need to try these first. Even then, the shoulder style might not suit. I have a crumpler - weird name and a couple of years old. Just found it killed my shoulder even half empty. Yes, you can move the padding around and mine makes a great storage for lenses I don't carry! Why not get a regular top load SLR bag - and then clip it onto the straps of your ruck sack. You could then get the odd lowepro pouch for an extra lens or films?
Good advice, Edward. I have a lowepro (Nova 3)shoulder bag now and it has an excellent strap. It is relatively small so I can carry it when full, but sadly it isn't right for the Eos3 as the body is too chunky. It is also very square and bounces off your body which makes walking with it a real pain.
I know what you mean about shoulder straps - I once bought a courier bag and took it straight back when I realised that it was basically too big for the type of strap. Poor design.
On this occasion, I'll be travelling by train and wandering round a city - it is important to be comfy. I do want something fairly discreet that I can carry with my small pack and won't swing around, but big enough for bits and bobs. Sadly the Lowepro Rover Plus rucksack doesn't have enough room for all a girl's stuff for four days (unless you leave out the camera!)
Perhaps I'll have a re-think ... hmmm.
Hi!
I have a Crumpler Bunny Man. You can move the padding around to fit different sized kit.
Mine holds a D70 with 18-70 mm lens attached. Its slightly annoying because the 'secret compartment' at the bottom while useful for stashing lenses takes up some of the depth of the bag so I have to lie the camera on its side rather than top loading which isn't hugely efficient.
I also have room for a telephoto lens and Ricoh GR1s (compact flim camera) in the top compartment. Theres plenty of room for filters and spare batteries in the spacious front compartment.
At the bottom is a 'secret compartment' which is accessed my opening the front pocket and pulling back a velcro flap - behind this I have a bean bag and air blower but there's enough room for three lenses or two lenses and a flash.
I should also point out that I bought a smaller model to start with and took it back to the shop cos it was too tiny when I got it home!
I have to agree that it gets a little heavy with prolonged use but I think thats true of all shoulder bags and think I'll get a LowePro rucksack eventually for those long trips (especially if carrying a tripod) but I find it very useful for car based photography. It also looks quite discreet so I don't mind carrying it in town.
I bought mine in London Camera Exhange (Southampton). I think LCE is a distributor for them.
Chris
Thanks Chris - that's interesting.
I don't want to carry everything I own in it but it's useful to be slightly larger than smaller, I agree - then you can use it more usefully to store things in.
I could call LCE on the Strand (London)- it's technically possible to whizz up there after work.
Katie
Have you though about adding some pouches to the Rover for girlie stuff?
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