When spending a good amount of money on the equipment for photography, it is just as important to take care of and store your equipment correctly. The extra price for an exceptionally padded bag is truly worth it compared to the cost of repairing a lens or camera body damaged by banging it on the ground or hitting something up against it without the proper protection.
Now when it comes to storing all of your camera equipment, it is really up to you whether you prefer a backpack, sling bag, or duffel bag to carry your camera, lenses, flashes, and any stands, umbrellas or reflectors. However, we will be recommending an ideal traveling bag for all of you who travel and don’t want to lug around all of your equipment all of the time.
Our camera travel bag recommendation is the Tamrac Velocity Series Bags, which are optimal for traveling because of their masterful organization, padding, size, and easy accessibility.
This series of bags are very practical and organized expertly to hold all of the equipment you need in a compact and easily reachable way. The specific Tamrac Velocity Bag we are recommending is the 7x, but the other versions are just as worthwhile only adding or taking away slightly more room for a larger or smaller lens. However, the 7x is the mid-range and holds what we think is everything you will need in the lightest and smallest way. The 7x comes in two different colors (Black & Brown/Tan) and truly looks like a sling bag that could have anything in it. This idea of a universal looking bag is important because when traveling it does not bring a lot of attention to the fact that there is obviously expensive equipment in it. Honestly, a personal traveling tip is to be very careful with showing off your equipment especially in other countries because many locals target tourists to attempt to steal these expensive things. This Tamrac Velocity bag holds your equipment close to your body and disguises it as just another traveling bag.
The bag itself is padded professionally and is very light in weight only weighing 1 lb. 9 oz. This is a solid frame without the added weight that combined with your camera and lens can become very heavy. The Velocity 7x sling bag is unique and ultra-functional and can be carried like a backpack, but swings around to the front for quick access to your SLR with a 6″ lens attached and a couple additional lenses. The inside of this bag has a divided compartment that holds your camera with its lens attached facing out for easy access and protected by foam padded dividers. In the front pocket of the bag there are organizer compartments that could hold cell phones, batteries, or other photography accessories. There are pockets inside the top that stores filters and lens caps. Altogether, the bag can hold two smaller lenses, a camera with the 6 inch lens and a flash with all of these accessories at hand. Something that is used in this bag, but it often overlooked is having the zipper of the bag open away from the body for convenient and quick access to all of the equipment. The sling strap is firmly padded, evenly distributing the weight of your camera and allowing quick maneuvering to bring equipment to the front of the body. For those traveling and doing extreme activities like hiking, rock climbing, or other active sports, the Velocity series bag has an optional waist belt that can be wrapped around your waist for that extra support.
Overall, when traveling it is good to have a specific bag where you don’t have to carry all of your equipment around, but it is protected and compact. Whether you choose this Tamrac bag or not, it is important to have enough room for your camera body with a lens, an extra lens, small accessories, and a flash (or second lens). Your traveling bag should be comfortable to carry and have easy accessibility for times when you need to catch a moment quickly.
Enjoy this stellar traveling bag for your camera and accessories for exceptional protection and at an amazing price too! Happy and safe travels photographers in training!
