Help! Anyone found a non-backpack fits a Pentax 67ii well?

I'm finding using a backpack a bit of a pain - on, off, unzip, change mind, (same thing in reverse), walk on.
I've come to the conclusion the answer is a small bag for a couple of spare lenses, filters, space to throw lens caps, etc etc PLUS another small bag for the camera itself with lens attached.
This would mean you can walk with a bag each side (so you don't walk around in circles...) while still reaching everything easily.

However the P67 with prism is not a small camera.
Anyone know of a 'small' bag that takes the P67 and prism with a short lens (45mm?), face down? (I don't fit the 'spade handle' as I always use a tripod).
Or anyone got any better ideas? (I have considered Sherpas already...)

Thanks!

Billingham Hadley Large.

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Best regards, John

Lowepro slingshot 200.

They're in stock in Jessops in Maidenhead today, and they seem to carry a fair bit of Lowepro gear, so you could probably take the camera in to your local branch to check sizing. I have one, but having never seen a 67, I wouldn't like to guess if it'll fit. I can get a DL and lens, with 4 more lenses and a 360 flash unit in mine, (plus all the usual cards, batteries, filters, etc.) so it's not that tiny..

You wear it like a backpack, but it has one "cross your heart" strap, and you just swing it around to the front to access everything. It comes with a fitted raincover too.. very useful when roaming the Lakes.

Cheers

Liam

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Liam


"Make your hands respond to what your mind demands." Jesse James

Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'. Ernst Haas

Big Ted. Have you thought about a photographers vest. A waistcoat with many padded pockets to carry all ancillery equipment balanced over your upper torso.(Plus a smallish bag for the camera). A fishermans waistcoat will do the same job but not padded. There is useually a large pocket at the back where you can put either a small tripod/monopod or a waterproof. This type of waistcoat can often be found for much less cash in Army & Navy type stores.
LiamD. For Pentax 67 think 35mm on steroids.
Cheers Vic.

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Born again biker with lots of Pentax bits. Every day I wake up is a good day. I'm so old I don't even buy green bananas.

I use the largest of the Crumpler bags with my P67, able to get the camera with standard lens on, and two other lenses (55 & 135), its a tight fit but still room for a light meter and plenty of film in the zip pockets. I also use a Billingham 445, which I'm able to fit all the above comfortably in it. A Billingham Hadley Large is not suitable for a P67.
I can't remember the model of the Crumpler bag I use, as its a few years old.
I would recommend a Billingham 445 or 555, expensive but they last a life time.

Regards, Tony.

I use the biggest Billingham there is for my 645 stuff, cant remember the model name/number. A better, much better idea is to get an assistant to carry your back pack and you just take what you need from it whenever you want.

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Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -

If you can lift the biggest Bilingham bag after you've filled it to capacity then that is an amazing feat indeed. Only for those who can eat three Weetabix for breakfast.

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Best regards, John

Sadly, John, it was a mistake to buy something that big! The temptation is to fill it and when I do I'm convinced someone has nailed it to the floor.

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Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -