I really like the 4th as well...

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This site seems to have a lot of stuff...

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Or you may find something on ebay... I have thought of something similar but never really looked seriously....

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Nice work! It's great looking in on the gallery to see if any have been accepted... I normally find I get more rejections than acceptances but it's a great feeling when one shot is picked. Your shots are great! I woud echo as well that the 50-135 is a great lens

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The Primus AW is heavy when it's full but I guess the load is spread a bit more with it. It also has to be packed a bit like a 3D jigsaw puzzle if it's going to be full of camera kit as all of the spaces between the lenses need to be filled to get everything in (and I use the outside pocket sometimes on the opposite side to the side-access) - once it's on it's pretty comfy (I cycle a lot with mine on too) although it can lead to a sweaty back on a moderately warm day.

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It is a lot - too much really (and heavy!:shock so it's rare I end up with that much on my back, and that is using both compartments for lenses. When I do use the upper compartment for camera kit I normally just leave the lenses (the pentax ones at least) in their soft pouches and they seem to be fine. The only thing which does worry me is the lens hood on the Sigma 100-300. The sigma case is too big to go in the bag so the lens gets carried without, and the hood on that lens doesn't feel as robust as any of the pentax lens hoods so I worry about cracking it... but I pack everything in pretty carefully and so far haven't had any damage. If I just use the lower compartment I can fit in the camera with a big lens on plus two smaller lenses in the bottom, or three extra lenses if the camera has a smaller lens on it...

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If you listen very carefully you can here a slight high pitched whine as the dust removal does it's thing... a bit like a flash charging only subtler... very gucci

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Mat

I would also suggest a look at the Lowe Alpine Primus AW. I use one and think it is a very good bag and would meet, I think, the majority of your requirements. It has a side access although it works better if the camera is not gripped. You can stash a camera in the bottom section with a big lens on (certainly up to the size of a sigma 120-400mm - never had a bigma, and that might just be too big...: I can happily fill mine (when the mood takes me) with K-7, DA*300, Sigma 100-300, DA*50-135, sigma 10-20, flashgun, 35mm and 100mm macro and still squeeze in filters and munchy bars, and be able to use the big exterior pocket for a lightweight waterproof and there's still a couple of loops on the outside for a tripod... Worth a look at least

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I have the grip on my K-7, although i used the camera for a long time without before I had the grip. I tend to use 'portrait' orientation quite a bit and I just like the way the grip makes the whole camera that bit chunkier. I do take it off though if I'm going to use a tripod (which is not often). When I use the camera now ungripped hand-held, it feels decidedly odd...

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Ffordes in Scotland have a couple advertised under their used equipment listings - look like they're in good condition from the pictures included...

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Don't know if that helps - I expect they have some 67 lenses too...

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I have seen something similar - a chap with a Nikon D2 I think (big pro looking camera but a bit older so with a smaller MP sensor) - was just holding down the shutter on auto and generally pointing it at the holes in the wire fence to get a shot of a tiger... most of the time wasn't even looking through the viewfinder. Presumably he ended up with hundreds of shots but having searched through them got one he was happy with... or perhaps he was making a flicker book... It's a technique I guess, although I prefer the more minimalist approach myself.

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