Saturday, July 25, 2015
Breakfast at home by myself: one egg sunny side up, one hash brown, one sausage link, one english muffin with cream cheese. Home improvement: spackled holes in Patrick's room and the bathroom. Investigated then backed The Everyday Messenger: A Bag For Cameras & Essential Carry by Peak Design. The bag I use now is a Lowepro Passport Sling II. It works just kinda okay for my needs. I have a mirrorless camera (Panasonic Lumix G6) with the kit lens and a 45-200mm zoom lens. The bag holds these items comfortably as well as a medium or lightweight jacket and an assortment of accessory items. Despite it working for me, I have a lot of problems with this bag. It doesn't fit a lot of very common things well along with the camera and lens. A pen with a pocket clip? It sort of fits in either of the inner pockets, but not very well. A 4th-generation iPad? It just barely fits, and due to the bag's shape it fits very awkwardly. Sheets of letter-sized paper? Same thing, and you better have them in a folder or binder otherwise they will get bent out of shape. A compact umbrella? Yes, awkwardly. The zipper that expands or contracts the bag works, but the difference between the two is so comparatively little as to be negligible. There are large pockets on the outside, but I essentially never use them because I live in a big city and I ride the bus frequently and fear pickpockets. The pockets do not zip or seal, so it's very easy for someone to reach in when I'm not looking or for things to fall out if I stumble or set the back down and it falls sideways. I pulled out the Peak Design Capture that I never use and attached it to the Passport Sling II and the Capture and my camera just sagged in a very sad manner; Capture just wasn't suited for it. I've had the Passport Sling II since November 2013 and it has gotten me through, but there are lots and lots of times I was just disappointed with it despite it being the best I could find to fit my needs. Well, Lowepro, there's a new bag in town. The Kickstarter price for The Everyday Messenger is almost five times what I paid for the Passport Sling II, but I have no qualms. The Everyday Messenger will likely feel a little bigger to me, but I'm hoping not by much with a small load. No lunch. Early dinner at home by myself: broccoli, corn on the cob, one meatball from Bi-Rite deli, water. Shopped for camera lenses. Watched Dallas Buyers Club (2013) on Netflix DVD by myself with popcorn. Shopped for camera lenses. Late snack: Amy's cheese enchiladas from frozen.