![]() It should easily fit in the ‘standard’ medium to long-distance carriers but also on some of the shorter distance ones (as I’ve experienced). So where do you keep your precious gear when you’re on a plane with your Sukha checked in? Well, why not in your Tilopa and XL Pro ICU, which you’ll store nicely in the overhead bins! And even if the airline staff starts complaining about the size of the Tilopa, you simply take out the ICU and easily place it in the overhead bin separately. pack both in a larger bag and fill with other travel baggage Storing your bag as check-in baggage, same for the ICU e.g.Short to medium-duration tracks (due to higher weight).2-3 DSLRs, 2 long (attached) lenses (1 prime, 1 zoom), various wide angle lenses for landscapes, etc. Long (week/month) trips, quick access to your gear.Storing your bag & gear as carry-on baggage in overhead bins on a plane.Very suitable for (very) long-duration tracks due to the relatively low weight.2 DSLRs, 2 long (disconnected) lenses (1 prime, 1 zoom) Short (day/weekend) trips, should have sufficient time available to get the gear, change lenses etc.So how does this combo help you in the field? Here’s how I plan to use these bags: 9 cm/3.5 inch) than the Sukha and is a perfect fit for the XL Pro ICU, which became unemployed after I got my Tele Master ICU. While F-stop indicates the smaller version of the Tilopa, the ‘Ajna’ is suitable as carry-on baggage, the Tilopa should be accepted with a number of airlines as well (with a bit of luck after all I did manage to get the Sukha on a plane…). With the Tele Master ICU inserted, forget about bringing your Sukha on a plane it will have to travel separately as checked-in luggage. One time I actually had to remove the XL Pro ICU with my gear from the backpack as it didn’t fit anymore in the overhead bins. There’s just one problem: due to its size it’s a (near impossible) struggle to get the Sukha on a plane as carry-on baggage (for obvious reasons). What a combination! The ICU fills the entire bag and (obviously) has the unique top opening, so you can have access to your gear in an instant, without having to open the zippers on the inside of the bag first (F-stop bags open from the inside, rather than from the outside). When the Tele Master ICU did finally become available I decided to buy it and see how it would fit in the Sukha. This ICU wasn’t available at the time I got the Sukha, so I went with the second largest ICU, the ‘XL Pro’.į-stop Sukha (left) and Tilopa (right) backpacks The largest ICU to be used with the Sukha is the rather massive ‘Tele Master’ ICU. the type of gear required for the day, or several days, the type of environment, the type of photography etc. You can add one big ICU in your bag, or a combination of several smaller ones depending on your personal preferences e.g. F-stop bags use an internal ‘bag’ for your gear called ‘Internal Camera Unit’ (ICU), available in various sizes. One of the key reasons I got the Sukha is its design to store a 600mm prime lens attached to a DSLR – upright, and to retrieve the entire set quickly from the top opening of the back. ![]() On my last trip to Canada, where I had the opportunity to capture some amazing images of Snow Owls (see Snow Owls of Canada, Part 3 (and: a little on image editing) I tried a new bag: the F-stop ‘Sukha’. And on my last trip I discovered the Lowepro is insufficiently waterproof when water had entered the bag after I left it for about 20 minutes outside in the rain (drizzle). Similar to the ThinkTank bags, the Lowepro can store a lot of gear but it will not comfortably store your 600mm prime. ![]() I also have a Lowepro Pro Trekker 400 AW bag which I’ve carried on my trips to Asia last time to Bohol in the Philippines (check out my previous article: Gremlins vs. But they’re not going to help me in comfortably walking long distances and having immediate access to my gear. Let’s go through a couple of examples: I have a 2 ThinkTank bags that wil help me get a lot of my gear on a plane. There are however not many camera bags out there designed for this purpose. ![]() Ideally, you’ll have immediate access to your camera, attached to your super telephoto prime lens. And when the opportunity comes up, that shot you’ve been waiting for, for months or even years, you want to have access to your gear as quickly as possible without having to dig around, attach a different lens to your camera, struggling to keep your bag and gear upright instead of falling into the sea or off a cliff… just to name a few of the many challenges for nature photographers. If you’re into nature and wildlife photography there’s a pretty good chance you’re carrying several kilograms of long lens glass and at least one or more (semi-) professional DSLRs. In this article I’ll focus on two items that can be quite useful and sometimes critical in your photography travels. ![]()
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