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Backpack: airline, 17", DSLR, 2/3 lenses, sweater?
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What laptop do you have? What dimensions? It seems silly for us to guess what you need when some of us are actually checking out websites for you. You were talking about laptop compartments being too small, and I had assumed you owned an Apple 17" PB or MBP this entire time.
Are you speaking specifically about the Adventure 9? I have a 17" MBP and it fits in there just fine
And for camera gear... I put my 70-200mm f/2.8, 17-55 f/2.8 attatched to my D80 and the 12-24 f/4 with a little bit of room to spare. As I said before, its not for everyone, but transporting a bit of photography gear, its not half bad at all. Other poster was right in that it doesn't have a built in way to carry a tripod though.I was waiting for the new Macbooks, but between combo drive upsale, AppleCare, extra RAM, modem, got sticker shock.
I can get better specs for much less. Now that Macs are just greately outsourced PCs, I don't believe much in a hardware quality advantage. The best value seems to be the Acer 7520G. Not easy to choose PC laptops.
Never impressed by the lack of discrete graphics, ExpressCard, and FW800 of the MB. MBP's price is just mindboggling.
I can get better specs for much less. Now that Macs are just greately outsourced PCs, I don't believe much in a hardware quality advantage. The best value seems to be the Acer 7520G. Not easy to choose PC laptops.
Never impressed by the lack of discrete graphics, ExpressCard, and FW800 of the MB. MBP's price is just mindboggling.
I highly recommend KATA backpacks.
http://www.kata-bags.com/category.asp?id=28&perentId=4&ProdLine=4
Tough, durable and excellent protection (they make bulletproof vests) and are used by pros. I have the R-103, by moving a few pads around I can open-up room for a sweater or other goodies. It also comes with a rain cover which is a must!
If you need total waterproof protection, if there's a risk of water (sailing, canoeing, etc) I would go with the Lowepro DryZone packs. The KATA would work too, but you would have to get individual dry-bags for your camera and lenses. If it's a high risk of water, dust-sand or rough terrain, use a Pelican case for transport.
If this is for traveling, keep in mind if the backpack looks like a camera/laptop bag, you could be a more likely target for thieves. If you're concerned about this security, I suggest using a plain looking backpack, even old, with fitted camera & laptop cases inside.
TTE
http://www.kata-bags.com/category.asp?id=28&perentId=4&ProdLine=4
Tough, durable and excellent protection (they make bulletproof vests) and are used by pros. I have the R-103, by moving a few pads around I can open-up room for a sweater or other goodies. It also comes with a rain cover which is a must!
If you need total waterproof protection, if there's a risk of water (sailing, canoeing, etc) I would go with the Lowepro DryZone packs. The KATA would work too, but you would have to get individual dry-bags for your camera and lenses. If it's a high risk of water, dust-sand or rough terrain, use a Pelican case for transport.
If this is for traveling, keep in mind if the backpack looks like a camera/laptop bag, you could be a more likely target for thieves. If you're concerned about this security, I suggest using a plain looking backpack, even old, with fitted camera & laptop cases inside.
TTE