Here is a problem nature and wildlife photographers have to deal with. How to protect gear when accesing the bag. Some shoots involve dust, rain, mud and other elements that may “interact” with your $11,000 600mm f/4 lens. And you wouldn’t want that. Mindshift Gear’s (re)newed version of Moose Peterson’s “ears” bag suggests a solution to this problem. Here is the premise, while some environmental interaction is unavoidable, the bag tries to reduce them to a minimum. When you open a compartment to get gear out (or put gear in) the flap will automatically close and seal itself so the gear and bag interior stays safe. You still need to close the zipper though.
The other interesting feature is that complete kits are stored in their own compartments. Most bags have one big compartment and lots of dividers to store lenses and bodies. The Moose Peterson bags have three compartments, each build for a complete (grip +) camera and lens. So three compartments equal three camera kits to carry. The biggest compartment on the biggest bag will hold a 600mm f/4 lens attached to a gripped body. That quite a lot of space. (the other two compartments will hold two more cameras). This means that only one compartment needs to be open at ny given time, saving dirt and dust from the other two compartments.
There are three variants to the bag: from the $349.99 bag mentioned above to a small $199 bag that will hold a gripped body attached to 70–200mm f/2.8, with a medium bag in between. None of the bags has a laptop pocket. I wonder if this is a decision point for nature photographers.
Here is a video that shows how the bag is packed:
Here is the video featuring Moose Peterson and the three bags:
This is not the first time Moose Peterson releases a bag, and this series is actually a remake (can you say remake on bags) of a 1998 version of the bag made by Moose. (see how we advanced in bag design in the last 20 years)
And here is the list f feature for the bigger bag: [Moose Peterson Backpack Series $199-$350 | mindshiftgear]
