Doing the research: 4 or 5 Million Dollar Home for a wee Canon kit?

One of the main things I love about social networking websites and the whole web 2.0 thing is the democritisation of knowlege, and as we know knowlege is power, power in this case or ahhh bag to make the right choice and avoid the disappointment and hassle of needing to return and exchange a perfectly good item that was too big or small.

Ladies and gentlemen, I implore you to research your baggy purchases, online, trying flickr groups, or the forums and communities on the many excellent photo dedicated sites such as DPReview, Fred Miranda, Photo.net, SmugMug, the list goes on including of course the dedicated bag-camera equipment site CamBags.com in order to get the maximum satifaction from what is the most important interface between you and your prized camera equipment.

As for this post, a discusion on whether smaller is better or bigger is beautiful, it's a great example of the community spirit you'll find on flickr - opinions expressed, n00bs tolerated, positions considered - I LOVE it!

~Spam~s Film Bag

My Film Bag, originally uploaded by -spam-.

Nice pic of a 6 Million Dollar Home and ahhh contents.
My very first 'serious' camera was the lovely and versatile 1954 Rolleiflex Automat II so I can understand ~Spam~'s bent.

Check out the rest of the awesome 6 MDH pics from the What's in your camera bag pool, HERE!

Crumpler Customer Q&A: 6 Million Dollar Home vs. 7 Million Dollar Home!

Q:

Hi There,
Am considering a camera bag after adding some new gadgets - I'm looking at 6 Million Dollar Home & 7 Million Dollar Home. It seems to me that 6 MDH is bigger than 7 MDH - true? I'm not near a Crumpler shop so I won't able to compare the size...would you able to give me advice?

I'm looking for a bag to fit in my camera+kit lens,1 flash and 3 extra lenses ( 1 wide angle lens (around 10 cm long), 1 compact lens (around 10 cm long), 1 50mm lens ( around 5 cm long)) and of course compartments for filters & battery

Eyes say it's 6 MDH, but again, i'm not sure..
Thanks & hope to hear from you soon.

Digger

A:

Hi there,
I'd say a 6 Million Dollar Home should be fine for your needs, it's (obviously) a little more compact than the 7 Million Dollar Home too.

You can check internal pics here.

The internal configuration pics are on the left hand side. Scroll L-R for more, click to enlarge.

Lastly, check out this post for more search techniques and to see how the 7 Million Dollar Home is more suited to some users.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or assistance. BBB)))

Crumpler Customer Q&A: Stashing a rather nice Canon Kit! 6 Million Dollar Home vs. 7 Million Dollar Home!

Q:
Hi, and thanks for your quick response!

I have to choose between a 6 Million Dollar Home or a 7 Million Dollar Home.
My photo gear to be carried in the bag will be a Canon EOS 5D with grip and a 24-105/4 mounted and a 70-200/2,8 IS, both with hood (can be reversed)
and an additional 16-35/2,8 II plus a 580 EX flash and some smaller items..
I would like the bag as small as possible, but at the same time adequate for my gear.
Is there any equipment in your inventory that will help to keep the flap pocket tidy?
What are these two bags called in Europe?
Best regards
Cobber.

A:

Hi Cobber!
My feeling is that the 7 million Dollar Home will suit this equipment.
See below for my Nikon equipment, both in and out of the bag.

Generally for these internal pic I try not to overfill or cram the bags with gear, so as not to induce unrealistic expectations as to the fit.

The F100 + grip is similarly sized to the 5D + grip combo as are the 70-200mm AFS VR / L IS pair.
Ditto the 20-35mm f/2.8D / 16-35mm L.

I have the body/grip face down with a fairly short 14mm f/2.8 mounted, the 5D + grip and 24-105mm should fit fine (I guess it's shorter overall than the 70-200, for instance), just support the body with the padding.

The 16-35mm should take up the space i used for an extra speedlight, speedlight controller, 10.5mm fisheye and the Joby Gorillapods.

From memory, I put 2 speedlights next to each other. top left, the 20-35 below it, bottom left.
The SU-800 controller and 10.5mm fisheye were stashed either side of the downward pointing camera body 14mm lens combo.

the 7 Million Dollar Home (above).

The 6 Million Dollar Home (above). This could be good for your gear but as you can see in the pic, the big battery grip on the 5D would be the 'deal breaker'.

For a bigger bodied camera (with a grip) and a coupla extras, the 6 Mill is a perfect compact bag!

The Million Dollar Homes are light but tough, they have a plastic stiffening layer on the bottom, but please don't ever drop the bag!

As for Crumpler Europe product, I'm not sure - I suggest you browse their website and look at the 'Pretty Boy' series.

We make a range of pouches that can affix to the bags side or main straps - the Thirsty Al's

and the Bundle

these could help you keep organized!

- Also try a flickr search:
Change the "6" to a "7" in the search box to see the difference.

- And try a search on CamBags : Use the search term: Crumpler "6 Million" after hitting the "search" button top left on this page:
or hit this link:

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or assistance. BBB))