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On occasion I just want camera, spare battery, spare cards, blower and polariser. When walking the dog or such like. But I always take the "wrong" lens.
I have a Lowepro holster bag but it only holds the camera and accessories. I've been looking at a larger version to take camera and spare extra long lens. Seemed like a waste of £60.
So I had a look round my gear cupboard and found an old Oyster compact case. My 100- 300 zoom fits perfectly.
Both the Lowepro and the Oyster have belt loops so when I need I just put on my bat belt and away we go.
 
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Any tips or tricks to reduce the likelihood of having the wrong lens? A superzoom on a DSLR/CSC! OK, any superzoom will be a compromise compared to a shorter FL range zoom (and even more so primes) BUT, having a 1/2 decent shot is better than pretty much any compact or bridge will offer. Your 100-300 zoom will deliver even better results than a superzoom but leaves a huge gap at the sort end should you want/need a wider view.
 
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Any tips or tricks to reduce the likelihood of having the wrong lens? A superzoom on a DSLR/CSC! OK, any superzoom will be a compromise compared to a shorter FL range zoom (and even more so primes) BUT, having a 1/2 decent shot is better than pretty much any compact or bridge will offer. Your 100-300 zoom will deliver even better results than a superzoom but leaves a huge gap at the sort end should you want/need a wider view.
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Sorry, not following you. I have the 12-60 on my camera. If I only take that the Buzzards seem to know and come out to play. So I want my 100-300 for if they show up.
 
I understand the 'wrong Lens' quandary. I suffered from it regularly but (personally) it was a problem with having too much choice. I have reverted back to the simple X100 series camera and the wrong lens issue has been taken away. To be honest it's been liberating, Obviously there are photography applications (sport etc) that you need a specific type of lens but for the walking the dog situations a fixed lens camera could be an idea. Just my opinion.
 
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Sorry, not following you. I have the 12-60 on my camera. If I only take that the Buzzards seem to know and come out to play. So I want my 100-300 for if they show up.
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Sorry, no mention of the short zoom in your OP.

If I was in your situation, I'd have the long lens mounted and ready for the buzzards if/when they show up and have the wide angle in a case/bag - WA opportunities tend to be slower moving!

Can't agree with the prime/X100 option - too many missed opportunities back when all I had was a 50mm.
 
I have the same issue, often taking 2 camera's or a small backpack Lowepro BP150. Sometimes pockets full of bits, sometimes just pick a lens and wing it. I have been searching the net for ideas and found this article/advert useful.

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I have the same issue, often taking 2 camera's or a small backpack Lowepro BP150. Sometimes pockets full of bits, sometimes just pick a lens and wing it. I have been searching the net for ideas and found this article/advert useful.

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Thanks for that. I thought of various options but not vests.
What I have now suits my casual trip needs. For a while I was hung up with finding a bag to hold all. (I have my backpack case or holdall for "serious" trips.) Once I twigged different components could be in different cases this solution just used items I already had rather than buying yet another new case.
 
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I found the best solution was learning not to worry about the shots I've 'missed' because I didn't have the 'right lens'. Take a short zoom and stop looking for buzzards, or take the long zoom and don't look for wider shots.

Alternatively a 28-300 or similar will do the job - so long as you're not a super-sharp pixel peeeping nerd.
 
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I found the best solution was learning not to worry about the shots I've 'missed' because I didn't have the 'right lens'. Take a short zoom and stop looking for buzzards, or take the long zoom and don't look for wider shots.

Alternatively a 28-300 or similar will do the job - so long as you're not a super-sharp pixel peeeping nerd.
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Yeah this is it. Choose the lens you fancy taking and look for shots that will suit it.

Or do what I've done and go M43 and then you can take the lot without having to stand in front of the cupboard blinking and scratching your head while the dog sits behind you patiently waiting for its walk.
 
Good to hear I'm not the only one with a "bag problem" I could open a second hand bag business with the ones I have collected trying to find the right answer.

Back packs are fine for a serious trip, but just out for a walk, don't want to have to stop and sort stuff out..

I have decided on a slightly different solution, that works for me if I want to take a long lens. I take the G9 with the long lens attached, in a relatively small shoulder bag, that has room for batteries and filters, then I take a TZ60 in a belt pouch for the wider opportunities if they come up. Not perfect, but it does for me.

If I don't want the long lens, I just take the G9 with the 14-140 that fits into an ordinary SLR bag, with a spare battery and filters in pouches that clip onto the strap rings.
 
I have an 18-300 lens. Its my walkabout lens - on cropped body.
 
When you lot are out walking the dog I presume that the dog is off its lead. There is no way I could take shots with my camera in one hand and the dogs lead in the other. I would have to tie him to a tree to take a shot, and that would not go down too well ;)
 
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