Tripod with Lowepro Mini Trekker

[Janice]

Anyone use their tripod straps on the Lowepro Mini Trekker?
I take the tripod out with me but never seem to use it.
Consequently it is a bloody nuisance when trying to open the zips on the minitrekker.


Of course there is the VERY SLIGHT possibility I could be doing it wrong!

I have 2 of the tripod feet in the pocket that opens down on the front of the bag...and the clips with the elasticated bits roiund the tripod and the top one around the ballhead.

In fact I have to be honest...the whole bloody bag is getting on my nerves.

It may be ok for a long walk where it fits snugly on your back using both straps... great.

And ok for town use slung over one shoulder and pulled off onto the ground for changing lenses in relative ease.

But I find it a b****r when it is over one shoulder and Im doing macro widlife stuff and a bird lands in a tree.

I cant change the lenses over quickly at all and put the other one away.

And the only alternative is to hoik the whole thing onto the ground....hence scaring the birds away.

I cant seem to win... if you use a shoulder bag it hurts after a while.

Does everyone who has a Mini Trekker love it???

 

[Marcel]

I do but find it also annoying like you say (re putting it down and it being impractical in that sense)

It sounds like your attaching your tripod the correct way, but there is another way. The straps on either side of the bag, I use those, and the elasticy bit on the top to secure it to the side of the bag.
This means I can get into the top compartments of the bag should I need to change lenses

 

[Darryn]

Any chance of a photo of what you mean there Marcel? I also have this problem and often leave the tripod at home as I rarely use it and it just gets in the way when i do take it along.

 

[Janice]

I understand what he means about the side straps across the front..but surely if you use the elasticated bits near the top handle then you are just going to have the same old trouble when you try to open the top zip.

Although I have to add that the elasticy bits got on my nerves so much that i undid them and took them right off!

When I finally went to put them back............ I couldnt remember exactlly how they went so if someone can put a photo up of how they were when new I can reattach mine properly!

 

[Yv]

I have a tamrac and use the side straps for the tripod, and its doesn't half help, you can still open the flap to get to lenses without having to piddle around with the tripod....you just have to remember WHICH side you have fastened it on, other wise you a-bruise elbows on it, and b-crack yourself round the head with the tripod as you fling back on shoulder [yes, done both, though only once]

 

[Marcel]

Two ticks, just taken a couple of photos.

 

[Marcel]

Hope that makes sense

 

[Janice]

ah stick it round the side I see. thats a good idea.

doesnt bash you on the ear then??

Thanks Marcel........that was kind of you.

 

[Darryn]

Great stuff, that makes sense now. Ill try mine out like that next time im off out, Thanks very much.

 

[CT]

The mini trekker AW is a great bag for yomping uphill and down dale - I find it supremely comfortable, even crammed to the gunnals with gear. Unfortunately it's a pain to access gear and change lenses etc without taking it off. :shrug:

 

[Marcel]

No probs Janice. Doesnt bash me on the ear at all.

I think with this tripod it's harder to get the bottom strap to cling onto something on the leg. With my Hama that I used to have, it had knobs halfway up the legs (steady!), so was perfect for catching on the side strap.

The mini trekker AW is a great bag for yomping uphill and down dale - I find it supremely comfortable, even crammed to the gunnals with gear. Unfortunately it's a pain to access gear and change lenses etc without taking it off. :shrug:

It certainly is. But youre right, that's its biggest downfall. One thing that's making me think of getting a second shoulder type bag for shooting round town and the like.

 

[digitalfailure]

Re the lens changing business

get hold of the new 28-300 L IS and most of your problems will be gone as you'll not even need the tripod

 

[CT]

Well Bodders I've got a huge Tamrac shoulder bag which holds a lot of gear and I used to use it for weddings, but comfortable on your shoulder - it aint!

I like the look of the Slingshot - what I've seen of it - might be the way to go , but with a limited amount of gear?

 

[paulc]

I find that i struggle to close my minitrecker when I have my d70 and battery grip attached, I worry that I am damaging the stuff in the lid pockets, does anyone else find this? or is it time for a new bag, I personally dont really rate the mini trekker aw because I too find it difficult to fix a tripod to it, although marcels method looks promising.


this is how much the body sticks up in the bag



and if I put the d70 body at the other end of the bag, it wont close at all