Inconspicuous Camera Bag Search

[ameliamcg]

I'm looking for a good sized camera bag that doesn't look like a camera bag! Needs to hold a DSLR camera 2 lenses and a flash.
Anyone selling or have seen one on their travels?
Gracias!!

 

[MizzMarr]

I'd recommend going to the Once area and looking in the bag/backpack stores that they have around there (between rivadavia and cordoba on pueyrredon). They'll be more economical there, too.

 

[ameliamcg]

thnx MizzMarr but I am in need of a bag that is more like an actual camera bag that has separate compartments and padding like this http://www.thinktankphoto.com/produc...ulder-bag.aspx
A long shot that someone might be selling (or has seen) such an item, but I thought I'd give it a try!

 

[cbphoto]

Bike messenger bags are inconspicuous.. When in neighborhoods where I dont want people to see the equipment I have...I tend to break it down (remove lens from body)... travel with only 1 or 2 zooms...1 body. My equipment is quite large ( Eos1Ds MarkIII, & L series lenses)... so looks less bulky that way. If really bad area..dress down...use smaller equipment..in the end...it's not about 21+ megapixels... but your eye.

 

[MizzMarr]

It might be a tough call to get a bag like that here. You could potentially make some padded compartments for an "inconspicuous" bag yourself (like in a messenger bag, as cbphoto suggested), but I guess it all depends on how handy/industrious you're feeling. Good luck either way!

 

[Napoleon]

This looks like a job for Mule Pool. Especially if someone is also muling camera equipment.

 

[harrisonba]

If you are considering the mule pool, I found a great Swiss Gear bag at Costco that looks more like a small backpack. It even has an exterior pouch for a water bottle to complete the deception... http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4010/swissgeardslrslingcamer.jpg

I also found this option for you that looks like a messenger bag: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Swiss+G...lack/8920402.p?id=1214004487782&skuId=8920402

 

[perpetualholiday]

I http://kettihandbags.com/haven't found anything like that here, but there are several options online if you can have it delivered stateside and brought over here by someone:
http://jototes.com/handbags/tote-noir-floral
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62087838/large-digital-slr-camera-bag-tote-dslr
http://www.epiphaniebags.com/#/shopginger
http://kettihandbags.com/

 

[ameliamcg]

Thank you all for your informative comments and helpful links!
Good to know a girl has some expat pals out there