Domke 700-40B F-4AF Pro System Bag (Black)

I have gone through several bags for my camera gear and this is the one I have used the most. It is tough, simple, easy in-and-out, and adequate for most of the equipment used everyday. Cannot pack my 70-200 Nikkor in it, the lens is too tall, but one body, two lenses (one on the body)and a flash fill it up. Side pockets for small stuff and a pouch for papers. Well padded too. I have drug this through Greece, Italy, the Baltic and all around town. Shows no damage, tears, or strains. A simple, strong gear bag. I'll keep this one!

The cover when closed had gaps which made me think that water, dust, etc would get in bag. It was heavier than I thought it was going to be. Looked like you could use this for 100 years and it would still be in good shape. I returned the item..

If you can get over the price (I think all Domke bags are over priced) it is a great bag. Construction quality is very good (canvas) and there is a ton of room. I basically keep 2 configurations. 1) Gripped 50D, 11-16 2.8 Tokina, Sigma 30mm Prime, 17-50 Tamron, hoods for all lenses, 2x Canon pro flashes, polarizer and ND filter, small accessories and a pop up gray card. There is still room in this configuration for another small lens. Configuration 2) gripped 50D, 30mm prime, 17-50, either a 100-400 /70-200 2.8/ 300mm f4 prime, 1.4x / 2x teleconverter, flash, hood, and some accessories. This configuration is much more cramped but a LOT more convenient than my big Tenba backpack if I'm making a short trip and need long telephotos.The bag is very roomy and it can hold a lot more stuff than it appears (I was disappointed when I saw its size, but as I was filling it the bag would take more and more stuff). If you are anal about padding you might be disappointed. The only padding is on the inside insert. But I don't have a problem with this. I think most bags over do it on padding and are too bulky because of it. Because of its canvas construction there is a lot of "give" in the bag and it will fit nicely to your hip.The only problems I have with this bag are 1) I wish it came with the postal shoulder pad (costs about $15 from Amazon)and 2)I don't like how gripped bodies fit in the main compartment. They are very cramped. My 30mm prime + gripped body will fit fine but bigger lens will require the lens and body to be positioned vertically with body facing up. Of course if you remove the lens from body then it is fine but that seems impractical to me if I'm walking and shooting.Basically this is a great working bag. If you need small and comfortable with storage for 2 or 3 lens and accessories this is a great bag. If you need more storage look elsewhere. I have used it for family outings, trips to the zoo, walking around town and small real estate shoots and it works great.

but it's the damn inserts that frustrate me to no end. I bought this bag for the height and side compartments for extra storage. I want to be able to fit a Canon 1D3 w/ attached prime, as well as either a 70-200 2.8 or 100-400 with another prime in the extra compartment as the largest kit I'd need. Well, that didn't work so out went the zoom and then I found that the "2-compartment" insert still wouldn't hold 2 primes (24mm & 50mm) and that "pro-size" DSLR and attached prime? Forget it. Domke's are pretty good bags but their inserts suck big-time. As an owner of the F-6, again, the inserts are enough to drive anyone bonkers. Tiffen/Domke need to evaluate the idea that we are in the digital age and their inserts are firmly stuck in the analog days - they need to expand the capacities of these inserts to accomodate larger, digital lenses and their reversed hoods. I'm going to Think Tank instead, just like I should have for this purchase. There's a company that "gets it" because they build the bag to the dimensions of the gear that people use it for. And they're built like tanks (and, unfortunately, weigh about the same. Hence the Domke purchase.)Sorry Domke - but it's time to get a clue. And by the way, the sewing on the bottom of the insert that was for two lenses didn't have stitching that connected one side along the bottom where the green polyester/nylon meets the gray foam to form an enclosed box. QA needs to catch that as well.

Fantastic bag. The best camera bag I have ever owned. Excellent quality and while it doesn't look that big on the outside it can fit enough stuff that it becomes too much to carry. A couple of examples of how I have carried it recently:Walk-around:Nikon D800 body (without grip) with Nikon 16-35f4 moutned with hood in shooting positionNikon 28-300 + 50 1.4G in the inner compartmentsSB400 in a side pocket and a remote release and extra battery in the front pocket2 metal water bottles in the other side pocketOutdoor portrait session:Nikon D800 with grip with 135DC mountedNikon 85 1.8G + Sigma 35 1.4 Art + Nikon 20mm 2.8D in inner compartmentsSB700 in its pouch in the outer pocketremote release and miscellaneous stuff in the front pocketAmazing how much you can fit comfortably in this bag. Wuality looks like it will last my lifetime.And as an extra bonus it doesn't look like a camera bag (unless you're a pro) so I'm less conspicuous and it's less likely to get snatched.

I'm not sure if my review made it thru on this bag. As I've said, I've been doing photojournalism for about the last 25 years. I've alway used Domke and wanted a smaller bag. I shoot with the Canon 50D, a battery pack, and normally take my 14-70 L f/4 and my 70-200 L Is f/4. I can fit all of that in the main compartmet. If I want to take my 580 flash, I just put it in on of the side pockets. As usual, Domke satisfies my photo needs.

I have 3 Domke bags. I've tried many of the other manufacturers, and all are good, but Domke bags seem , for me anyway, to hold up the best. They get better with age. I have an F2 bag and a smaller bag for my point and shoots. This bag the bag I use when I want to carry one extra lens and a strobe. The side pockets hold all the filters and other accessories needed. These bags get better with age. They seem to just hang naturally. The best shoulder bags.