Reddit mentions of (4 Pack) Altura Photo Thick Protective Neoprene Pouch Set for DSLR Camera Lens (Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic) - Includes: Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large Pouches

I have two of these, an XL for my main camera with a battery grip and a L for my back-up camera. I use these for my lenses.

I would never trust this setup in a bag that ever leaves my immediate possession, like a checked bag at an airport. However, I've tossed these in a bag for some intense hikes and long motorcycle rides and never had an issue. I usually bring an extra shirt, socks, etc, and I wrap the camera body in the shirt for some extra protection. More often than not, I prefer not to bring a DSLR and lenses if I know things are going to be rough and just stick to the drone and GoPros.

>How often do you guys use telephoto lenses?

This depends on things you'd like to shoot, if you like landscape, almost never. We have a 70-200 that never leaves the house, longest I usually bring with me is a 85

>If I do end up getting one, do you think I would find scenarios where I wish I would have one?

Usually you need it for the reach, in a concert, a wedding, a zoo, trying to grab subjects you cannot otherwise get closers

>Is the SEL55210 a decent lens?

it's a good lens, personally, much like my 70-200 I never used it much.

>I'm really confused with telephoto lenses because even high-end lenses have pretty slow f stops.

the platform you bought into prefers size over lens performance, it has nothing to do if it's high end or not

>And about aperture, how do you know what aperture you should shoot at?

It depends on the look you are going for, the light that's available and the amount of things you want to be in focus (depth of field).

>I've read that most lenses lose quality beyond around f8 or f11. Is that true?

not necessarily loss of quality, but the focus of light start to break down call diffraction. It typically starts to appear in smaller apertures and only become noticeable in extremely small apertures

>Does that mean that you should never really go above that number?

A small aperture is needed if you want a larger amount of subjects in focus, or you need to reduce the amount of light entering the camera. You can also use a small aperture to give certain looks to the bokeh balls or lights. This photo here shot with the 14mm 2.8 at f22, you can see it forced everything to be in focus and gave the lights a 6 point star look

>I also noticed from my moon pictures that the most in focus one was actually at ~f5 and focus wasn't set to infinity. How does aperture and focus combine to make the moon more in focus at those settings than others? Or maybe it's user error since it was the first time I tried to use it.

On Sony E lenses, infinity is actually a few hairs below infinity focus, it's best to manually focus yourself by zooming in

>And filters.

Different folks will have different opinions on filter brands and the type of filters you should get (I only use CPL and ND, I feel that UV is a sham). But if you want to save money, buy a larger filter, like a 77mm and then purchase step down rings to use them with all your lenses

>And final question, how do you bring all of your equipment with you?

keep your camera out and with you, have the Sigma 19 on it, carry the other lenses in camera lens pouches

Would something like these be good for use in a backpack you already have? If your main concern is protecting the lenses more than organizing? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJ3RC8E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ncFlzbEDX43ND

The koolertron from amazon, seems really nice, but there are a lot of them on amazon and measure out the inside dimensions of whatever bag you're using to ensure you get a good fitting one. I also take parts of the soft padding from my other camera bags I've collected over the years so that really gives me a custom setup.

For lenses you can also get something like this

I actually don't utilize the velcro as much as I originally intended to. I use a few of their ammo pouches and a field pocket for organizing cables and batteries in my shooter depending on what I'm doing. I wouldn't have that flexibility with the molle though.

For my 6D with a lens attached I use a Tenba BYOB 10. I can fit a 24-70 2.8 and an 85mm 1.2 in the BYOB and it easily transfers between other bags if I need it to. You can even fit it sideways in a 10L Bullet Ruck (which is my go-to for car shows and conventions).

If I'm carrying more than 2 lenses on me, I put the rest in some neoprene lens pouches from Altura Photo. I got them on Amazon and I think there's like a dozen other companies selling the same thing.

There's nothing out there that is large enough with a velcro backing to hold the camera body with a lens attached or a large lens.

I can try to post pictures of a typical load out later but I don't have any handy at the moment.

Tenba BYOB: https://www.amazon.com/Tenba-BYOB-10-Camera-Insert/dp/B00KT7GKXK/

Pouches: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MJ3RC8E

https://www.amazon.com/Altura-Photo-Protective-Neoprene-Panasonic/dp/B00MJ3RC8E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510863373&sr=8-3&keywords=lens+pouch&dpID=51ZhSUFDeHL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

There's a loop for the belt to go through, or a clip for you to attach to a belt, pant loop, or carabiner. They have different colors too.

I have had good luck with these.

I really like the bag inserts, but for this two week trip I had limited space so I used packing cubes and then padded lens pouches which I stuffed in between the cubes. For extra protection and to save space you can fit the lens hoods over the pouch on the mount end of your lens



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HHBR026/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_BphGzb8XX7N0Y


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJ3RC8E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_hnhGzbRRDJ4PV

You mean something like this http://www.amazon.com/Altura-Photo-Protective-Neoprene-Panasonic/dp/B00MJ3RC8E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453140465&sr=8-1&keywords=protective+camera+case

I was looking at those but I have two concerns. Will it fit my camera itself? And it looks like it might add too much bulk to my bag since it has individual padding for each item instead of all one item.