Camera Bags - Styles for Everyone

Choosing the best camera bag for your photography needs is much easier these days. There is a wide selection of available camera bag styles and sizes. The camera bag style that you choose will depend on how much equipment you have, as well as how and where you photograph. DSLR users will want a dslr camera bag that will not only protect their digital camera, but also be able to carry extra lenses, flashes, batteries and other accessories. Female photographers now have more stylish choices too, with designer camera bags for women. A purse camera bag will not only look stylish, but also help hide your expensive camera and accessories inside. Choose the most comfortable and practical way to carry your camera gear: sling, purse, backpack, and rolling camera bags.

Sling bags are a hybrid camera bag, mixing the concepts of both the backpack hands-free style, and the over the shoulder style. The sling camera bag affords you hands-free mobility, but still quick, easy access to your camera or accessories, by simply swinging the camera bag over your torso to the front. You can wear a sling camera bag close and tight to your body, or low and looser, depending on your own comfort. The sling style camera bag is best suited for one camera an extra lens and just a few small accessories. If the sling bag is too big, it becomes unwieldy, then you'd be best to move up to a backpack camera bag.

A good mid-sized camera bag will typically hold one or even two digital camera bodies, with storage compartments for 3-8 extra lenses, along with pockets and space for other camera accessories such as batteries, flashes etc. Mid-sized camera bags are for the photographer that needs to take along a fair amount of camera equipment and accessories. Most of these bags have an adjustable shoulder strap, as well as a carrying handle.

Backpack camera bags are often the most versatile and comfortable. The backpack distributes the weight of the camera equipment across your back, and they usually have comfortable, wide, padded shoulder straps. Backpack camera bags allow you the full use of your hands and are great for hikes or other long distance transportation of your camera equipment. As with all backpack, you could also use just one strap to use it as a sling backpack. Some even build in easy side access to your camera so that you can swing it forward and get your camera out without having to take the bag right off your body. Depending on the size of the backpack camera bag you choose, they typically hold one or two digital camera bodies, along with 3-5 lenses and pockets for batteries and flashes.

Purse camera bags are perfect for the style-conscious female photographer. Just because you are a photographer doesn't mean that you can't be stylish. Look great, feel great and carry your camera wherever you go with these great camera handbags. Some of them come in different colors and sizes, some even have small, detachable purses for convenience. Purse camera bags are also a great way to conceal your expensive camera equipment. Make sure that the purse camera bag you choose still meets your needs for size, compartments and padding.

These small camera bags provide compact protection for your point and shoot digital camera. Luckily they are available in an assortment of colors, patterns and styles. Look for a camera case that has adequate protection and padding, as well as a good zipper or other secure means of keeping the camera in the case. Some compact camera cases come with a belt loop or clip to keep your digital camera readily accessible.