Now for my next (first world) problem...the right-sized bag. I'm a big fan of having the right bag to hold my camera and lenses with little or no room to spare, which is why I have so many bags. The Canon soft shoulder bag that has replaced the hard case with the recent supertele lenses is ok for the lens itself, however it's on the roomy side for the lens but not roomy enough for the lens with the R3 mounted. The soft case will sit in the attic with the rest of the gear boxes.
As I knew from the specs, the 100-300 is a rather long lens, 7.5 cm / 3" longer than the 300/2.8 II. It's about 2 cm shorter than the 400/2.8, so backpacks sized to fit a DSLR-mounted 400/2.8 will work fine. I have the Lowepro Flipside 400 for that, and the combo does fit.
However, my typical use case for the 100-300/2.8 will be the same as the 70-200/2.8 – indoor events. I typically don't bring a backpack full of gear to those, just the camera and 1 or 2 lenses depending on the event. For that, I typically use a Lowepro Toploader Pro holster-style case, I have all three of the sizes. With the RF 70-200, I am able to use the mid-sized 70 AW instead of the large 75 AW needed for the EF version. If bringing a second zoom (now the 28-70/2), I put that in a Lowepro Lens Case that straps onto the side of the Toploader. With a DSLR, I'd often just take the 70-200/2.8 in the 75 AW with the EF 40/2.8 pancake slipped into the side pocket instead of bringing a second zoom; I suspect I'll start doing that again once I get the RF 28/2.8.
Lowepro's biggest toploader is the 75 AW, which way too small for the 100-300. From what I can tell, the only holster-style bag that might be big enough for the RF 100-300/2.8 is the Think Tank Digital Holster 150. Does anyone know of another option? It's sized/intended for a DSLR with a 150-600 lens, with an internal height of 39 cm / 15.3". The R3 + 100-300/2.8 combo measures 15.4” to the back of the camera, 16.25” to the back of the R3’s eyecup. Those include an extra 1/4” from a B+W clear filter on the lens, which I prefer to leave on but I suppose I could remove if needed. Think Tank does indicate that the DH150 fits the Sony FE 200-600, and that lens is only 5 mm / 0.25" shorter than the 100-300/2.8, but the Sony bodies are less deep, e.g. the A1 is about 12 mm / 0.5" thinner from the mount to the back of the eyecup compared to the R3.
I contacted Think Tank with my measurements, they replied that they are uncertain if it will fit, the holster is a soft case and does have some wiggle room to form to the item but they don't have the camera or lens to test. So...I ordered one and I'll find out myself.
As I knew from the specs, the 100-300 is a rather long lens, 7.5 cm / 3" longer than the 300/2.8 II. It's about 2 cm shorter than the 400/2.8, so backpacks sized to fit a DSLR-mounted 400/2.8 will work fine. I have the Lowepro Flipside 400 for that, and the combo does fit.
However, my typical use case for the 100-300/2.8 will be the same as the 70-200/2.8 – indoor events. I typically don't bring a backpack full of gear to those, just the camera and 1 or 2 lenses depending on the event. For that, I typically use a Lowepro Toploader Pro holster-style case, I have all three of the sizes. With the RF 70-200, I am able to use the mid-sized 70 AW instead of the large 75 AW needed for the EF version. If bringing a second zoom (now the 28-70/2), I put that in a Lowepro Lens Case that straps onto the side of the Toploader. With a DSLR, I'd often just take the 70-200/2.8 in the 75 AW with the EF 40/2.8 pancake slipped into the side pocket instead of bringing a second zoom; I suspect I'll start doing that again once I get the RF 28/2.8.
Lowepro's biggest toploader is the 75 AW, which way too small for the 100-300. From what I can tell, the only holster-style bag that might be big enough for the RF 100-300/2.8 is the Think Tank Digital Holster 150. Does anyone know of another option? It's sized/intended for a DSLR with a 150-600 lens, with an internal height of 39 cm / 15.3". The R3 + 100-300/2.8 combo measures 15.4” to the back of the camera, 16.25” to the back of the R3’s eyecup. Those include an extra 1/4” from a B+W clear filter on the lens, which I prefer to leave on but I suppose I could remove if needed. Think Tank does indicate that the DH150 fits the Sony FE 200-600, and that lens is only 5 mm / 0.25" shorter than the 100-300/2.8, but the Sony bodies are less deep, e.g. the A1 is about 12 mm / 0.5" thinner from the mount to the back of the eyecup compared to the R3.
I contacted Think Tank with my measurements, they replied that they are uncertain if it will fit, the holster is a soft case and does have some wiggle room to form to the item but they don't have the camera or lens to test. So...I ordered one and I'll find out myself.
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