Dignity And Impudence - Part One

on November 13, 2018
The business of camera carriage can be a very solemn and technical subject...and we will treat of that tomorrow. Today we have the Instax backpack, and I defy you to be dignified wearing it. The basic structure of the pack is extremely good. You can expect it to take any of the tremendously popular Fujifilm Instax instant cameras and extra packs of film...I mean that is what they want to sell it for. But the thing is also big enough to take a jumper, a book, a bento box, and any number of other teenage essentials. If you are not teen-aged you might recoil from the decor of the bag, but consider that it is one good way of disguising more sophisticated and expensive gear. And if you are an older person wearing it on your back, are people going to come to you and strike up a casual conversation? When you want to keep yourself to yourself and just photograph, there are ways of ensuring privacy... You get stuff. A couple of picture frames, some decorative tapes, photo stickers, and silicone cubes. If photography palls, you can mould Gumby figures... Note to one of the commentators who laughed at people wearing small backpacks while hiking around the city. They might look as if they do not hold much, and you might wonder why they do not opt for messenger or waist bags...but the average messenger can be an unbalancing act when you load it with camera gear and you only need to have it swing around in front of you on the escalator to know you're in trouble. The little backpack might seem superfluous, but it generally stays back there out of your way as you walk. If you wimp out, there are black Instax backpacks available as well.
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