There are two pockets on the front of the bag with velcro closures sized for small accessories such as batteries or a cell phone. It is most typically sold with a single padded insert, the FA-280. The F-803 has a single main compartment with light padding. Some special editions such as those for Fujifilm or Best Buy (the green RuggedWear bags pictured here) may have leather trim/accents.

Interior: 24.1 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm / 9.5 x 4.0 x 6.0'īoth bags come in most of the combos of classic Domke canvas (sand, black, olive) as well as their newer RuggedWear waxed canvas (brown, military green).

In fact, a black canvas F-803 was one of the first camera bags I owned and it has seen many miles of use with rangefinder, and nowadays, Micro Four Thirds gear. The satchel style F-803 and the compact shoulder bag F-X5B are two examples of smaller Domke bags that have been popular with many photographers. This has been particularly true of some of their smaller bags. Unsurprisingly, many of their bags quickly found favor with enthusiast photographers as well. Personally, I wish all these bags would just skip the padded tablet section since that just adds extra thickness.For almost 40 years now, Domke has been in the business of making no-nonsense hard-wearing bags for photojournalists and working photographers. So obviously, it's a bigger bag, and as such, it does have some thickness. You might be able to stuff a 14-35/4 in there but not sure. That's a pretty good kit to carry around in a nice small bag. If you're unfamiliar with the EOS-M series, the DNA 8 would carry my EM5 mkiii with an attached prime and say the 17mm, the Lumix 20mm, the Oly12-40/2.8 Pro or the Sigma 56mm. I can just fit my Canon M6 mkii, and 4 lenses. BTW, I currently carry an older DNA 8 which they no longer make, but really like it.

THe DNA 9 is just a smidge bigger than the F-5XB. Anyway, check out the DNA 9 and the DNA 13. I think the bag was designed many years ago for carrying the three manual focus trinity zooms which were not as wide as today's auto-focus lenses.Īs for alternatives, I really like the Tenba DNA series, although, they've cut a few of the sizes from the line up ( I was at a large camera store a couple weeks ago and they told me shoulder bags aren't as popular as they once were so companies have thinned their offerings.

Smaller lenses kinda get lost in the bag because there weren't any horizontal foam dividers to stack the lenses.

It didn't have much protection on the bottom. It was also a bit too tall, a little thin and flimsy. I also didn't like the access with its big velcro hold down flap and the zippered sections. I can't remember which model it was but think it was the F-803. I like the look of the F-5XB but the next size up was just too big for a FF mirorless and a couple smallish lenses. I've been in B&H looking at the Domke bags a few times. I know that's not possible most of the time. If at all possible, go into a store to see them. I want to carry at my hip like a shoulder bag, but with a long strap over my opposite shoulder. Ideally, this bag would have the basic characteristics I like about the F-5XB- very sturdy materials, a flap over a zipper fastening, decent padding while still not being a stiff box, and a removable strap. I want to carry one FF camera with a medium sized prime already on it (no zooms or big telephotos) plus a few extra bits and bobs, Note that I am not looking for a bag to carry a body and several lenses in separate compartments.

So now I am looking for a shoulder bag for crossbody carry that is about one size bigger, to hold the Zf with a future larger lens on it. To my surprise, it is even a great bag for my new Nikon Zf with the 40mm f/2 lens. It will hold any of my Fujis with a lens on it, or my Oly E-M10ii with a macro lens or zoom. For carrying a relatively small camera and lens combo- or two very small cameras- plus a few personal items, it can't be beat. I have seldom been as satisfied with any product as I am with the Domke F5XB.

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