The Boda V3 is a lens-bag that costs almost $200. Despite this, Boda will probably sell as many as it can make. All you photographers out there know that finding the perfect bag is impossible, but still we try. Boda may have worked out why: “Most camera bags are designed for storage,” says the product page, so instead, “BODA lens bags are designed for activity.”
To this end, the shoulder or waist-mounted V3 doesn’t even have a space for your camera, because of course you are using it. Instead, you load it up with everything else. Lenses go inside the main space (three of them), and are separated with familiar soft dividers. The lid flips all the way open for easy access. Around the edges of the bag are almost countless pockets and pouches: a big one for your flash, smaller ones for notepads, a cellphone, batteries and a special pocket for a memory cards. The idea is that you can work quickly from the bag when shooting, and you could even stick an extra lens in the side-mounted water-bottle pocket.
Is it worth $195? I guess that depends. The inventor, Seattle-based Jim Garner, is a wedding photographer, and that seems like a perfect use-case (his bag is in the picture above, along with all the kit he manages to squeeze in). There is also a smaller version, the V3 Junior, but it is only $20 less. I’m seriously considering buying this, but then I have a bag problem. Perhaps I’ll try to make my own.
Boda V3 [Go Boda]
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