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Apart from one other local person (who's not particularly friendly); I'm the only photographer I know that uses a wheelchair.
As you can imagine, I have some limitations, but I try not to let them get me down and prefer to concentrate on what I can do rather than what I can't.
I'd just like to swap tips and experiences with any other 'raspberries' and thought this may a good place to start.
When I first started using a wheelchair a couple of years ago, the most frustrating thing was finding a suitable bag as most are designed to go over your shoulder or sit on your back - neither work as I'm sure you can appreciate. Anyway, I solved that problem initially by getting a Loweprowe Inverse 100AW, but found it too small so returned it in exchange for the 200AW.
This served well as a day bag and sat on my lap nicely as I was hoping it would, but I was still limited as to how much I could carry. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, thanks to another member on here posting about an offer on one, I picked up a Lowepro Flipside 400 AW II - this has the opening on the inside as opposed to the outside so it works well for me when I need to carry some extra gear. I carry it on my chest and when opened, it sits comfortably on my lap.
Any tips you can pass on?
As you can imagine, I have some limitations, but I try not to let them get me down and prefer to concentrate on what I can do rather than what I can't.
I'd just like to swap tips and experiences with any other 'raspberries' and thought this may a good place to start.
When I first started using a wheelchair a couple of years ago, the most frustrating thing was finding a suitable bag as most are designed to go over your shoulder or sit on your back - neither work as I'm sure you can appreciate. Anyway, I solved that problem initially by getting a Loweprowe Inverse 100AW, but found it too small so returned it in exchange for the 200AW.
This served well as a day bag and sat on my lap nicely as I was hoping it would, but I was still limited as to how much I could carry. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, thanks to another member on here posting about an offer on one, I picked up a Lowepro Flipside 400 AW II - this has the opening on the inside as opposed to the outside so it works well for me when I need to carry some extra gear. I carry it on my chest and when opened, it sits comfortably on my lap.
Any tips you can pass on?