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Canon 7D Body
24-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8
50mm f1.4

I've been looking around and there doesn't seem to be much.
 
If you hold on I will let you know next weekend.
I have similar kit and am looking for a new bag that doesnt look like a camera bag I have settled on crumpler but the sizes on their site don't really tell the full story especially with these larger lenses.

I have tried all the local shops but none have a decent selection to try so I am going to London next weekend to head to one of their stores which I hope have the full range of bags in stock so that I can try and see which ones will fit my 500d, 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, 50mm f/1.8 and the 580EXII flash. currently I have the body, kit lens 50 and the 24-70 mounted in a crumpler muffin top 3000, then that, the flash and the 70-200 is in a backpack.
 
I would have said Crumpler Muffin Top 7500 a couple of weeks ago. I have one, it is a great bag, very discrete (if this is important to you). However, it is just a little bit small, Crumpler themselves are very optimistic about what you can get in there. Their bigger messenger style bags have inserts which means the internal volume isn't much bigger.

The 70-200 and 24-70 are brutish lenses and I really don't think you are going to get them in there.

For reference, I have a 5Dmk2 with grip and and 24-105 f/4 L. I could just get this in the MT 7500 with room to spare for the 17-40 f4 L and a 580EX2. Even then I wasn't entirely happy as lens down, with the 24-105 mounted, the cam was a little top heavy and tall for the bag. For my last cam, a 40D (17-55 and 10-22) it was just about right.

A couple of weeks ago, another thread on this forum alerted me to the Domke F2. The OP was himself changing from the MT 7500 so it was a very useful post. I tried (and failed) to snag one on e-bay and ended up getting one from WE instead for ~£130.

The Domke F2 is that little bit taller, little bit longer and little bit wider than the Crumpler to make it spot on for me at least. It will comfortable take a the 5Dmk2 and grip with 24-105 mounted (hood reversed), 17-40 (with hood in a side pocket), 580EX2. There is also one compartment free which will be fine for a 70-200 when funds permit although I couldn't say that a f/2.8 would fit with the hood reversed.


It wasn't cheap, but is well built and again discrete. The shoulder strap is long enough for either shoulder or messenger style wearing.
 
I have the Messenger Boy 8000.
It is similar in size to the Muffin Top 7500 only the height internally is 22cm, not 18 cm.
The added height will allow the 70-200 IS (20cm i believe) unattached to fit in whereas the Muffin Top 7500 at 18cm wouldn't. I don't have the 70-200 IS to show you a photo but I did research the lens/bag sizes as I would like to get one in the future & I wanted it to fit.

I bought mine new from ebay for £72 rather than Crumplers website for £95.
 
I have a Crumpler Daily XL (600). It holds a gripped 450D with Tamron 17-50VC attached. A 50mm 1.8, Canon 55-250, 430EXII, loaded spare batt caddy for the grip, Spider Holster, various smaller accesories (cables, cards, batts, filters etc) and there is still room for another decent sized lens (say a 70-200 f4L IS).
It has ample room for other accessories in the front pockets and has straps at the side you can attach additional lens pouches too if needed. The 3rd Leg system is good, stops the bag banging around on your legs/back.
 
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