Diy Camera Bag

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  Step 1

  Gather everything you will need:
  
  -A bag of your choosing. making sure it has a flat bottom and is big enough to hold your gear.
  -Foam thicker than 1/2"
  -Fabric to cover the foam
  -scissors
  -fabric glue, hot glue or you can sew it
  -velcro
  -pins to hold the fabric in place as it dries or while you sew
  -plastic or cardboard to keep the shape. It goes in between the foam.

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  Step 2

  Lay your filler pieces out on the foam to make sure you have enough. I bought remnant pieces which were the cheapest.

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  Step 3

  Cut the foam to the desired size making sure it is even. you can use an Xacto knife or scissors.

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  Step 4

  After you wrap the foam around your plastic or cardboard you cover it with the fabric. You don't have to use plastic or cardboard you could opt for a thicker foam if you like. I wanted something to be really durable and protective so I chose the plastic. I made the back and front sides as one piece by wrapping the fabric toward the center. The space in the middle will be the bottom.

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  Step 5

  I made the shorter sides as one pice as well. the middle will be where the bottom piece fits into.

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  Step 6

  I put the longer pieces down first and then the shorter side pieces on top of that. Then i covered the bottom piece separately and placed that on top of the others.

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  Step 7

  I purposely left about an inch of fabric overall to fold over and glue the sides together. You don't have to be neat about it because no one will see the outside.

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  Step 8

  It's starting to take shape. All sides are now glued together.

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  Step 9

  If your measurements are correct, It should fit nicely inside your bag.

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  Step 10

  I made two smaller dividers out of foam. There isn't a filler in these. Just foam. I glued two small strips of velcro to each end. I used the scratchy side on these pieces so they wouldn't scratch my lens housing and camera. You will have to glue the fuzzy side to the sides of the interior walls. Two strips spaced evenly from side to side should work on the front and back sides.

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  Step 11

  They fit nicely inside. You can put them wherever you like to accommodate the size of your camera and whatever else you decide to carry around.

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  Step 12

  There is ample room inside for three of my most important lenses and there are pockets on the inside of the bag already to house my charger, cables and filters.

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  Step 13

  You can rearrange to fit whatever life throws at you.

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  Step 14

  Grab a helper or friend if you want.

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kelly.koopman · Lelystad, Flevoland, NL · 6 projects 19th April 2013

Hahaha that last picture made me fall off of my chair. Was being too serious observing every step. Awesome how to !

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kelly.koopman · Lelystad, Flevoland, NL · 6 projects 19th April 2013

Hahaha omg that last picture made me fall off of my chair. Was being too serious observing every step. Awesome how to !

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Kiwi Kaos · San Diego, California, US · 11 projects 10th February 2013

Helper does not look amused. Mine never does either. Bag looks awesome! Thank you for this one. I have been mauling one over for some time. couldn't figure out the pieces.

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Ada B. · Érd, Pest County, HU · 24 projects 10th February 2013

Great how to!

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