Camera Cases, Bags and Covers for Sony Alpha

Choosing a Case, Bag, and Cover for Your Sony Alpha

The right camera bag, case, and cover can help protect your camera and lenses. A number of styles exist within each of these product types, and choosing the suitable option for your needs can make it easier to assemble and transport your Sony Alpha camera and equipment when you are working on an outdoor project or traveling to a location shoot.

Cases, bags, and covers for Sony Alpha cameras come in options like compact cases, pouches, hard cases, and skins. Skins fit around the camera itself and provide a protective cover to prevent scratches to the housing or lens. These products allow the camera to operate as usual, with a flap closure that catches and releases to protect or reveal the camera lens. Larger bags such as backpacks, carryalls, shoulder bags, and sling bags provide an organized method of carrying and organizing the Alpha, lenses, tripods, and other equipment.

You'll find bags, cases, and covers from many manufacturers, including Andoer, Caden, Canon, Evecase, Gariz, JJC, Kodak, Matin, Neewer, Sony, Tamrac, Vivitar, and Zeikos. You can also find unbranded items.

You'll find covers made from neoprene, silicone, gel, and rubber. There are bags and cases made from materials including canvas, leather, nylon, polyester, and synthetic leather.

While your choice of bag is based on your camera model, you can choose its color to suit your personality. Choose from the following colors:

• Black
• Blue
• Green
• Orange
• Pink
• Red
• White
• Yellow

Although the styles vary, some of these camera bags feature accessory compartments, straps, and wheels. Some bags are padded and/or water resistant.

Professional photographers recommend choosing a bag based on size type, active or passive needs, and quality. You may find it useful to own more than one bag of varying sizes, since different shoots may require taking differing levels of equipment with you. With respect to size, consider current equipment and future purchases, including lenses and a flash system. Backpacks, shoulder bags, and wheeled suitcase styles offer the largest space among bag styles.

• Backpacks: Backpacks leave both hands free when you’re hiking with your camera in your hand. The carrying capacity varies, and it evenly distributes the bag weight across your shoulders.
• Shoulder bags: Shoulder bags provide easy equipment access. Their carrying capacity varies, and all the weight is slung over one shoulder. Shoulder bags shouldn’t accommodate lenses greater than ~200mm.
• Wheeled suitcases: These carry the greatest equipment volume, they are easy to transport, and they put no stress on your back or shoulders. They are limited with regards to mobility, and you will need a storage option.

Use an active bag, like a sling bag or fanny pack, to increase shooting mobility while carrying necessary lenses and storage cards. Use a passive bag, like a backpack or wheeled suitcase, to transport all equipment to the location. For added protection, consider choosing a padded bag with removable, padded inserts, hardy zippers, and a sturdy material.