Well, I *think* I know what I'm after now but will hang on for a while longer. Two of my lenses are on loan to be sold and if they sell I will not need a big bag but will go for something much smaller. A friend turned up with a Roots bag and I tried my big boy and my tokina attached to body and it fit both quite snuggly.

So, I traded two bags for one. A shoulder bag and a rolling bag. The roller was a big one. Too big for my needs really so it had to go. The shoulder bag I used maybe twice. So a client has this neat little roller and we decided to swap. It fits my 15" Macbook Pro, the camera with the tokina attached. All the other lenses. documents, has a keyfob (I've attached a 1gb USB stick on it), and everything else I need. It really is perfect. It isn't strictly a camera bag so I will have to work out a system to carry it padded. I'm thinking wooly socks. Most importantly it has wheels and checking in at the airport they didn't even ask to weigh it. *phew* It would have been above regulations as it held 2 ipods (one broken, one working) 2 external HDD, camera + lenses, satnav, cables etc.

A booking agent saw some of my pictures from one of his clients' Oslo show earlier this year. He figured I should come to Hamburg. I did. Unfortunately it was not a photographer friendly venue and completely sold out. Got a couple of shots of the keyboard player from side stage and one or two interesting ones from above the stage. At least they are interesting for me.