I picked up an army surplus assault-type vest that I used for paintballing when I was playing that seriously. It was lightweight, hardwearing, and every part of it had been designed with the idea of someone needing to access everything easily and quickly in a situation where half a second's delay could mean the difference between getting shot and being the one doing the shooting..
I pressed it into service once or twice for photography when I was shooting film (and at least one of those times was shooting at a paintball match), and it was pretty handy, although I wasn't carrying spare lenses.. It was good for holding film canisters, although I don't think I'd bother using it now with digital...
I don't know if I'd wear a "proper" photographer's vest either - maybe if I was at an event where I was being a dedicated photographer, like a concert or a festival or something, but I think I'd feel a bit daft wearing one if I was sightseeing or touristing or something like that.
Russ.
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