So I finally got a decent camera again – a Ricoh GR. When I've taken it on a few more trips I'll post a review on the photography forum, but basically, it's made photography fun for me again.
One of the things that pushed me over the edge towards buying it was when I found a good tutorial on taking it apart and cleaning dust off the sensor. That said, better to try to protect the camera anyway. So I made a case for it that replaces one of the hipbelt pockets on my pack:
It attaches to looplocs and a daisy chain on my hipbelt using velcro:
Here it is opened up:
And lastly, there are two interior neoprene pockets, one for an extra battery and one for a magfilter polarizer:
The case is Xpac on the outside and neoprene on the inside, with 1/8" foam padding in between the two layers. It's quite the beast, and I might be a bit overprotective. But 98 grams isn't too bad for my peace of mind.
I debated different closures for a while, including velcro and a buckle, but finally decided that the zipper offered the best dust protection, which is really the primary concern. The bag should be water resistant, but for serious rain I'll be making some sort of silnylon or cuben rain cover for it.
