This might be a stupid question but I’d like to carry my smaller camera in my backpack every day. That means that it would sit in there together with my work laptop and occasional groceries or other stuff that I buy on my way home, for example. Therefore I bought a hard shell case (it was very hard to find one that had roughly the correct size) and lined it with some foam. Now the thing is, the case fits pretty well, but it could be a tad higher - currently I put the camera in standing upright and then need to apply a bit of force to the top lid in order to close the zipper of the bag. That means that there will always be some pressure on the camera from top to bottom. That wouldn’t be anything I’d worry about, but what if I additionally load a bunch of groceries on it. The way the camera sits in there I assume that the pressure will be immediately transmitted to the top of the camera. Will it be fine?
Here’s some photos to illustrate the situation: https://imgur.com/a/e4msHvD
As long as it’s not pressing on the lens, putting pressure on the connection to the camera, it should be fine. I’ve never had a camera break IN the bag. Just don’t try to force things into the bag
True, never happened to me either. But usually I use dedicated camera backpacks where the gear is isolated pretty well. Or I’m really careful with how I put it in a bag when it’s in a neoprene sleeve, for example. But I just can’t guarantee I’ll be careful every single day, so I want decent protection. There shouldn’t be any pressure on the mount this way though, so I hope it’ll be fine!