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Eureka! I found it!
By Chottobaka on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
Finally! After buying and returning more bags than I care to recall, I have finally found the perfect bag for my needs. Materials and construction are first both first-rate. The bag is quite structured and well padded where it needs to be. I am confident that my gear is protected.I was specifically looking for a bag that was large enough to hold my very compact run-and-gun rig, but not oversized, and this is perfect. The padded camera compartment holds my Canon SL2 with 18mm-135mm with the lens hood on and ready to go in the front facing orientation. In that same compartment, I have a 55mm-250mm (lens cap mounted backward), 50mm, plus 24mm and 40mm pancake lenses. All of this is in the dedicated camera compartment. By the way, I have three of the well-padded separators left over and not in use.There is plenty of room elsewhere in the bag for a Micro microphone, spare batteries, memory cards, cleaning kit, etc. If I want, I can slip my Canon Vixia camcorder into the camera compartment and a 7" monitor and shade in the computer/tablet compartment. The tripod pouch securely accommodates my Gorilla Pod SLR-Zoom tripod, but could also be used for a large bottle of water, or 40-ounce malt liquor.Access to my camera is easy due to the large opening on the side. Much better than the Vanguard Adaptor in this respect. And, the rest of my gear is very secure because of the tie down straps that limit how far the side access opens.This is the only small bag I have found that combines real protection, flexible organization and comfortable wearing options. I highly recommend the 150AW for small DSLR or mirrorless cameras. If I decide to go with a larger body in the future, I will not hesitate to get the 250AW.So, to sum it up... well made, good protection, easy access, plenty of space in a compact package and still light when fully loaded. Since it is brand new, I cannot speak to durability. There is, however, nothing that jumps out at me as an obvious potential durability issue. It appears to be very well made.
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Well Made, Not Well Designed
By MickeyFan on Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019
Well made, not well designed. First of all, the weight. This backpack empty weighs more than I expected. With a D750, a 50mm 1.8, 24mm 2.8 and 85mm 1.8 this bag feels substantially heavy. Mind you, the D750 is a light camera and the three small prime lenses I mentioned are small an lightweight as well.Second, the placement area for the camera in the lower part of the backpack does not allow a proper fit for a dslr. There is almost no space between the back of the dslr body and the zipper of this backpack. It's almost as if this bag was designed for a very thin point and shoot. Moving the padded inserts does not fix the problem. The length of the inserts does not allow you to move them more than a fraction of an inch. I also own several other cameras in addition to my Nikon D750; Nikon D200, Canon 7dmk2, Canon T3i, Canon T6. None of these cameras fit properly as they are too thick. Even my tiny Lumix G5 mirrorless is a tight squeeze! The inserts are not as versatile as with other Lowepro bags I own.Third, the bag is so tall it tends to bend loosing its straight back surface. It curves forward causing the back padding to bulge in the middle.Fourth, the protective rain cover hidden under the backpack is secured in a pocket with only two small pieces of velcro, unlike my other Lowepro bags that secure them with a zipper. Good luck trying to fold it flat back into the sleeve.Looks like the stitching is good, the materials used are of high quality and the overall construction of this backpack is far superior to other backpacks I have seen. Unfortunately the design (or lack of any thought behind the design) makes this backpack unusable for anyone with a dslr.I really tried to like this backpack as I am (was) a big fan of Lowepro, but I can't because of the design.
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