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I bought this expensive camera backpack for awhile now. The bag is great but it is not suitable for travel photography. It is good for outdoor photography though. I normally find it very good for my hiking & short days camping. I am happy to use the bag for my regular Panorama Hill climb. But for my oversea trip, I had to leave the bag at home.
The bag is too small for the main backpack but too big to carry into the plane’s cabin.
During our recent 7 days Indonesia travel, I wish I can use the bag at Mt Bromo & Mt Ijen. But I didn’t bring it because the size issue. I will never put my camera bag inside the plane’s luggage.
So now…..I have another excuse to find a complementary bags….or maybe ‘just’ camera pouch……ThinkTank holsters are in my mind, together with the harness & belt.
Rather than a full review, I just better give a simple feedback about this bag.
- The size is just right for a 5’9″ male Asian like me. I wear it almost everyday now. Even though it is not really meant to carry notebook, but I can accommodate my 12″ Dell Latitude D430 with its extended battery inside the upper compartment.
- It feels light. Not sure whether its psychology or what, but it does feel light.
- Damn cun (beautiful) if not cool!
- I am able to put in my D3 with 70-200 VR, a 17-35 f2.8 & 85mm f1.4 but that’s it. For flash, I need to use the upper compartment unless I have the slip-lock case. However, with the D3 in the lower compartment, I am not able to take it out via the quick access side opening. No problem with D200 but it is still with some difficulty.
Overall, I am satisfied. The bag is not big. Enough to carry travelling setup but not for a serious photography outing where you would want to carry the complete arsenal of gears.