Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Value October 7, 2008
If you are looking for a larger gadget bag that is easy to take on the road this one if for you. It has the room for a strobe, two camera bodies and several lenses plus accessories. There are plenty of straps and pockets for you to load down with other gadgets or stuff for a hike.
 Camera backpack October 3, 2008
This is a great backpack that lets you carry a camera and several lenses and other accessories. The downside of this bag is the size. the nose (top) is not as deep as the rest of the bag. Also the sides are a bit soft and may only offer minimum protection
Excellent item October 3, 2008
The product is what I expected it to be. I had seen it in the store before I ordered it from Amazon.com. As always,Amazon is a reliable source of online purchases.
Not as large as I thought October 2, 2008
When I looked into buying this backpack, it was pictured with two cameras, lenses and other camera accessories. I have two cameras, a wide angle, telephoto and zoom lens plus other accessories and am not able to fit all of the equipment into the bag the way I thought I would. I now have two camera bags to accomodate my equipment - disappointed.
Big, mobile gear bag September 30, 2008
I bought this bag about the time I originally bought my 350D and it's more than satisfied me on two overseas trips and numerous domestic trips, camping trips, and of course family gatherings. I have yet to buy enough lenses to fill it, and even if I did have that much glass, it still has enough storage in the front compartments to pack a lunch and any other small personal items you might want for a daytrip.
However, it should be noted that this is not the big camera bag for everybody. While the backpack form factor is great for lugging your gear, you cannot simply unzip the main compartment and look through your lenses while you are still carrying it. To protect your gear, you should unshoulder the backpack and lay it flat to gain access to the main compartment. I imagine for a lot of really busy photographers, this would be a deal breaker. In fact, I would even recommend to anyone who buys this bag that you always zip the main compartment zippers to one side or the other. Leaving them at the top middle is just asking for gravity to open your bag for you, resulting in the dstruction of all your lenses.
Pros:
-Huge
-Comfortable
-Durable
-Low-profile compared to normal camera bags
Cons:
-Doesn't allow access-on-the-fly
-Side pockets/straps useless for a standard sized Nalgene bottle
-Any kind of zipper failure for the main compartment could be catastrophic
(if I can find a way to revise my review now to 4-stars, I think that's probably more accurate, now that I think about it)
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