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| Tamrac 5575 Expedition 5 SLR Photo Backpack (Black) | 
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| Brand: Tamrac
Category: Photography
List Price: $174.95
Buy New: $134.00
You Save: $40.95 (23%)
New (1) Used (2) from $99.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 18.3 x 14.5 x 10.1
MPN: 5575 Black
Model: 5575 Black
UPC: 023554022830
EAN: 0023554022830
ASIN: B0007WRN6U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Excellent Build - Moderate Utility February 15, 2006
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
Tamrac is one of my favorite bag makers, and they build all of their gear to the highest quality standards. I bought this pack because I do nature photography, and my style involves constant hiking. This looked like the ideal piece of equipment. After owning it for a year, I have discovered that despite the extraordinary quality of the bag, this is not my favorite and indeed I hardly use it anymore. The reason for this is simple logistics. It turns out that in terms of carrying a camera, backpacks are just about the most difficult apparatus to use efficiently. In order to access your SLR, you must essentially remove the pack and place it on the ground. This is then followed by accessing your camera, which generally has to be set down in order for you to re-shoulder the bag. Quite an unpleasant, time consuming and burdensome process especially when the ground is covered in snow or mud. The bag I reach for most often is the LowePro Off Road, which is a combination hip pack/shoulder bag. Tamrac, however, also makes several of these. With the hip option, you can easily access all of your gear while walking, not even needing to stop, and all of it is upright and will not fall out. You are not forced to set anything down on dirty surfaces. For longer pack trips, such a bag is also very easily placed inside a standard backpack, which is again difficult w/ the larger model. For anyone that is not simply traveling from one site to the next (and may photograph en route) I highly recommend you look at the hip pack/shoulder bag combo models. You'll find yourself reaching for them every time you go out.
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