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I bought this bag over in Dubai while I was there and have been using it for about 2 months now. It is one of the best camera bags I have owned and suits my needs perfectly so I thought I would give it a brief review.
First it is a good looking little back pack that doesn’t necessarily look like a computer/SLR bag which is sometimes good. The nylon is durable and there is a nice tough handle of reinforced nylon at the top.
The zippers surrounding the SLR compartment are waterproof.
The SLR compartment fits my Nikon D50 equipped with the standard 18-55 mm lens well. It won’t accommodate my camera with the 70-300 mm zoom though. I also tried it with a Sigma 10-20 mm that I borrowed and it would not fit.
The bottom compartment of the bag is designed to house additional lenses. It easily accommodates the 70-300 mm zoom (but not likely one of Evolute’s 2.5 f-stop zooms). The compartment has movable shelves that can be adjusted via Velcro. They are incredibly secure and will stick onto any part of the interior surface.
Since I only have one other lens for my camera I sort of stacked the shelves below. I could pull them out, but they seem to add reinforcement when in place and I usually don’t need more room on day hikes. I added my PSK (which I won’t go into its contents here), an oversized fire kit, hanky, hand sanitizer, electrical tape and power bar. There is usually room for my lunch as well. This isn't totally optimized for space, but suites my need on most of my dayhikes.
The side compartments are also very roomy and have mesh pockets on both the inside and outside of the main pocket. On the outside, I keep my sunglasses in their case. The buckles can accommodate a small tripod.
First it is a good looking little back pack that doesn’t necessarily look like a computer/SLR bag which is sometimes good. The nylon is durable and there is a nice tough handle of reinforced nylon at the top.
The zippers surrounding the SLR compartment are waterproof.
The SLR compartment fits my Nikon D50 equipped with the standard 18-55 mm lens well. It won’t accommodate my camera with the 70-300 mm zoom though. I also tried it with a Sigma 10-20 mm that I borrowed and it would not fit.
The bottom compartment of the bag is designed to house additional lenses. It easily accommodates the 70-300 mm zoom (but not likely one of Evolute’s 2.5 f-stop zooms). The compartment has movable shelves that can be adjusted via Velcro. They are incredibly secure and will stick onto any part of the interior surface.
Since I only have one other lens for my camera I sort of stacked the shelves below. I could pull them out, but they seem to add reinforcement when in place and I usually don’t need more room on day hikes. I added my PSK (which I won’t go into its contents here), an oversized fire kit, hanky, hand sanitizer, electrical tape and power bar. There is usually room for my lunch as well. This isn't totally optimized for space, but suites my need on most of my dayhikes.
The side compartments are also very roomy and have mesh pockets on both the inside and outside of the main pocket. On the outside, I keep my sunglasses in their case. The buckles can accommodate a small tripod.
