First impression is excellent. It holds my D810 w/24-120 attached, 200-500, 50mm, 24mm, 14mm, battery grip, and all kinds of space for cards, batteries, cable release, lightning trigger, etc. Still has room for another camera body. It's an excellent value compared to some of the more expensive bags. Bought it on a recommendation from a friend; after a year, his is still like new.
11/09/2023
I bought this for my wife, the last one died of old age. She was able to get everything she needed in to this bag
10/09/2023
I purchased this backpack to hold all of my FX lenses and new Nikon D850 camera, along with all of the accessories. I only gave 4 stars on the Material quality due to some others stating that the threads that the shoulder straps are attached to the backpack, pulls apart. I did what another reviewer did, use some wire straps to give re-inforced support. I did this for preventative measures.
25/08/2023
I use this pack for my camera gear and all my other day-trip gear: water, layers, lunch. The waste band could be a little wider to help support heavy loads. I have used this as my carry-on without any problems.
24/08/2023
Despite reservations regarding stitching I see no problems. This is a very nice backpack and worth every penny.
22/08/2023
Ordered this for myself, husband liked the size so well that he took mine, just ordered a 2nd bag. I like the idea of having 2 separate areas for gear, allows us to put the not so frequently used gear in the bottom compartment.
21/08/2023
Very glad I picked this up as it's a lot easier to manage than the two gorilla bags I also have. This slings over the shoulder comfortably and allows my camera w long lens, cage and wooden handle to slide in nicely on top with minimal effort. The pockets are great and offer plenty of little versatile storage. The larger area at the bottom is where I store my G4 audio case and the straps secure it as it's just a little to big to zip up, but it's fine. The overall build quality is about an 8 or 9 if the zippers hold up.Update: after 2 years these bags still look like new and no rips, broken zippers or any other problem. Best bags we've got Bar none.
15/08/2023
As a conductor, its full of train equipment. (Light, caution tape, duct tape, air hose gaskets, bearing crayon, coffee cup, germ x, rain gear, counter, radio, PPE, etc.) It gets a lot of ruff treatment bouncing around in cabs, and vans. It has held up great! I have never worn it to hike, so no idea what it would feel like after five miles on ones back. I will vouch for its durability!
29/07/2023