Reviews
Attractive, sturdy and compact
Good: Attractive black and gray shell, better looking than the product listing's images suggest. Well made; quality stitching. Clever straps on the underside for a *very* compact tripod - don't even think about strapping on a full-size one. Holds everything I need in a camera bag - barely, but that was my intent, light and compact. Bad: Needs padding at the ends. Also, my personal jury is still out on the semi-rigid insert. It certainly adds protection and offers a little storage flexibility, but if whatever you put in doesn't fit neatly into 1/3 or 2/3 of the bag, it's going to bounce around and/or dig deep into the padding. Plus, the divider takes up a significant amount of space that's at a premium in a compact bag. On balance, I suspect that a more traditional set of padded, velcroed dividers would work better here. I plan to upcycle some from my old bag and see which works best. Bottom line: The bag currently contains my Nikon D7500, 18-55 and 70-300mm lenses, wrist and shoulder straps, spare battery, charger, and SD card, and a few misc. filters and odds and ends. It couldn't hold much more, but again, that was the idea. I'm not entirely pleased with the camera body cushioning, but a little experimentation and extra padding from the old bag should fix that. I think it'll work. Five stars, but the lack of padding in the ends almost cost it that fifth.
01/09/2024