I am a bit surprised by how much I like this. I have had a pretty large and bulky camera bag that I have been using for the past 6 years. It is great for my go-to bag when I travel by plane but recently I had been getting jealous of my brother who has a bag like this sling backpack. It is just so lightweight and much easier to take around.The design for this thing is fantastic. Everything is really compact but it is roomy enough that you can put just about all the camera gear you need. I think the only gear you may not be able to pack on this would be large lenses.The material and sewing of this is solid. The zippers all glide without catching or slowing down.I really love how easy it is to pull out my camera, then take a few shots and put the camera back in and be on my merry way. Up until I got this backpack, when I would hike, I would just hike with a camera in my hand all the time because it was too much work to have to take my large backpack off then unzip everything just to get out the camera. This really simplifies the process and makes things painless and easy. I really love this backpack!