Cambags

Reviews for Nikon D70 / D100 / D200 / D300 / D700

his is the older version of this bag, but its almost identical to the current orion aw.
Without backpack.  Collapsable backpack is in the front of the zippered bag.

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Connecting backpack bag or shoulder strap..

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Can hide waist belt behind

Thanks to Daryl Frelich  for pics/comments

Reviews for Canon 300D / 10D / 20D / 30D / 40D / 50D / 5D / 7D

Review #1

This is the first bag I bought to carry my 10D (I'd earlier had a fairly crappy shoulder bag for my EOS 5), and I bought it because of its versatility: the bag can be used either as a belt pack, a shoulder bag, or a back pack. I also liked the idea of the day pack, which I could use to store non-photo items for short trips (food, clothes, etc).

In practice, I found that using the Orion AW in the back pack setup (i.e. with the day pack) was very unpractical. The camera part is attached to the day pack part by means of two straps in the back pack, which are threaded through D-rings in the camera part and then clipped back to the back pack. The pack can theoretically be swung over to the front by opening these two clips, but I found that the clips then would get stuck in the D-rings and needed to be guided out. After this, you could finally open the camera bag part.

Therefore I've not really used the bag in the back pack configuration at all. The bag's use as a belt pack is also somewhat difficult, because when loaded with the gear I carry in it, it gets rather heavy and due to its size (38x25x25 cm), it tends to sag. It is also rather impossible to sit down anywhere.

However, I do use the bag pretty often as a shoulder bag. It fits my usual walk-around gear pretty well, and the shoulder strap is padded and comfortable. I also like the small handle the bag has, which is good for quickly grabbing the bag to move it a short distance. The handle is on the hinge side of the top flap, so grabbing it does make the bag tilt a little but I've not yet had anything fall out of the bag in this situation (but it does give me a scare every time that happens though).

Thanks to Tomi Junnila for review

Reviews for Canon 350D / 400D XT / 1000D / 450D

Equipment list in bag :
Canon EOS 350D XT
Sigma Lens 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
PD70X portable storage device
lens hoods

Review text:
This was my first camera bag. I selected it for the convenience of being able to separate the daypack from the beltpack and the convenience it can offer. In the end, I hardly ever used it as a belt pack and found it very inconvenient used as such. It made a decent backpack although the harness is not practical for serious trekking (the daypack is made of soft material without any kind of rigid back). I traded it for a Mini Trekker AW after having bought 2 medium/long lenses which did not fit in the bag on-body (70-200 f/4) or at all (300 f/4).

Likes about the bag:
LowePro quality, AW cover, roomy enough if you do not have to take long lenses, convertible bag can be convenient

Dislikes about the bag:
inconvenient to use as a belt bag and as a backpack for serious trekking photography (the daypack is made of soft material without any kind of harness); cannot hold long lenses on body

Thanks to Thierry for review