Reviews for Canon 350D / 400D XT / 1000D / 450D
I was looking for a small bag to carry a serious amount of stuff. Ended up with the Tamrac Adventure 75.
In the picture the bag contains:
Canon EOS 350D XT w/ BG-E3
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon 580EX Speedlite
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG/HSM
Sigma 1.4x EX DG APO x & 2x EX DG APO Teleconverters
Tamron SP 28-105 F/2.8 LDon the body
With a little reorg, it also now has my Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM as well. Outside pocket has more accessories, including the hood for the 10-22, cables, and my PD70X PSD. Straps on one side hold my MagFibre 694 monopod.
Thanks to David for pics/info
Review #2
Photo contains:
Canon EOS 350D XT w/ BG-E3 Grip and 18-55mm `kit` lens
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM
Canon 28-300mm F1:3.5-5.6
Tripod mount for 28-300
Olympus P+S Camera
Charger
Memory Card wallet
Old sunpack manual flash
tabletop folding tripod
Spare Battery, Memory Cards
Thanks to Doc Nikel for Photo
Reviews for Canon 300D / 10D / 20D / 30D / 40D / 50D / 5D / 7D
The gear as you can see on the pic is an Canon EOS 20D body with an EF 17 - 40 lens attached. Beneath it is a Canon 28 - 135 IS zoom lens. To the left is a Canon 70 - 200 MM f4 zoom. To the right is a Speedlite 420EX and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8. In the front pocket are a mini maglite, four spare Canon batteries, a card reader and cleaning tissues and a Stofen bounce reflector, memory cards etc.
thanks to Tom Waugh for photos/info
Review #2
(Added 5th Jan 2008)
Equipment list in bag :
1.Canon EOS 30D with Tokina 12-24mm f/4 + hood
2.Canon 580EX Speedlite
3. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 SP AF Macro XR Di LD-IF + hood
4. Rear lens cap for the Tokina 12-24mm f/4.
5.Sekonic Twin Mate light meter. Underneath the light meter are telephoto and wide angle conversion lenses for the Lensbaby.
6. Lensbaby 3G
7. Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM
8. Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
9. Set of filters including polarizing filters for the Tamron and Tokina and UV and warming filters for the Tokina.
10. Lensbaby macro add-on lenses
11. Miscellaneous stuff, mostly cleaning things.
12. Memory cards. The pouches have flags on them so you can indicate which are full and which are empty.
The backpack is very sturdy and the design is well thought out, including rain flaps to prevent rain from entering along the zippers , flaps to keep the accessory compartment zipper tabs from coming into contact with the camera equipment below, and an extra strap to make sure the flap stays closed even if the zippers slid open (which I doubt they would). Only thing I would add would be either a place to store the belt strap or a way to disconnect it; I don't see myself using it very often, but would hate to cut it off completely.
The outer front pouch has all my manuals and could hold my A620 if I didn't want to carry it in my purse like I normally do. It also has a pouch and strap for carrying a tripod.
Thanks to Karen (lady_elsinore) for review
Review #3
(Added 24th August 2008)
Equipment list in bag :
Canon EOS 40D body + Canon Grip + Transporter strap
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM + lens caps + hood (reversed)
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM + lens caps + hood (reversed)
Canon 580EX Speedlite II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II "nifty fifty"
Tokina 12-24mm f/4
Canon A710 IS
Two Lenspens
Shutter Extension Cord
$99.95 shipped from Adorama. The Tamrac 5375 Adventure 75 Backpack below weighs in at almost exactly 20 pounds with all the gear in my signature + accessories. The inside pockets have a clear plastic lining with some mesh-style netting that covers part of the clear plastic.
It has a pull cord that you can use to tighten the rain cover over the zipper with. The rear pocket does not have a rain cover though. The handle on the top lets you carry it like a hand bag.
Here's a top view:
The pull cord runs inside the rain cover and has a plastic fastener with a release button on it.
With the pull cord tightened, the rain cover goes over the zipper fairly snugly:
The bag seems slightly shallow, as the 40D + grip sticks up about 1 inch over the zipper. You can still zip it shut fairly easily, as long as there aren't too many accessories in the inside pockets. It would be nice if the bag was 1 inch deeper. An inch or two can make a world of difference!
In addition to the back pocket, there's a rear mesh pouch/net that feels a bit rubbery but is rather tough. It has another pull cord & fastener that you can adjust to tighten or loosen the pouch. I keep a trash bag in it in case of rain.
Here's a couple more views with the straps. There are lots of various straps which cannot be removed (including a waist strap), so I had to tuck them away and now the bag is very wearable. I have about 3-4 velcro partitions left over that aren't being used.
The shoulder straps are quite thick with rather solid padding and feel very firm and solidly attached to the bag.
Thanks to CameraLens for review
