Reviews for Nikon D70 / D100 / D200 / D300 / D700
Review #1
This is the new Speed Racer from Think Tank Photo. This is the second Think Tank Photo bag that I bought. I was so impressed with the Speed Demon that I had to have the Speed Racer as well J Let me point out that I am not easily impressed. I have over 30 camera bags.
The quality of Think Tank Photo’s products is absolutely amazing! It turns out that the President of Think Tank Photo, Doug Murdoch, was the lead product designer at Lowepro for 9 years.
In addition to making the most amazing camera carry system that I have ever found, their customer service is also the best in the industry. It is not uncommon for the company president to personally respond to emails. They go above and beyond the call of duty with customer service.
Another interesting fact about Think Tank Photo is that they use working professional photographers as their focus groups for product development. Check out the story at www.thinktankphoto.com
Here is the front of the Speed Racer. It is a waist pack that also has a shoulder strap should you decide to use it in addition to the waist belt.
The Speed Racer has the best waist belt that I have ever found! It also has a detachable shoulder strap should you decide to use it in addition to the waist belt. You will probably find that if you load the Speed Racer, you will need the shoulder strap in addition to the waistbelt.
When carrying the Speed Racer as a shoulder bag, you can tuck the waist belt into the back of the bag. It is actually very easy to do.
The waistbelt is the most amazing that I have ever seen. It is also very comfortable. It has a great way for attaching other Think Tank Photo components to the belt. In fact, I often use Lens Changer 75 to take my Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 out of the bag.
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The inside of the Speed Demon has three large compartments. The dividers can be moved very easily. There are also other dividers that can be used to subdivide the larger compartments
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In the left compartment is a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 with the lens shade reversed. The right compartment has a Nikon SB-800 in its case
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The Nikon D70s is nose down with a kit lens on it. Yes, you can place the D70s nose down with an 80-200mm f/2.8 attached. It is tight but it will go in there. There is, however, no way that you are going to get a 70-200mm VR f/2.8 in the bag attached to a camera body
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Here is an interesting setup. I have my D70s nose down on one side and my F6 nose down on the other side. If you are going to do this, you might place one of the small dividers between the hot shoes to keep the bodies from hitting one another.
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You can also take your flash out of the bag and place it on the belt in this compartment called a Lightning Fast. It even has its own built in rain cover.
I can also attach this to my Speed Racer and my Modulus Speed Belt
This is the Lens Changer 75. I use it to attach my Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 to the belt. It has a drawstring top and a built in rain cover as well. Sometimes it is easier to work with the 80-200mm f/2.8 when it is in this lens bag on the belt.
thanks to Mark Frolick for pics / comments
for Canon EOS 1D
Thanks to jhom (Jim Hom) for pics/info
