Review for Canon EOS 1D
Review #1
(Added 16th January 2011)
Equipment list in bag:
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV with Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
Canon EF 400 mm f/4 DO IS USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
batteries, CFs, several accessories
I was looking for a bag large enough to accommodate my EF 400/4 DO (a bit shorter then the more famous EF 300/2.8L), together with my 1D Mark IV with 2-3 additional lenses. This because the 400/4 DO (as the other big white telephoto lenses from Canon) comes with a great hard case (see picture) and with a lens hood which, in practical terms, doubles the dimension of the lens when fitted! I use the 400mm for sport events, both indoor and outdoor and I hate to arrive with two bags, one for the 400mm only. So this Magnum 200 AW is the solution (provided I forswear the lens hood...) to carry all the gear needed for a professional sport event.
As you can see the 400mm (or a 300, eventually) is stored vertically in one half (where I store vertically the 1D+lens when I do not need the 400mm), and in the other half there is room for the camera (with the lens pointing down), an additional couple of lens and accessories.
The bag is considered "soft", but in fact is more "rigid" then other similar bags, the base is hard and the cover system is really great. There are 3 handles on top: one typically longitudinal and 2 at the sides of the cover, for a better handling.
This is the smallest bag of the series: 400 AW and 600 AW can carry more lenses and a notebook, but become bulky...
Likes about the bag:
it is deep enough to accommodate a tele-lens, rigidity
Dislikes about the bag:
None
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Thanks to Batman for review
