National Geographic medium shoulder bag
NG-2475
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Review #1
(Added 11th April 2008)
Equipment list in bag :
Canon EOS 1D MK III Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM mounted on 1D Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM Canon 580EX II Canon offshoe cord 3 cokin P filters 2 filter cases 2 cokin adapters Rocket Blower Wallet Keys
I bought this bag 2 days ago, and i love it!
Good anonymous bag. Lots of space, and good looking. The main room is huge
i think, and the price of the bag is superb!
Likes about the bag:
Design, design, and design, and yeah thats it.
Dislikes about the bag:
not good enough protecion in the bottom.
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Thanks to Adam Høj for review
Review #2
(Added 23rd June 2008)
Equipment list in bag :
Canon EOS 1D mk II with
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
mounted
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM with hood reversed
Canon 550EX Speedlite
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4"









Review text:
I always have the hardest luck finding the right bag.
I've had a Lowepro slingshot (convenient to pull out a camera) and relatively
light weight to carry, but can't really carry much. I've a couple of Lowepro
backpacks: able to carry more, but not as convenient to pull out camera quickly.
So finally, I started looking for a middle ground: a shoulder bag. Shoulder bags
can carry more equipment than a slingshot like a backpack, but offers the
ability for quick draw like the slingshots.
I was particularly intrigued
when I saw the National Geographic NG 2475 bag reviewed here by Adam (see
above). It seemed to fit everything I was looking for: affordable (~$100 range
versus $250+ for Domke and Billingham), relative stealthy-ness (can't really
tell from just looking it's a camera bag and with the National Geographic logo,
people will just mistaken me for some nature nut rather than photophile), small
(relatively), able to carry all my equipment INCLUDING my 15.4" MacBook Pro. For
some reason, I guess it's not in popular demand for a shoulder bag that can
carry camera equipment and a laptop. So after seeing Adam's review , I was sold.
When I received the NG 2475, I was really impressed with how well it was
built and how nice it looks in person; the images don't do it justice. I was put
off a bit by the color, I would normally prefer plain black, but once I got it,
I actually found that the olive color wasn't terrible bad and after a day or so,
it actually grows on you. This is definitely a nice bag that you can carry to
work or around on the weekends. While it doesn't have the same
professional/corporate look like some of the Domke and Billingham's have, it
says, I'm a rugged outdoor-sy kind of person. There are LOTS of big pockets
which is perfect for extra batteries, filters, cords, CF cards, and so on.
The bag does get a bit heavy with all my equipment in it, but it's not
hugely unmanageable and no where as crazy looking as the Lowepro Computrekker AW
Plus that looks like your going hiking for a week. Everything is within reach
and the best part is unlike a backpack, you don't have to remove the NG 2475 to
get out the camera or laptop; big plus when you're doing street photojournalism.
What's cool too is there is a zippered pocket in the bag where you can keep
paperwork and what not. Also on the side of the bag, it has a lot of "holes" to
attach additional stuff. I kinda like how you can zipper up the main compartment
to keep it clean and it also has a Velcro strap so if you don't want to use the
zippered compartment, it rolls up nicely and stays secure and out of your way.
Too bad I had to return the bag; when they say it only fits a 15" laptop,
they weren't kidding. My MacBook Pro wouldn't sit
*properly*
into the laptop slot because it was 0.4" too wide. If I mounted it long way up,
I could get the zipper closed, but I couldn't buckle the flap. So I ended up
getting the National Geographic NG 2477 which is supposed to fit up to 17"
laptops. The additional size will be a welcome.
Likes about the bag:
Very well built, rugged like world travelling humanitarian photojournalist
Karl Grobl, lots of good
sized pockets with Velcro, looks very nice, can fit laptop and camera equipment,
doesn't scream "STEAL ME", perfect for the photojournalist
Dislikes
about the bag:
Can't. Fit. My. 15.4". MacBook Pro. Grrr.
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Thanks to Richard Bui for review
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