for Nikon D1 / D2 / D3

Review #1
(Added 13th February 2008)

Equipment list in bag :

1. Nikon D2Xs body + Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG
2. Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 EX DC
3. Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 EX DG
4. Nikon  SB-800 flash
5. Nikon 50mm f/1.8D
assorted memory cards, filters, batteries




Review text:
I bought this bag because i was looking for something which would take a deep bodied DSLR and assorted lenses. It seemed fine in the shop, so i bought one - big mistake! It's probably the most uncomfortable bag of any description that I've ever used. It doesn't matter whether you wear a coat/jacket in the winter, or a t-shirt in the summer, the bags main strap manages to cut into either your shoulder, or your chest, making it very unpleasant to wear over any period of time. The position of the bag on your back hurts your spine after a time (maybe it has something to do with the way the weight is carried?) Having to sling the bag around to reach your equipment, while sound in theory, really is a pain, the strap manages to pull whatever clothing you're wearing around as soon as you move it, which starts to get on your nerves very quickly. My girlfriend has also tried to use it, without much success, she's 5'6" where I'm 6'2", so height has little to do with it.

Some of the support problems are eased by using the supplied waist straps, but that really defeats the object of a sling type bag! I've taken this bag out on 5 or 6 journeys, and in that time the stitching on the hand strap at the top of the bag has started to come undone, which isn't very good for a company of this calibre.


I'm also worried that the main zips may open at any given time when you wear the thing, resulting in a massive, and costly loss of equipment. Do yourself a favour, don't buy one of these bags...

Likes about the bag:
Plenty of room inside main, and secondary compartments

Dislikes about the bag:
Very uncomfortable to use, no tripod straps, poor build quality (on my sample)





Thanks to crunch61 for review