Micky
Registered: March 2006
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat March 18, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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It is LARGE. Extremely configurable
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Cons:
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Can be heavy if fully loaded, won't fit under airline seats easily
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This bag is great if you want to carry a lot of equipment. Typically mine holds 3 Nikon bodies, 2 flashes, 5-8 lenses (depending on size and configuration of bag) and enough batteries, filters and accessories for a week-long shoot. Your mileage may vary...
There is a slot in the back of the bag for a laptop, but I haven't tried it yet. I keep my manuals and documentation there. There is also a compartment in the 'bottom' where you can configure the bag to hold a long lens or other equipment not used frequently, as the access to the compartment requires setting the bag down to unzip and open.
There are enough pockets to hold all kinds of stuff, such as power adapters, PDA's, cell phones and just about anything else you could bring along.
Beware, this bag can get heavy really quickly, especially if you own a lot of fast Nikon glass. DSLR owners with DX lenses will be much better off, but for diehard film shooters or those who use 4X5 or other medium format cameras this bag is not for the weak.
Built with typical Tamrac construction, this bag uses velcro inserts that can be adjusted to fit almost anything. I have used this bag for video as well as 35mm and digital, the more velcro compartments you configure the more stable the bag gets.
One last note, you should ScotchGuard the exterior of this bag every year to insure that light rain and other weather elements such as snow etc. don't penetrate the outer surface. I have had mine over 10 years, and the exterior surface stil repels the weather just fine. Tamrac has updated this bag with slide pockets for digital media management and such, but it is largely unchanged since it's introduction.
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Registered: November 2005