Olegis
11th of November 2004 (Thu), 09:54
Today I went to a local Lowepro distributor, who has the largest stock of bags, cases and other accessories made by this company. I was looking for a small camera bag - I wanted a bag for "everyday use", as my Mini Trekker was getting very heavy with all that stuff inside, not to mention the size of the bag. I wanted a bag for a 10D body with just one or two lenses and some spare space for the accessories - CF cards, batteries, a place for a wallet and other papers.
As I was looking at the bags (and there were PLENTY of them, I assure you), I ran into a few possible candidates - those were the bags from the Topload and the Nova series. Then I saw the Stealth Reporter - a nice bag, but still it seemed too large for me. And finally, I came to a shelf with a smaller bags, most of which were for point-and-shoot cameras. And suddently I saw it - the Omni Sport bag !
For those who haven't seen this baby, believe me - it's small. It has slim profile, which means that it's not thicker than the average briefcase. But what a surprise - the bag can hold my 10D, 2 lenses (one attached), a flash and also has inner pocket for CF cards, filters, spare batteries etc. Or it can hold my 10D with 3 lenses ! The capacity of this bag is unbelievable for its size - you should see it to believe that it can actually hold all this equipment. I managed to sqeeze inside the 10D, the Sigma 15-30 (not a smallish lens by any account), Canon 100mm Macro (not a small lens either) and the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8.
The big advantage of this bag is the unique feature which allows you to conveniently access the camera from the top, without actually opening the entire bag.
I recommend this little bag for everyone who's looking for an everyday solution to carry his gear (not lots of it of course) conveniently. Here is the link - http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Hard_and_Soft_Shell/classic/Omni_Sport_and_Sport_Extreme.aspx (you can store this little bag inside an optional hard case - not very useful for my needs).
As I was looking at the bags (and there were PLENTY of them, I assure you), I ran into a few possible candidates - those were the bags from the Topload and the Nova series. Then I saw the Stealth Reporter - a nice bag, but still it seemed too large for me. And finally, I came to a shelf with a smaller bags, most of which were for point-and-shoot cameras. And suddently I saw it - the Omni Sport bag !
For those who haven't seen this baby, believe me - it's small. It has slim profile, which means that it's not thicker than the average briefcase. But what a surprise - the bag can hold my 10D, 2 lenses (one attached), a flash and also has inner pocket for CF cards, filters, spare batteries etc. Or it can hold my 10D with 3 lenses ! The capacity of this bag is unbelievable for its size - you should see it to believe that it can actually hold all this equipment. I managed to sqeeze inside the 10D, the Sigma 15-30 (not a smallish lens by any account), Canon 100mm Macro (not a small lens either) and the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8.
The big advantage of this bag is the unique feature which allows you to conveniently access the camera from the top, without actually opening the entire bag.
I recommend this little bag for everyone who's looking for an everyday solution to carry his gear (not lots of it of course) conveniently. Here is the link - http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Hard_and_Soft_Shell/classic/Omni_Sport_and_Sport_Extreme.aspx (you can store this little bag inside an optional hard case - not very useful for my needs).