Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent) by Canon Cameras US
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Digital camera reviews of Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
Digital camera Review: A Happy Photogapher
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack because I do a lot of Photo shooting of Parades and things on the go.. I must be honest I was a bit skeptic in buying this product because of this low price, thinking it must be of low quality , but money was low and had to have my camera equipment with me and both hands free at the same time. But to my surprise this backpack is of good quality and is set up to Carrie all that I need on the run while shooting, not to mention the layout of the compartments are planned to make easy access to the things I need.. If you are thinking of buying this product you won't be disappointed .. Price vs. Quality..
The only thing that would have been nicer is to have is a few more outside of the bag pockets, there are only two one on each side.. www.TGTruman.com
Digital camera Review: A Must Have But Needs Serious Improvements.
Summary: 4 Stars
I am overally satisfied with my Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack. It matches with description, is lightweight, water-repellant (not good when it's time to clean it!) and robust. However, several severe critics:
- The logo is far too shiny and visible (also fragile as plastic-built)--basically, it tells thiefs that there is pricy photo gear in here!
- Major design caveat: the bag doesn't stand alone. Not convenient when you want to drop it because you have to lay it on its back on the ground. Can get very dirty and then...you have to put it on your back, yuk...
- While it is a bit bulky, the inner space is not that big and convenient...OK, secure storage but I feel like always opening/closing zips and digging but not finding what I'm looking for.
- The front webbing totally sucks--is fully useless. The 2 side pockets are not convenient. Need re-design.
- The two padded shoulder straps and the back need improvements--indeed, they should be fully redesigned for long trips comfort and sweat-management (please, developpers, take 'Swiss-Gear-like' bags as an example).
Bottom line: a must have but you may find better somewhere else.
Update: I recently felt in the ocean while shooting landscape; I had the bag on my bag. It's trully waterproof--nothing was water-damaged :)
Digital camera Review: A Very Good Back Pack
Summary: 5 Stars
Have had this backpack for a couple weeks now and have had an opportunity to put it to some real world use and abuse. Overall this is a great camera bag. It holds my Canon XTi, separate flash, a 300mm lense, a 50mm lense, a 28-135mm lense and the kit lense that came with the camera. Plus tons of batteries, memory cards, etc. It carries and handles it all nicely. I can do without all the extra straps (for the tripod, which I won't use much) but I'm sure they come in handy for those that need them. Actually all of the excess straps are removable so that's probably what I should do. I wish the Canon logo would have been a little more inconspicuous as it currently screams "expensive camera and equipment within!" I recommend this bag to anyone on a budget looking for a well designed, quality bag.Digital camera Review: A camera bag that works.
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent all a round camera gear bag. Plenty of space and easy accessibility. Goes any where.Digital camera Review: A decent "light" travel backpack.
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a decent backpack for the price, with good separators and padding inside the main compartment. I would have preferred more individual pockets in the other pockets, however, as there are no good places for my filters.
There are 3 main compartments, with two pockets on the sides.
The largest compartment is divided with velcro adjustable separators. These work fairly well and are quite secure. There are also two zippered net pockets on the part that pulls away from the main section. These are small pockets and will make contact with your equipment. If anything hard/sharp/large is placed in these pockets, there's a good chance that your equipment will make contact with these items and cause scratches/damage. I'm also concerned that the placement of the camera, which does allow quick removal of the camera, leaves it prone to scratches from the zipper which lies right against the camera itself, and possibly the LCD viewscreen.
The other two zippered compartments are very simple. The middle compartment has two small pockets with elastic cinching the opening, but they hold very little. The front most is a flat narrow pocket with no other features. The corded front of the bag allows you to cinch other odd-sized items in place if they are of sufficient size, but is largely useless for my needs. The two small pockets on the side are secured with two small velcro patches and are not sealed, so any smaller items you place there have a good likelihood of falling out. I would have preferred zippered closures.
On wearing: The bag has the usual non-slip padded shoulder straps, and a belt around your waist. However there's nothing to allow airflow between your back and the bag itself, meaning you WILL get sweaty on a day in which the temperature is anything above cold.
My main complaint is that the outside straps are not quick release. They are the kind that loop through the buckle and are drawn tight, which means attaching/removing items through those loops is quite difficult and time consuming. Because the strap is not directly stitched on to the bag, the strap is rather difficult to tighten because when you pull on the strap to tighten it, it slides around in the plastic mount that is attached to the bag. The straps are also only joined to the bag at one point creating a pivot effect that means whatever is in that strap will swing around. The swinging is only exacerbated if you are the type to carry the bag with one shoulder.
I carry around a light tripod with this back pack, and since there's only one loop on either side of the bag, the tripod swings around a lot. On the bottom of the bag are two loops that can secure it better, but not well (same strap sliding problem listed above), and it ends up swinging forward/backward and hitting me in the butt. It's a good beginner bag/light camera travel bag, but as a beginner with a Canon 40D, 3 lenses, filters for each lens, flash unit, and tripod, I have already outgrown the bag and will be looking for something else; while keeping this as a "light camera bag". It is decent for short hikes with select gear, just not as your main bag if you have any decent amount of equipment, or for extended periods in nature.
My fixes would be to mount the straps with two attachment points to the bag to prevent swinging items, fix the side pockets to prevent items from falling out, add more individual pockets to the interior, and pad the pockets inside the main compartment. Then it would be a bag worth writing home about. Otherwise, it's just an average camera bag.