National Geographic NG 5162 Earth Explorer Medium Backpack by National Geographic
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Digital camera reviews of National Geographic NG 5162 Earth Explorer Medium Backpack
Digital camera Review: Medium backpack
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent day trip pack for your photo equipment. Lots of room with adjustable compartment padding for different lenses. Pull out water bottle holders. Many straps and velcro attachments for outside accessory/tripod mountings. The hemp canvas is better than the nylon packs for warm days. Pricey, but extremely high quality - should last a long time.Digital camera Review: NG 5162 camera bag
Summary: 5 Stars
This is perfect camera bag. I have 5d and three canon lens, long one is 70-200mm IS, the other is 100mm. The bag can perfect storage those item and other stuff like flashlight, tripod..it's perfect bag for me..Digital camera Review: National Geographic NG 5162
Summary: 4 Stars
I have just received this bag, and after loading it, these are my first impressions:
The exterior is made of rough canvas and has a lot of small pockets, compartments, buckles and the like, so carrying extra personal gear is really easy, and it comes with two additional straps that can hold a large tripod to the bag's side. The padded harness is comfortable, but the straps are too many and too long, and can be a little messy.
The padded interior is spatious enough to accommodate two SLR camera bodies and some 2-3 lenses, and the velcro divisions, although not very customizable, are arrangeable to meet the height and width of most standard photographic accessories. The upper compartment can be merged with the camera section, and the divisions removed, becoming a pretty big compartment.
As many other reviews here state, the laptop compartment is NOT big enough to fit a 17" computer. I have a 14" iBook that barely made it through the side opening. Bigger computers may need to be loaded through the main compartment opening, that communicates with the laptop compartment.
A minor issue is weight (loaded with a laptop, two bodies, two lenses, a small table tripod and a small notebook weighed around twenty pounds), and a nice thing about it is that it does not look like the usual camera or laptop bag, so it won't draw as much attention from thieves (but please don't leave a bag full of expensive photographic equipment unattended).
Digital camera Review: National Geographic NG-5162 review
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this backpack for a European trip I had in the fall in order to combine my camera gear, laptop, and a medical machine (CPAP) all in one carry on bag to comply with the airline regulations. I had previously gotten the National Geographic NG-2475 medium shoulder bag, and use it as my primary camera bag. I really like the canvas styling of that bag instead of neoprene, and I thought the price was reasonable.
However, I was disappointed with the NG-5162, and ultimately had to leave it home and make do with the NG-2475 because my laptop (Acer Ferrari 3400) would not fit in the laptop sleeve, which I measured to be a little less than 13x9.5". I could put the laptop in the bag itself if I removed the dividers, but that kind of defeats the point of getting the NG-5162. The laptop in question has a 15" LCD, and I feel the specs lied about 17" laptops. Be sure to measure your laptop before buying this bag.
In addition to the major flaw, there were several minor design flaws that I might have been willing to live with if I could have fitted the laptop in:
1) There is no velcro except on one spot for the side divider which means it is inflexible for holding lenses, etc.
2) The top closes with a drawstring, and would likely let water in. In comparison the NG-2475 has a zippered enclosure to keep water out.
3) There should be velcro straps to keep the camera/lenses in the bottom compartment.
Digital camera Review: Nice bag
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this bag to take on vacation. After reading reviews I bought the bag. I have a smaller computer so it workes well. Computer will not go in the bag from the side pocket so I have to put it in from the top inside pocket.In allthough I love the bag for travel.