Got my new Camera Bag today.

wade7575

Senior Member
I got this Camera bag off of ebay for $35.00 I really the Retro look and the amount of room it has,I can carry my Camera and my 105mm Macro 55-300MM with no problems,the center pocket with the zipper that slide's down behind the padded part of the bag can hold a lot of stuff and the front pocket with the zipper can hold my Neweer 750 Flash plus has plenty of room for other stuff,the side pocket's use snap's and have more then enough room to hold the Nikon charger.If you are looking for a cheap really well made Camera bag that has plenty of room and has a Retro look to it I highly recommend this bag,I did not get it some much so because it was cheap but the room it offered me if I want to take a lot of gear with me.

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Elliot87

Senior Member
I have the same bag by the looks of it, mine is made by Bestek I believe. It can certainly hold plenty of gear, I had to take some of my gear out of it as it was getting too heavy to carry around.

One thing I didn't realise for a while after I got it is that you don't have to unbuckle the straps to open it up, as they are also fixed with poppers or whatever you call them. This makes the bag a lot more user friendly as I was getting frustrated constantly having to undo and redo buckles until I realised they were there more for appearances than anything else.
 

jay_dean

Senior Member
One thing I didn't realise for a while after I got it is that you don't have to unbuckle the straps to open it up, as they are also fixed with poppers or whatever you call them. This makes the bag a lot more user friendly as I was getting frustrated constantly having to undo and redo buckles until I realised they were there more for appearances than anything else.
Haha, i did exactly the same with my daughters school bag, that fastens in the same way. Which left me wondering, how come i was the only one in the house who didn't realise?
 

wade7575

Senior Member
I can see where some might over the bag it sure has a lot of room in it and you know it's big when you can put a Nikon 105MM Marco with the hood attached in the bag and still have lot's of room.

The popper thing's you referred are called Domes or Snap's.

I have the same bag by the looks of it, mine is made by Bestek I believe. It can certainly hold plenty of gear, I had to take some of my gear out of it as it was getting too heavy to carry around.

One thing I didn't realise for a while after I got it is that you don't have to unbuckle the straps to open it up, as they are also fixed with poppers or whatever you call them. This makes the bag a lot more user friendly as I was getting frustrated constantly having to undo and redo buckles until I realised they were there more for appearances than anything else.
 

traceyjj

Senior Member
Looks like a nice bag... and it doesnt scream "expensive equipment in here!" I think I will look into it as a carry round. Thanks
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
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Wade,
Nice looking bag. It doesn't look like a camera bag, which is a plus and looks like it will hold plenty for an outing. After you have used it for awhile, you need to give a complete review on the Pros and Cons.
 

Elliot87

Senior Member
Wade,
Nice looking bag. It doesn't look like a camera bag, which is a plus and looks like it will hold plenty for an outing. After you have used it for awhile, you need to give a complete review on the Pros and Cons.

I've used it for a while now.

The main pro's are that it is spacious, I think quite stylish and doesn't look like a camera bag so I feel quite secure with it. I haven't tested how weather proof it is but would think it would be ok in a shower.

The cons I've found are that it doesn't give too many options in terms of dividers and laying it out as you would like. I think it has two dividers so I've set mine up to have the body and lens in the centre and two lenses either side. It can hold more than this.
It has two side pockets but they don't seal closed with a zip but instead just have a buckle over the top and the contents are still exposed. This is a shame as these would be very useful additional space for other accessories. As it is I've only used them to hold a can of coke.
Also being a shoulder bag it isn't as comfortable to carry for a full day as a rucksack would be. Having said that the shoulder strap is padded so its not too bad.

It is a good bag though and I would recommend it if this style of bag is what you like.
 

wade7575

Senior Member
I would have to agree with what Elliot has to say about some stuff,I find there is enough room in the front and middle pocket's to put pretty much whatever you want and I as far as the pocket's at the end go you can put your charger and spare battery in one and not have them poking up without any worry of loosing anything you could also use the other to hold filter's if you want to I got a 3 pack of Hoya's that I have and they are in a nice soft case I just slide down beside one of my Len's.

I would not be scared off by the snap's they are not so tight that they are going to wreck the leather they are attached to but not so weak that they will come undone easily,for snap's all I can say is they are better then the ones by far then the Dakota brand heavy work shirt's sold at Mark's Work warehouse.

Here is a link to it on ebay Canvas Vintage Shoulder Messenger Camera Bag for DSLR Canon Nikon Sony Pentax | eBay
 
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