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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The Case Logic DSA-101 "Action Camera Case" represents a market segmentation into those users who want protection for their camera(s) and associated equipment with a get up and go attitude.
Less structured, but providing some padding and cordura covering, this case can provide great protection for a variety of things. Drop it in, and cinch up the bag. This works for the clumsiest of users, those with bulky gloves or even only teeth and some knees. The simplicity is the draw. Once closed, while not water proof, protection is very good. Inside there are multiple pockets for batteries, lenses, storage cards, etc. While the feature set includes a statement, "Store up to two action cams.." two such items without any other protection would certainly shift and touch each other during any kind of movement, unless (and this certainly possible) a smaller camera could fit into the larger inside pockets. Some reflective materials are used inside to provide additional visibility to side accessory pockets, although this feature seems less necessary since most users sorting around inside for something like a battery or storage card are more likely to simply do this by touch alone. Construction quality is very good, and the outer surface while not bullet proof is bullet resistant.
The size of this case would indicate it can be used for items outside the current range, notably larger camera lenses. While it will not fit a fully fitted DSLR with a normal 200+ zoom, a smaller DSLR with a more compact lens will fit. For instance, a Canon D50 with an EF 24-105 fits inside. Of course, users may be hesitant about getting into any high movement activities with cameras of these configurations, but overall protection is good, albeit with some movement possible. Additionally, and potentially beneficial to this current reviewer, the space inside does fit a Canon EF 70-200 and Canon EF 100-400, providing softer side protection and allowing a quick drop in to many different bags, that the harder dedicated cases often cannot provide--like a larger "butt bag". Fixed higher 200+ lenses are going to be a stretch, depending on the configuration. (internal dimensions: 5.5 x 4.6 x 10 inches)
Overall simplicity and protection abilities make this camera case for active users who want an easy, quick, and versatile bag with less structure. Drop it in, get up and go!
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program First off, what is this "luminosity" name? What does this have to do with the bag? It sounds cool, now, happenin', but it sure doesn't have to do with reflected/emanated light, as this bag is all black, and mighty dark on the inside. Maybe it's the "enlightened" or "brilliant" aspect. I dunno.If I were King of Case Logic, I'd change this product name to "action gear bag"or "electronics action bag," something like that. "Camera" is limiting. A better sell is for all of the various electronics we're all using now, the audio player, the phone(s), and all of that wretched ancillary gear.
The intricacies of the Easy-Cinch(TM) opening/closing took some study, and I finally figgered it out. While not prominent in the product literature's photos, the copy refers to gloves, so what we're looking at is an opening/closing system that's easy for cold weather, either with cold fingers or with gloves on. The closed nylon loop should be bigger by a good 50% for this to be effective.
I've got a Nikon D90 and with its standard 50mm lens it filled the bottom of the bag, with precious little left for other gear, even in the side pockets. With my standard wide-angle 18-50mm zoom on it, the camera barely fit inside, and at an awkward angle to boot. But is this bag really for the serious photographer with large-frame SLRs? Well, no. As the product literature shows, it's for folks with a small camera, a video camera, and all of the extra gear that goes with that kind of stuff.
So, my Panasonic Lumix fit in this bag just fine, with plenty of room left for batteries, the charger, extra memory cards, and the Flip video camera as well. And off we went.
The bag is rugged enough on the outside, and some modest testing showed it to be pretty water-repellent. Having recently had a camera damaged in a drop as it was inside a backpack, I paid particular attention to the padding at the bottom of this bag, and I don't think it's adequate. I'd add at least another ¼" of foam padding to the bottom of the bag, and would give strong consideration to adding padding all around. That being said, more padding would make it a bit more bulky, a little bit heavier, less flexible and would increase the cost, too.
The bottom consists of non-skid rubber, with most of the sides of the bag of a micro-fiber woven Cordura-like nylon, thick and strong. There is a small amount of padding behind the nylon sides, about the same as the bottom. This cordura side does not go all the way around the bag, but is on the "back," the place where it will likely connect to a backpack or something else via the included snaplock. There is a front part of the bag that is nothing but thin ripstop nylon, very thin.
The interior does have 360 storage, as proclaimed. This consists only of open pockets, three of them mesh and one nylon. There is no way to close any of the pockets. A simple Velcro tab might be good to help keep these closed. My D90's modest 50-150mm telephoto lens did not fit into any of the side pockets (not that this matters, as there is no room in the bag with the D90 anyway).
Bottom line: this is not a bad piece of kit for those with modest electronic gear needing a central place to keep it, move it, and be able to get to it quickly. I see this bag as a good start, and at a reasonable price. It should be marketed as an electronic gear bag, not just a camera bag, and with a few modest modifications it could really be something useful.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program How can a photographer's version of a sleeping bag stuff sack become indispensable? Simple. It's because the Case Logic Luminosity Action Camera Bag is well designed, is useful in both urban and wilderness environments, and allows me to go fast and light when I don't want to drag around my main camera bag.My primary camera is a Nikon Coolpix 8700, with a lens hood that makes the camera about the size of a DSLR. I also have a couple of small point-and-shoots. Here are a few ways I've been using the Luminosity:
*When I only want to carry a camera, lens cloth, spare battery, and memory card. A fabric loop-plus-carabiner on the side of the bag makes it easy to clip the bag to a belt, a backpack daisy chain, or any other handy attachment point. It also has a rubberized bottom so that you don't have to worry about momentarily setting the bag down somewhere wet (note that it is not a dry bag).
*As a protective shroud when I'm carrying my big camera on its neck strap. The bag is very light and opens/closes very quickly and easily using its drawstring system.
*In situations where weight and bulk need to be minimized, such as trekking or minimizing an airplane carryon.
There is something that needs to be improved, though. Only a single stitch attaches the various loops and handles to the bag. A sturdier, more robust stitching or anchoring technique should have been used in these high-stress areas.
Bottom line: I wish I had picked up a Luminosity Action Camera Bag a long time ago. It has become a key component of my shooting gear. I'm deducting one star for the single stitch attachments because it probably will become necessary to get minor repairs done on the bag. Four stars.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The Case Logic Luminosity Action Camera Bag is perfect for when you are on-the-go. My cannon EOS fits perfectly inside with my needed charger and extra battery. The nylong bag is water-proof and closes tight with a carabiner to hook onto a belt loop or backpack. The inside has a thin padding and a nylon mesh to hold extra batteries/memory cards. This bag could also be used to carry a large lense instead of a camera.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Case Logic Luminosity DSA-101 Action Camera Case (Black)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program இ Fuzzy Wuzzy's Summary:ѾѾѾѾ Recommended with warm fuzzies.
փ Positives:
փ This bag is ideally suited for carrying weatherproofed action video camcorders like GoPro and Contour along with accessories.
փ The drawstring cinching action works very well to quickly open and securely close the bag.
փ The inside of the bag is lined with four webbed pockets and one nylon pocket of various sizes for lots of flexible storage options.
փ The bag includes a carabiner attached to a sewn-in nylon loop for clipping the bag to other belts, backpacks, etc.
փ The non-slip bottom allows the bag to easy stand upright on its own.
ჯ Negatives:
ჯ While the rear, bottom, and sides are padded, the front of this bag is jut one thin layer of nylon and does not provide any cushion protection.
ჯ The interior pockets should have a zipper or Velcro closure to prevent items from falling out.
Although the Amazon product listing currently describes this as a "Luminosity DSA-101 Action Camera Case", it really is not a camera "case", and Case Logic calls this their "Luminosity Action Camera Bag". So perhaps the "DSA" in the DSA-101 model number should mean "DrawString Action" or "Duffel Sack Action"? At the time of this review's writing, the 'Product Description' incorrectly lists this as 'Fits Devices 5.5"(l) x 4.6"(w) x 10"(h)'. This is incorrect, and should say: 'Fits Devices 5.5"(l) x 4.6"(w) x 9.1"(h)'. After all, it is not physically possible for a bag with an external height of 9.3" to have internal dimensions that fit a device that is 10" long. Although this bag is ideally suited for carrying weatherproofed action video camcorders such as GoPro and Contour, you can carry other electronics gear in this bag. The product description says that you can store "up to two action-cams" with accessories. This bag is roomy enough to carry at least three or four action cameras or point-and-shoot-sized cameras as long as you can organize them so that they do not bounce against each other during transport. And there is plenty of room to bring along other mounting hardware or a GorillaPod flexible tripod.
While this bag can hold a large DSLR camera or 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens, it is not a good bag for carrying larger electronics because there is insufficient padding around the entire bag to fully protect this kind of heavier gear. While the rear, bottom, and sides are slightly padded, the front of this bag has a triangular panel consisting of just one single thin layer of ripstop nylon. I really wish that this front section was also padded like the rest of the bag. Using full wraparound padding would have added a small bit of weight to the 4.2-ounce bag, but the extra cushion protection would be useful for protecting electronics that are being carried in it. Although GoPro and Contour cameras are fairly sturdy devices, I would still prefer that this bag be completely padded just in case it gets bumped around.
This bag is entirely made of nylon. The interior of the bag is lined with blue nylon on its padded rear, bottom, and sides, and the front of the interior consists of the single layer of unpadded black nylon. The bag that I received slightly differs from a product photo that is currently posted for this bag. The product photo shows a cutaway view where there are two webbed pockets on the rear panel, two taller webbed pockets on both sides, and two overlapping nylon pockets on the front panel. My bag's interior has two webbed pockets on the rear panel, one taller webbed pocket on one side, one taller nylon pocket on the other side, and one webbed pocket on the front panel. Regardless of which pocket arrangement is used for the bag that you receive, this does provide for lots of flexible options to store other accessories such as memory cards, batteries, cables, smartphone, MP3 player, earbud headphones, snack bars, etc.
The interior pockets are too loose to securely hold memory cards, batteries, and other small items. This not a problem if this bag remains upright at all times. But since this is supposed to be an "action camera bag", when I tried hooking this bag to my CamelBak backpack while mountain biking rough technical terrain, I found that my memory cards, batteries, and other accessories had all fallen out of the pockets early on during my ride. To fix this problem, I ended up cutting narrow quarter-inch-wide strips of adhesive-backed "Industrial Strength Velcro Tape" and I lined the mouth of each pocket with the Velcro. So now the interior pockets of my bag are all outfitted with Velcro closures and my stuff no longer falls out of them :-) But it would have been nice if this bag already had zippers or Velcro sewn into them to hold items more securely.
The drawstring closure is innovative and allows the bag to be quickly opened and closed. To open the bag, you pull two nylon loop handles in opposite directions. To close the bag, you grab hold of two hypalon (synthetic rubber) tabs and pull them in opposite directions. Drawstring closures usually either can become loose or require you to slide a clasp along the drawstring to prevent the string loop from loosening the closure. This bag also uses a clasp to prevent the drawstring from inadvertently loosening, but you just have to set it up once and there is no need to adjust the clasp with each opening/closing of this bag. Since I often take cameras along while skiing or snowshoeing, I tried opening and closing this bag while wearing ski gloves. Opening the bag is very easy while wearing ski gloves since the two nylon loops are so easy to grab. Closing the bag is also still easy because the small thumbnail-sized hypalon pull-tab is attached to the drawstring and I can just pull on the drawstring loop, while the other hypalon tab is three inches long and still easy to grab while wearing ski gloves. While the two hypalon pull tabs and two nylon pull loops are attached to the bag using two layers of stitching and they seem quite durable, if any of the two tabs or pull loops separate from the bag due to stitching failure/fatigue, you can still open and close the bag, but it becomes more cumbersome. So I would not use extreme force when pulling these tabs and loops.
The top-rear of the bag has a nylon loop sewn into the bag, and the bag includes a carabiner for clipping the bag to your belt, backpack, other bags, etc. Since the bag includes a pull-loop handle that you pull when opening up the bag, you can also clip the carabiner to the front-facing loop if you need that setup for some reason.
Case Logic advertises that "through snow, dirt, water and sand, action-cam users vary in activities". While the top of this bag can be very tightly cinch closed, there is still a possibility that a little bit of water, rain, melted snow, or mud may drip into the tiny hole that still remains after the top of the bag is closed up. This will not matter if waterproof action cameras are stored inside, but it is something to consider if, for instance, you want to strap this bag to your waist while whitewater rafting.
Overall, this is a nice bag to accompany your GoPro or Contour action camcorder. It is too big to just carry a point-and-shoot camera, and it is not designed (or sufficiently padded) for carrying DSLR cameras or lenses. I would have rated this 5 stars, instead of 4, if it included full wraparound padding on its front panel and if the interior pockets could be closed using zippers or Velcro. This bag is overpriced if sold at $25 or $30, but it is more reasonable if you can buy this for $15 or $20.
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