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On a day tour? Snapping 4th of July fireworks? Need your important gear but in a safe, secure, waterproof, compact package? This is the bag for you. I was able to fit in d7000 with 50 prime on, 18-200 and sb700. i could have squeezed a tokina 100 if i wanted to and the bag did not look stuffed. added in remote release cable, remote, battery and cards. fits nicely over back. so compact, i love it. perfect for when you're traveling and want to stop at a nice place for dinner and meetup with friends for drinks and need to go out to snap good quality pics with your dslr and want to look cool and not lug your large camera backpack.
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I bought this bag to use for day trips to the city as my only bag. I wanted a shoulder bag so that I could get my things out without taking the bag off (like a backpack). I didn't want something to fit a laptop in (this can't fit my 13" Macbook Pro) or use to take to school. I was getting around on the subway, by foot, and by bicycle, sometimes late at night. I wanted a small bag just for the essentials that didn't look like a camera bag.If you have a lot of gear, this bag isn't for you. I used it to carry round a nikon d90 with 18-105 lens attached, a 750ml aluminium water bottle and a light parka rolled up tightly. That was snug (I only had one divider in), but I could still flick it round and yank the camera out in a flash. You could fit a DSLR and a couple of lenses in the main compartment if you wanted instead. I could also fit a book and some other bits and bobs in the zip compartments. When I'm not travelling I'll use it to carry a d90 with lens attached and two additional lenses.
To talk about something other than size, this bag is great. I've scraped it heaps and the scratches aren't obvious, the strap adjusts easily and all the zip compartments are accessible. The padding is consistent and there are two adjustable dividers. It looks stylish, inconspicuous, and is comfy to wear. One issue is that it isn't completely sealed (like any messenger bag) you won't get any rain getting in the main compartment, but if you went through a dust storm then dust would get everywhere.
I recommend this bag if you want something to carry your camera, a few small to medium sized accessories, and still not have a bulky bag that screams CAMERA. If you carry big teles (2.8 zooms), 3+ additional lenses/flashes or are an african safari explorer then look elsewhere. Likewise, if you want a bag to take to work with your camera, laptop, and papers in, then you should find something bigger.
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This is an excellent bag if you want to carry a small kit around all day while not screaming photographer. I bought this bag mainly for street photography, I can carry a canon 5d mk2 with three lens; a 40mm pancake lens, a 50mm f1.4 and a 28mm f 1.8 plus a large flash. The front pocket is useful for extra items like memory cards and a spare battery. I think the size of this bag is just about perfect for what I bought it for, I can carry this gear all day long in this bag and it's compact size means it rarely gets in the way; and yet, for it's size it can carry quite a bit. It's not as padded as my Crumpler 7 million dollar home, but that is the price you pay for such a compact bag.The bag is made of weatherproof durable material and I feel confident that in the event of light rain it should protect my gear quite well. That said this is definitely and bag for the urban environment, not the woods!
There is a small sleeve at the back that is quite tight but would probably fit an Ipad mini; If that's what floats your boat :) The length of the strap is easily adjustable using a cam type mechanism, that allows you change the length very quickly. I find this very useful as I can easily adjust the strap length to get most comfort if I have it on the shoulder or across the chest It's also great that you can quickly make the strap longer when you are working out of it as I often find that the optimal strap adjustment for carrying messenger bags is normally too short to comfortably work out of.
Anyone with an interest in street photography, who wants a discrete stylish bag and doesn't need to bring the kitchen sink with them, I can't recommend this bag enough!
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I purchased the Acme Made Union Photo Messenger a few weeks ago, it looked exactly what I wanted, which was a casual looking way to carry a DSLR and some gear. I have a Lowepro Passport Sling, which is a pretty good small carry bag, but frankly just has really awkward aesthetics, and not quite the layout I wanted. As soon as I unpacked the Union Photo Messenger out of the box I realized it was going back to Amazon. It's tiny. The pictures don't really give a good impression of just how small the bag is, but its really small. Much smaller than I was looking for. Its pretty much the size of a medium-large-ish womens purse, and is about 1/2 as thick as it is long, so the proportions are a little awkward.Pros:
Very well made, nice materials used in it's construction
Looks good
Generally nice features, like the lens cap pocket, and the outside slash pocket on the flap
Cons:
Simply too small and purse-like
Proportions are slightly awkward, it's almost 1/2 as thick as it is long.
Padding is built into the bag, and only the dividers are removable, so it doesn't work as well as a stand-alone messenger bag.
I returned this item and bought a Timbuktu The Snoop photo messenger (size small)Timbuk2 The Snoop Camera Messenger Bag and am really happy with it. It has a great layout, a removable insert and is definitely a better size.
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