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From the exterior, the bag appears to be a small dry bag commonly used in kayaking. Further inspection reveals the bag contains a softer nylon inner bag lining that protects the camera from the tougher pvc material from which the bag is made. The bag is large enough to store one SLR camera with one small to mid sized lens attached. It also has a pocket on the interior for a few smaller items. The pocket does not seal and could possibly allow objects to escape into the interior of the bag. This bag would protect your camera from water but offers no protection from other damage since it lacks any padding. My only complaint is the bag could be a little bit longer to allow for a larger lens and the interior pocket does not seal.

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I had high hopes for this roll top bag for protecting a D-SLR with zoom with a Class 3 waterproof rating (brief submersion). The Overboard bag size would work fine for my use but the roll down top does not seal correctly. Almost all roll down dry bags are Class 3 rated and I've used roll down dry bags for over 30 years of sea kayaking and canoeing. I know how to seal these bags properly and even 4 rolls did not seal the Overboard SLR bag. Test it yourself, open up the bag fully to fill with air, roll it 3 or 4 times and clip the buckle, and then gently squeeze the bag. That sound you hear is air leaking out, which means water can get in. Normal class 3 drybags will hold air if you squeeze them, the Overboard SLR case will not.

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I bought this case for a 7 day rafting trip on the Green River in Utah. During the trip we never turned over or dunked the camera bag, but it got splashed in white water rapids numerous times. The material is not only water proof, but is thick enough that I felt comfortable carrying it with my SLR on rough hikes up rocky cliff faces in search of petroglyphs.

The winds were sometimes ferocious, actually blowing sand thru the mesh in my tent. Again the case provided great protection.

The case is light and sturdy, easy to seal to protect SLRs from water and blowing sand, plus when hanging open from my shoulder the camera is protected from getting banged on rock faces but is very easy to pull out for quick shots. There is also a mesh pocket inside the case for extra batteries,SD cards, or even a backup pocket camera, tho I would pad these so they don't rub against the camera. The case will hold my Nikon D90 with 70-300 lens along with my G-9 Canon.

Although I have a couple of other cases for my SLR including expensive heavily padded ones, this will be the bag I will use for future trips of any type. Also it will fit in my day pack which I use as a carry on for air travel, which is not possible with my other cases.

I recommend this case and would buy it again.

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Works great took it jet skiing and it kept everything bone dry. If you are using a telephoto you will probably need the larger size. I used with an E-5 and 50-200 lens and it just fit with the ability to roll the top twice (not 4 times as recommended).

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Only a 3 hour hike in the middle of a HUGE rain system over the Hawaiian islands has phased it so far. Even then it was just humidity from the shear amount of moisture in the air that crept through. Funny thing is when the sun finally came out, to dry off my camera I ended up putting it back in the bag on the beach with the case open, and due to the rubbery material it gets kind of warm, I used the bag itself to warm up the camera and heat any residual moisture out of my camera. So basically, it dried my camera too.

The case is an open top but you roll it down and then fold it over.

After a week of use I did find the stitching kind of annoying as it sort of frays and I ended up trimming the wisps off with a small pair of scissors. Didn't seem like it was coming apart necessarily, just that it was manufactured that way.