About the seller: Fast shipping. Arrived on the 5th or 6th business day as promised. Good packaging. I would recommend and buy from again in the future.
Note to the seller: On Amazon, I found the backpack + cleaning kit priced for 69.95 and the back pack, cleaning kit + tripod priced for 69.95. I chose the latter and if this is a price mistake, please correct it.
About the item: The bag is fabulous. It has space for my 15.4 laptop with an extended battery and I was able to fit another netbook in the sleeve compartment. I believe it will fit a 17" laptop perfectly. I carried my Nikon D5100 with a 18-55mm stock lens, a telephoto lens, camcorder, and cleaning kit, along with the power cables and all related accessories. The padding is excellent and the lens as well as the DSLR were well protected. I have not taken it on a hike yet, but I was able to take the backpack on a 24 hr long international flight to India and it met travel requirements by airline. At least no airline asked me to check it in. In fact I carried most of my travel documents as well in this backpack. This should give you an adequate idea of it's capacity. The chest and waist straps are a nice plus and distribute weight well.
There is a rain cover included and the backpack can also be fitted on top of a roll-aboard luggage. There is a sleeve on the laptop which makes it extremely convenient.
Cons:
1. There is a tripod loop as well, but this loop was not effective as somewhere along my journey the spider tripod that was part of this kit fell off. For larger tripods it might be more effective as there is a tripod base pocket included. More on the tripod later.
2. The shoulder adjustment buckle sits exactly at the point below the shoulder ball and socket joint and this might cause some chafing to some people particularly on long hikes. This is a very individual specific con and it might be better for most other people.
For the price, I think this backpack blows away the competition.
Cleaning kit: Not much to say. Hurricane blower + Lenspen. Nice accessory bundle. Fairly comprehensive.
Tripod: I carried this tripod with me because I did not want to carry something larger on a family vacation. This tripod is just a gimmick and it was useful for my camcorder, but definitely not with a DSLR. It is meant for small handheld cameras and camcorders and does not hold up well under the weight of a DSLR. It was definitely useful for my camcorder though. As I mentioned it dropped off somewhere along the way and is not something I will miss for the DSLR.
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After about 4 hours of use one day the computer laptop/ iPad compartment zipper failed, It is made in such a way that the zipper takes all the weight of the bag. I had to resort to sewing it closed with heavy duty truing. It still doe not hold the weight right. Total dis appointment. It sits in my closet now.Best Deals for Vivitar Series One Digital SLR Camera/Laptop Sling Backpack - Large
Perfect, exatcly as it says on picture! I love it! very good looking, fits my equipment perfectly! thank you!=D
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