Review of Tamrac 5371 Travel Pack 71 Photo Backpack (Red)

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Big enough for 1 SLR body w/telephoto lens, additional lenses, and even another small camera, this pack is the perfect replacement for those old boxy bags. It has handles everywhere, plenty of compartments, and is small enough to be extremely portable. As advertised, not for the serious professional who needs more than 3 lenses, but for everyone else it's the perfect solution to carrying camera gear.

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I've used this pack for about 2 months. I've taken it on a long hike (not so good..read below), a short hike (worth it), and a car trip (good). Good: Great price! The comparments are good size and easily adjustable based on your needs. Cons: It really doesn't work for hiking because of the stiffness and the backpack doesn't breath well. I wouldn't recommend it if you want to get the camera out quickly because the zippers sometimes get stuck on the flaps. However, if you want something for just a quick trip to the beach or a car ride, this is great.

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The backpack is compact but spacious. There were plenty of velcro'd padded dividers. It was big enough to hold Nikon D90, 2 telephoto lens, 2 chargers + batteries and the instruction booklet. Excellent value for the money. Camera is well protected and it fit all the stuff I needed.

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This is a great little backpack camera bag. It fits my D40 nicely (with a lens on!) and easily has enough extra room for 2-3 more lenses and accessories. I like that the top handle has a grippy plastic texture. It keeps its shape well, though I wouldn't pile anything heavy on top of it, like for a road trip. Overall I'm happy with my purchase.

Disappointments:

The side mesh pockets are not very expandable (you might be able to fit two fingers at most between the elastic when the bag is loaded up) so you could not, say, fit a bottle of water in it. There are accessory pouches and even a water bottle holder that you can buy separately, though

The zippers are sometimes hard to close

I think it if it were a hot day, you'd get a sweaty spot on your back; it doesn't have good air flow (but you can't expect too much for this inexpensive price point)

P.S. I don't think this bag would be at all suitable for backpacking (I saw that tag on here). I backpack, and this thing would be too big and bulky for that!

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I have a Canon Rebel xti, lens that came with it, wireless remote, 3 filters, lens that came with the camera, battery charger, a Canon powershot, its battery charger, a couple spare batteries, 4-5 memory cards, the Rebel's manual, a small notebook, the Rebel's neck strap, my iPod mini and my wall chargers for my Razr & its headset all in this backpack. There is some extra room. It's smaller than a regular backpack. It flips over my shoulder nicely. I would buy this again. I am not sure it will hold the two additional lenses and flash unit that I intend to buy ... but I imagine that Tamrac has a larger version. This is a very nice alternative to the standard lunch box style padded camera bag.