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The Lowepro Fastpack 100 is a great walk-around camera bag. Although some people have given this bag a few bad reviews, there is a fine line between size with the fastpack series, and if you need something larger, don't buy the Fastpack 100 model and expect it to accomodate your camera body and all of your telephoto lenses.

Having said that, this bag was perfect for me. I never take all of my lenses with me, unless I am traveling, and the Lowepro Fastpack 100 is certainly no travel bag. With a little additional room to spare, I can comfortably fit my Nikon D60 with older 35mm f/2.5 lens attached, as well as the 18-55mm kit lens, and a 50mm f/1.8 pancake lens. And although I mentioned that this is not a travel bag, many accessories including a battery charger, power cord, USB cable, extra battery and pop-up flash diffuser can fit into the camera compartment alone. Elsewhere, I can pack my camera's body cap, complete cleaning kit (with cloth, lens cleaning solution, blower and brush), four SD cards and camera manual into the top compartment. There is even room for a sandwich, handkerchief or back-up point&shoot camera. A side-pouch with netting is the perfect place to store a water bottle or thermos, and I'm not necessarily referring to the tiny average-sized water bottle, either.

As far as comfort goes, this bag is top of the line. I hardly notice I'm wearing it, even when it's home to all of the items mentioned above. There's also a convenient velcro cellphone pouch on one strap, which allows my phone a better and more consistent signal than when in my pocketa neat touch. The bag is light and provides more freedom of movement than a shoulder bag or even a camera holster. I have broad, somewhat-sloping shoulders, and most of the backpacks I have tried in the past slip over either shoulder. This does not seem to be a problem with the Fastpack. And accessing your camera is as easy as slipping the bag from one shoulder, and bringing it up to your chest. (See the video above the image description, on the product page) The Lowepro Fastpack 100 provides great protection for your camera. The padded dividers and walls in and around the camera compartment are very sturdy and I have no doubt in my mind that they'd be more than sufficient in protecting my gear if the bag was dropped from a height of ten feet or more.

All in all, this is a great walk-around camera bag that can easily store a camera with attached kit lens, with additional room for two primes or a medium-sized telephoto, and countless smaller accessories. If you only carry two or three lens with you, and already have a larger bag for organizing all your gear, then this is the bag to go with.

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This bag has all the necessary functions but it is very small. In the bottom compartment it can fit my Nikon D40 with an 18-55 or 55-200 attached and the other next to it. It can also fit my Digita Foci storage device. If you have any more equipment that this, this is not the bag for you. The top is very small and is a day pack at very best. Excellent quality.

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The Fastpack 100 is the smallest of Lowepro's Fastpack series. I like the small size for long walks around town. The Fastpack 100 is significantly smaller than the Fastpack 200, so I do not have to worry about bumping in to people on the sidewalk or when standing in a bus. My Nikon D40 with 18-200 zoom lens fits fine in the camera compartment and there is an additional padded pocket for a flash or second lens. If you're carrying more lenses, you should get of the bigger Fastpack bags.

The top compartment of this pack holds extra supplies (or lunch or a guidebook). My only complaint is that the water bottle pocket is too short and too snug for a 1 liter water bottle. The bigger Fastpacks have a bigger and more flexible water bottle pocket. A 1 pint water bottle will fit in the pocket pretty well.

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This is a great bag. I have a D40X with two lenses and everything fits in the bottom of this bag. Including the charger and other small accessories. The top of the bag is then available for other items for the day. I love that you don't have to take the bag off completely to access the camera. I also like that there are two straps to even the load of the bag. Great bag!

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I found the larger Fastpack too huge/bulky (and hated the integrated waist belt, which is non-removable!) so I returned it and ordered the 100 instead. The high sticker price aside, much better -it's small & light yet rugged, fits my Pentax SLR plus an extra lens (with some room still to spare), and the upper compartment is perfect for a wallet and whatever extras. The side-mounted elastic pouch is *very* tight for a water bottle, but you can jam one it (what were they thinking?). I wish it provided an extra compartment for a small netbook on the back (like the bigger models), but I realize most people wouldn't probably need it. Overall, if you don't have much gear, I'd say the 100 is (almost) spot-on.