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For 39 dollars.... What a DEAL! this thing is rugged, stylish, and most importantly super padded and super functional. holds my d5000 with either lens attached, 18-55 or 70-300, the other lens, and flash with room to spare. easy to hook up tripod with handy side strappage. so glad i finally got a great looking bag that holds it all!
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Inside and out, this bag is incredible. Better than I imagined, even. It's built like a tank, heavily padded, and doesn't look like a camera bag. The interior pads can be moved around and repositioned via velcro inside the bag, so I have no idea what people are talking about when they say their camera won't fit. The strap is really comfortable. It's been a joy to use, and I feel that my gear is safe the whole time. I sometimes wonder how many people around me realize that I'm packin' a camera, lenses, and other gear inside this bag as I walk by.Here's what I fit:
-Canon T3 with a lens attached facing up
-three lenses total
-speedlight
-small telescoping tripod
-macro extension tubes
-remote shutter cable
-charger, extra battery, memory cards, etc.
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Lots of room, good construction, and to me, it looks good too. Can fit a Canon EOS 7D with battery grip and 28-135 lens, two other medium lenses, flash and accessories. Comfortable shoulder strap. Last but not least, excellent price.Honest reviews on Opteka Excursion Series C700 Weatherproof Canvas Shoulder Bag
In our studio we have a lot of bags. Most of them are Tamrac and Lowepro. They're excellent bags. But we needed a basic, medium/small bag for shooting on the run. It needed to be durable, spacious and compact. I stumbled on the Opteka bags while trying to find a simple canvas bag that was something like one of the very old ones we have here. When I cam across this one, I was skeptical because the price seemed almost too reasonable. I took a chance and bought the bag. When it arrived, I was blown away. This has all of the construction quality of the more expensive bags from Tamrac and Lowepro, and in some ways surpasses their quality. For example, where Tamrac always uses heavy duty plastic buckles, Opteka is using actual metal ones. It's 2011 and I didn't even know anyone still did that. Needless to say I was really impressed.Size wise the bag is great too. It's compact on the outside, but holds quite a lot on the inside. This bag, all at once, comfortably holds:
-Canon 5D Mkii (without lens attached)
-24-70mm 2.8L
-85mm 1.8
-50mm 1.4
-35mm 2
580EXII
And after all that It still has room for wireless triggers, extra batteries, memory cards, filters, diffusers and lens hoods. It's really a remarkable product.
There are only three real cons that I can see.
First, the opening at the top of the bag is a bit snug. When I purchased it, I'd imagined that the opening to access the equipment would be very large so that you could easily see everything in the bag at a glance. It's a little confined in that department. But I've actually found this to be beneficial. The weight of the bag, and the design allows you to keep shooting with the bag over your shoulder and if you simply keep the flap pulled back, the smaller opening allows you to quickly access gear without having to set the bag down, and without worrying that things are going to fall out of the bag if it's tipped a little too far in one direction.
Second, the dividers inside are velcro, much like the other bags on the market. However, the velcro is placed in such a way that there's only really one or two arrangements you can make with them. I'd have liked to see dividers that were more versatile. At first I was disappointed with this because I wanted to be able to construct the inside so it was as much like our other on-the-go bags as possible, in terms of where things belong in the bag. But, I found an arrangement, that was a little different, but still more than adequate.
And lastly, the styling is a little funny. The picture makes the bag look like plain classic styling, maybe a bit adventurous even. But upon closer inspection, it actually looks a like it has some Native American styling or something. I think it looks fine, but I'm sure some people would be turned off by it.
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