Review of Lowepro Stealth Reporter D550 AW Camera Bag

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I have had the Stealth reporter D400 AW for about a year. Extremely well made and needed another bag. I find the 550 as well made and useful as to 400. This bag easily handels a Canon 100-400 'L' series, 70-200mm 'L' series plus a number of other lenses and a 40D with battery pack.

This is a very rugged equipment bag. It's not a bag to load and carry around all day however. Oh the bags great. But once loaded with quality gear.... it's HEAVY.

For just smaller lenses and camera body, I'd recommend the Lowepro Slingshot. Very handy and easily carries stuff for a day trip. But the Slingshot won't easily carry the larger 'L' series lenses.

The Stealth Reporter line is highly reommended for Pro's and semi-pros for getting equipment to and from a shoot.

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This is a nice bag that offers good protection for your gear. That said, be aware that its somewhat cubical shape makes it an awkward carry and sometimes it is a chore to fit into overhead bins in airliners. I find myself wishing that there were more and larger external pockets for small items. The existing pockets are not gussseted very deeply. Again, a nice bag but not something you will want to carry around except for getting to your "basecamp" where you can move the gear into smaller, more portable bags.

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An excellent value in a very high quality camera bag! The Stealth provides sufficient flexible storage for a DSLR body, several lenses, and a large asst of accessories. I presently have mine set up to carry a pro DSLR body, two lenses, a couple of strobes, plus many accessories that neatly pack into the many storage compartments. The bag is extremely well made, and even provides excellent protection for your gear in wet weather. I really like the storm-proof zipper at the top that allows for quick access to your gear when there isn't time to open the locking flap and do the full un-zip.

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I owned the 400 AW but outgrew it.

The 550AW is perfect for my 7D and lenses from the Canon 70 200 f/2.8 IS to my 8mm superwide. All in all I have six lenses and some small stuff.

The design is near perfect and the spacer supplied to seperate lenses when two are stacked in one pocket is wonderful.

The bag, as is the norm for Lowepro, is built of the best material and well sewn. It will protect my gear and yet is not too large to carry. The laptop pocket is so well padded my iPad fits and I do not worry about stress fractures of the face.

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I was looking for a soft bag that would hold all my photo gear and this bag fit the bill perfectly. I didn't want a hard bag because they are uncomfortable to carry and can bang into the car when loading and unloading. This holds my two camera bodies and 5 lenses and all the other related stuff like memory cards, filters, adapters, etc. The zippered top entry is really nice and the shoulder strap is comfortable and does not slip. Most of my bags will fall off my shoulder when walking around and this one stays put. Great bag!