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This camera was WAY more than I was expecting. This was such a good thing. I can fit both my D40 lenses. Macro adapters, filters, remotes, memory cards, and lens hoods... with SO much room left to spare. I feel like I need to buy more items to just fill the thing up.

Strap is very comfortable and adjustable.

I'd recommend this case for starter DSLR users.

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I ordered this case just after Christmas to protect the new Nikon P80 camera "Santa" brought me. It showed as being Temporarily Out Of Stock. Not a big deal, I thought. It took two months for it to ship. But it is worth the wait.

This might be the only camera bag for under $100 (WAY under!) that still has metal clips and rings for the strap. No cheesy plastic here. This bag is perfect for a high-zoom, point-and-shoot digital camera and ALL of the accessories; charger, extra batteries, extra memory cards, transfer cables, etc. There is even room for my wallet so that I can carry the bag as a purse when sightseeing.

I like that you have the choice of shoulder strap or carry handle. Both are padded in the right places. I love how the zippers function so that you don't risk dropping your camera when you open the bag while it is hanging from your neck. The bag is very well padded for protection of the contents. The divider and many pockets make it easy to organize all of the accessories and components you might want to carry. Yet it is still a compact bag which makes it easy to take just about anywhere. If it ever shows as being "In-Stock", I plan to buy another one for my other camera.

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This bag is larger than I expected, but considerably smaller than the bag it replaces. I bought it to hold a Canon T2i and accessories (2 extra lenses, filters, extra batteries, memory cards, etc.

I was very surprised to find that it will hold both the T2i with 18-55 IS kit lens attached and the T1i with the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro lens attached, as well as an EF 75-300mm zoom, and all of the accessories I needed to carry in the case! In addition to both cameras and the extra lens, I put 4 batteries, 4 memory cards, a charger, the USB cable, 6 filters, and the book for the T2i in it, and it appears it would still have room for a smallish flash unit and quite a few more memory cards and/or batteries. Nice!

My only concern with the case is that the padding is about half as thick as the case it replaces, but I tend to be very careful with my camera gear so I am not too worried about it.

Pluses:

Prime eligible

Under $20

Quite large for a 'compact' bag

Velcro attached dividers for custom compartments

Minuses:

Perhaps a bit under-padded

Zippers seem a little sticky, but not to bad and should loosen up with use

To me, this is quite the value for the $$$, and I would recommend it to my friends and family.

UPDATE: 2010-08-01 I have uploaded a picture at http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N6T97xFWL.jpg to allow you to see the camera bag loaded. Forgive the quality of the image, but my good cameras were in the bag, so I had to use the cell-phone camera to shoot the image, and it shows. :)

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I have several bags...I think it's impossible to review one without stating what gear you carry and how you use it. So first, I'm an Olympus guy. I have an E30, an E330, and an EPL1. Second, and this is critical, I do *not* carry cameras in this bag. I have an OpTech dual harness, so the bodies are hanging from me on the straps---or sometimes I use just one body, hanging from a regular neck strap. Inside the bag I might carry a flash, a cord that allows off camera flash, and 3 lenses. Which lenses? That depends on what I don't have on the camera at the time. I can squeeze in a 70-300, 14-54, and 9-18 in the main compartment (+ flash as mentioned)---not micro four thirds lenses, the originals. But again, I use Olympus. That gear tends to run smaller than other manufacturers, and while the lenses aren't micro, they're not the larger super high grade stuff.

Back to purpose. Keeping the camera in the bag is a "transport" issue, like if you're going through airports. For that? This bag isn't probably great, though it does have padding. Even with a Pelican you're not going to manhandle delicate electronics so if it's carry on, you should be ok. Last time I took a big trip I used 2 larger cases for the flight but folded up the Dolica in my suitcase for use once I got there. If I had a really big bag that held absolutely everything, would I really want to *carry* everything all the time? No, I leave some of the stuff at the hotel, like the chargers for batteries and so on. If I carry a laptop/netbook---which won't fit in the Dolica---do I really want to lug it through the woods where I'm photographing? No, I need to get it to the hotel but I don't need it with me 24/7. (PS-About the camera in the bag: every time you remove and reattach a lens, you're just inviting dust on the sensor. Many bags are designed for you to carry it with lens detached (put the body cap on) because it's a friendlier shape to fit. But if you insist on keeping the camera in the bag, I recommend one that doesn't require removing the lens).

And since sometimes I don't feel like carrying much at all, I have a smaller (non-Dolica) bag as well. But people probably want a bag that can do everything and I don't think it exists. Why carry a suitcase size when all you want is an extra lens and battery that day, for instance? But on a big shoot that little bag falls far short. Some bags may expand but when you factor in price, it's easier just to go with multiple bags.

My .25 star deduction comes from long-term performance. The over the shoulder strap was starting to really wear, so I gorilla taped it. Ghetto but effective. That's my main gripe...the edges/corners are starting to fray as well but it's nowhere near failure. Given how much I use it though, that's minor. It's my go-to bag. Bang for the buck and quibbling aside, I don't think you can do much better. I see others have had QC issues. I wish Dolica would sweat the details and charge $10 more.

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This bag is very roomy for my Canon and 2 lenses. It was bigger than I expected which is nice because I can get another lense and fit it nicely in the bag.