Review of Lowepro Apex 30 AW -Black

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Bag is the perfect size for the TZ3, has the most protection I've found for accidental drops and includes a built -in waterproof cover. Versatile velcro belt strap (also doubles as a wrist strap) and has an adjustable shoulder strap. Very sturdy, should provide years of protection.

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I use this case with my Olympus Tough-8000. I have a spare Li-50B battery for my camera, which fits in the small velcro pocket. I also use a micro-SD card in my camera, and have a micro-SD to USB card reader, which fits securely in the elastic/mesh pocket. At first, I had concerns that either the battery or the card reader would slip out and get lost, but both remain very secure. The large pocket for your camera allows you to slide the camera in and out very easily. The material in this main compartment is really high quality, it's very soft and well padded (though supposedly my camera will survive most anything!). I toss this bag with my camera, battery, and card reader into my pack or purse or wherever, and don't worry about any of it. This bag is a great size, is well constructed, and looks great. The shoulder strap is very adjustable, so you can carry it completely across your body or on one shoulder, or there's a belt-loop. The rain cover is a great extra feature too, though I haven't gotten to actually test the water-resistance/proof of it. I love this bag, it is much more protective than a similar bag I used to use, more sturdy, more reliable, and better looking for pretty much the same price.

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This case is excellent. You feel that the camera is safe in there, and there's enough space for a spare battery and SDHC card.

I have a Lumix LX3 camera and this case is just a little bit tight. The only problem with this case, is that you need some time to take the camera out of the case and vice-versa. When you are storing the camera, you need to fold and adjust the strap of the camera properly into the case, so you can close it. It's excellent when you are carrying your camera around, but not that practical when you need your camera a lot. Sometimes I don't take a photo because I'm too lazy to deal with the trouble of taking the camera out and store it back again.

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Fits Canon SX230 HS snugly, a perfect fit: snug but able to insert and remove easily -along with a couple extra SD cards and a spare battery. Quality excellent, as you would expect from Lowepro. Slip-lock to attach to belt, or for use with the Lowepro slip-lock system. AW cover a very cool feature, surprising in a pouch this size.

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Just bought a Sony DSC-RX100 and spent ridiculous amount of time comparing numerous camera cases both in-store and online. Bought the Apex 30 because of Lowepro reputation (owned other Lowepro cases in past) and what appeared to be rugged construction. Having received the case I can only rate it as OK.

Pro:

Good size to comfortably fit RX-100, couple of batteries, SD card, maybe a filter later.

Well built, but nothing that special. Like rubber bumper on bottom in case of drop.

Con:

Zipper not that smooth. Also zipper catches on orange fold at internal pocket often.

Cumbersome design where second pocket is internal to same pocket as camera. 99% of time you just need your camera.. but 100% of time you need to move internal flap out of way to reach camera makes camera compartment cluttered. Better to have a second zippered pocket for accessories.

Thin shoulder strap seems cheap and I assume uncomfortable after long day of dragging camera around.

Construction really not that much more rugged than other cases (other than rubber bumper).

Hard to clip shoulder strap to rubber band type side attachments.

Not bad but not as good as I expected.

After much research and comparisons, I felt the Case Logic DCB-302 case (http://www.amazon.com/Case-Logic-DCB-302-Compact-Camera/dp/B003F7DWH8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) was the clear winner for the Sony RX-100. Surprised this case was better in design, construction and appearance than others from Lowepro, Sony etc but that is what I found.