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This is an excellent small day-bag for urban and mountain photographers. I've started to use backpacks instead of shoulder bags and this is my favorite day-bag. It's compact enough to easily fit under the seat of airplanes and doesn't tempt to you to carry everything and the kitchen sink.

That being said, it can carry a *lot*. With my EOS 10D, it carries:

1. EOS 10D body with 16-35mm L attached

2. 24-70mm L lens

3. 550 EX flash (this could be used to carry another lens)

4. ST-E2 transmitter

5. 2 spare batteries

6. All my CF cards and CF card reader

7. Still lots of room for personal items (wallet, cell phone, maps, keys, sandwich) in outer pocket

With my Hasselblad system, it carries:

1. Hassie 203 FE with 80mm CFE attached and A12 back

2. 50mm CFE Distagon

3. 2 spare A-12 backs

4. Digital point and shoot as a proof camera (on site polaroid)

5. Small flash for fill flash

6. Personal items as above

In addition, you can strap a small tripod horizontally on the bottom of the pack. This is much better than the vertical strap system on my LowePro Rover AW. The vertical straps get in the way of getting into the pack (you have to remove the tripod to access the innards). The Micro Trekker's horizontal system lets you only use the tripod when you want to, and still gives full access to the pack.

The pack is small and inconspicuous. Just the thing for street photography. But some bigger men have found it too small for them. It's perfect for women and men under 5'10 or so. I found the waist strap a bit flimsy (it's more for stabilization than for carrying weight) but otherwise this pack is perfect for my needs.

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Still searching for the perfect camera bag I purchased this pack for an extended day hike. I think I'm beginning to value the advice of the person who told me that you will take better photos in the field if you don't take more than one lens. But in trying them all I got this pack. It hold an enormous amount of gear. SLR body, 17-55mm Nikon f2.8 (a monster chunk of glass), 70-180mm Macro Zoom (another heavy weight) and a 300mm f4 with the body attached. Plus SB 600 flash, a macro ring flash, cleaning stuff, compact flash cards and batterys in a Tamrac case that mounts on the side. Plus there is a great outside storage area that can take lots of personal gear. It swallowed the compass, first aid kit, trail mix, matches, survival blanket and even a water bladder from a camelback pack. No problem holding the weight. I just ccould not get comfortable with the load. The side pockets also hold your cell phone or radio, a nice touch. It is also not really waterproofed, which could be a problem. Look to the AW line of Lowepro. I have an Omni Trekker that started to hurt after a few hours of hiking and I thought this pack would have more comfort. No it doesn't. The straps need a lot more padding and you can't adjust thier length. It 's not a bad pack but for me in extended hiking it started to dig into my shoulder. Also the zippers do let in a lot of crud and are not as protected as I would like them to be. I'm looking at the Tamrac and Kata bags and have sold this one on eBay after 3 hikes. I went back to my Omni Trekker as a backpack.

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I'm an amateur photographer/videographer and am quite pleased with this bags durability, storage space and comfort to wear. I can pack my D70 kit, zoom lens, a Hitachi DVD camcorder, cables, filters, disks, sun block, and snacks all inside without bulging at the seams. It's only as heavy as you fill it, so weight wasn't a problem for me.

It's not marked as an "all weather" or "water resistant" and I've never had an opportunity to test that except when I had it strapped to by back for 18 hours one sweltering weekend.

I'm 5 foot 7 and it sits nicely on my back without being cumbersome. After about 3 hours or so the straps started digging into the front of my underarm. The chest strap might have fixed this, but because of my err...womanly build, it wasn't comfortable in any position. I eventually removed it.

I've taken it everywhere, from the woods to the drag strip and so far has cleaned up with a damp cloth.

My only regret is that I didn't get one that would hold a laptop.

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This pack is good. We just took a trip to Europe and I had no concerns about the safety of my camera and lenses. The pockets are well-padded, and easily adjusted to fit any size of camera and most lenses. It also has numerous side pockets for little gadgets spare memory card, remote shutter release, USB card reader, etc. etc.

A minor niggle is that the chest strap is too high. It feels like the bag is getting ready to strangle me. But I find the bag very comfortable and secure to wear without this strap anyway, so I just leave it undone.

The only thing I really dislike about this bag is the straps that hold on the tripod. They're fiddly to operate, take far too much time to tie the tripod, and are prone to slip loose. I would have much preferred some sort of rubber-backed velcro arrangement. A real design flaw on an otherwise excellent bag, this earns it 4 stars instead of 5.

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I bought this backpack with the idea of getting "everything" in one small, compact design. Actually, the interior design is quite good and accomodated my Canon 5D with telephoto quite well. Lowepro makes good packs, there is no doubt. However, if you happen to be a medium to larger size person, the micro trekker 200 may be a bit small. I did feel it immediately acrosss my chest, even after adjusting straps, etc. I just could not imagine taking this backpack on a hiking trip. Lowepro makes also a mini version, but compared the size chart and was not convinced it would be much different. I have ordered a Tamrac Adventure 7 Model 5547 (not yet received), which is probably more what I need, and priced very similar to these smaller-size Lowepro's.