Review of Tamrac 5727 Zuma 7 Photo/iPad Triple Access Backpack - Black

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I spent a long time looking for a camera bag before settling on the Zuma 7. There are very few quick access backpacks on the market, and this one is as good as it gets... Quick access to your camera and maybe 1-2 lenses or a flash as well on the other side. Overall, ample room for 2-3 lenses, flash, iPad, batteries, cards, and a little extra energy bar, keys, and so forth making this the perfect bag for a day in the field. Very comfortable to carry.

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Whenever I travel, I seem to always end up carrying the OEM Canon camera bag that came in the kit I bought from Costco and my laptop backpack. Since getting a New iPad this year, I no longer carry around a laptop and all the extras that go with those. While I still like using the backpack as my carry-everything-and-the-kitchen-sink bag, I hesitate moving anything into it from my camera bag, as it's just not that convenient to use for camera work other than a carrying case. Thus I decided to use the camera as the primary focus (pun intended) for my next "backpack". I found this little guy and was quite pleased with the convenient flexibility of changing where the camera loads in the bag for ease of access (left, right, center). Plus, it swallowed up all my accessories, cables, and then some, in addition to easily taking my iPad (plus its fat silicone and plastic shell case made by Griffin) into its gaping maw. Maybe that's an over-exaggeration, but in the same physical space as the OEM Canon bag, my iPad, camera, lenses, flash, cables, hoods, etc. all fit nice and neat. Plus, the total weight doesn't feel as drag-me-down-around-the-neck any more, so that's also a bonus.

My only knock on this bag is the price. The Case Logic bag that compares to this one is about $50 cheaper, and looks about as well-made as this one. Only features the Case Logic doesn't have are the camera positions the bag can accommodate, but they make up for that with the one central pocket/camera suspension design. That looks really nice, but I like being able to slide the camera in and out from the sides, for quick access; only have to drop one shoulder strap to grab the camera, as opposed to removing the entire bag for the Case Logic pocket.

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I switched to this pack from a Crumpler 6 Million Dollar home. My back/neck don't like single sides loads. This pack holds more and is nearly the same dimensions plus it has a rain fly.

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I use this to carry my A77 and NEX-5 cameras. I do this so I can have a variety of focal lengths available using high quality glass. I can switch between them quickly once I got the knack of sliding the pack under my arm. It can carry a variety of additional stuff and can strap a small tripod on the bottom. This pack replaces carrying a shoulder bag.