I love, love, love my Posey2 bag. It's exactly what I wanted, the perfect size and color to use as an everyday purse (which i do), sturdy and comfortable enough to carry loaded with gear and the perfect bag for both! I bought it here instead of directly from kelly's site because she was out of stock and i'm so happy i did because it was in-stock and came super fast and i started using it immediately! I couldn't be happier with my purchase and would definitely recommend buying one of these bags!
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I found this bag online and ordered one for my upcoming trip. Adorama did a great job to get this bag to me in less than two days so I can have it the day before I leave. I have a Sony alpha 5N and this bag is perfect even with the large zoom lense attached. I was a bit concerned that it was going to be small but the camera fit right in with spare room and I can still zip it up. This saved me the trouble to have to carry a camera bag and another purse. The card slots are convenient so I don't need a wallet. The zipped compartment can carry cash and passports. The only thing is that I wish the bag is real leather. But I am happy so far.
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This is the fourth or fifth camera bag I have purchased and it is my second Kelly Moore bag. I used it for a full week of vacation, carrying my Nikon D700 loaded with my 18-200 lens. I wanted this bag because I wanted this specific color and I wanted something that I could very comfortably wear cross body that wasn't big. I then put my 50mm in the side and put a couple of small things on top of that (a bottle of Excedrin and my sunglasses). I had a good amount of stuff loaded in the zipper pocket behind the "Posey" pocket. The bag is very small for a camera bag I've had purses larger than this bag. [Note small was what I was after, but after experiencing it, it's probably overall too small of a bag for me so that's why I harp on the size so much in my Con list but it is the size it says on the Kelly Moore web site and it felt very purse like if you carry large purses which is exactly what I purchased it for just probably not what I really want long term)
The Pros:
a. With a camera in it, the bag stood up beautifully when we were seated in restaurants or if I sat it on the ground while shooting. The small feet on the bottom kept the bag from getting dirty on bottom.
b. With my camera in it, I had no problem zipping it, although I found I didn't zip it very often the top was closed enough that I didn't feel uncomfortable leaving it unzipped while I walked around.
c. I found the back open pocket to be useful for slipping my cell in and out and that wasn't a too tight fit.
d. The zip pocket behind the Posey pocket holds a bunch of stuff chapstick, tissue pack, lipstick, a very small mirror, an ink pen, a couple of small tins/packs of candy (I have small altoids and a pack of LifeSavers) and a small notepad.
e. After I got used to it, I was pretty comfortable with the credit card slots of the Posey Pocket. I will likely never have that many SD/CF cards at one time, but I stuck an extra hair band, a few quarters for parking meters, etc. in extra slots so I made use of them.
f. Cross body it worked just fine for me. I found it to be reasonably comfortable (as comfortable as lugging a large camera can be) walking through the San Diego Zoo all day.
g. I felt very secure having my cell phone in the back open pocket with the flap down I don't know that I would feel that way if the flaps weren't on the bag.
h. I really liked the convertible nature cross body vs. clutch and used the bag very comfortably in both positions.
The Cons:
a. With my D700 in it, there is no way anything larger than my cell phone will fit in the open back pocket (if you watch the video on the Kelly Moore site, she does caution about this, but even my small Kindle fire wouldn't fit so be aware). I had hoped to use this as my under seat bag on the plane and not have to have another bag for on the plane that wasn't possible with this bag.
b. There is one configuration shown on the Kelly Moore site (camera with lens, a second lens, and an off camera flash) that I can't make fit in the bag. I don't know how small the camera in that pic is, but I can't make it work with my equipment.
c. If you read the info on bag care on Kelly Moore's site there is a warning that the natural material may get dirty looking from rubbing against dark colored clothing. This DEFINITELY is a problem. After one week, the flap that was tucked against my body, was nearly black (I was wearing dark jeans most of the week). I cleaned it with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser but that kind of maintenance that often is a bit of a pain.
d. Even with nothing in the back pocket, getting my camera in and out felt tight at times. It's a SMALL bag. I tend to carry really large bags so maybe this was just an issue for me, but it is very, very small and a bit hard to pull my camera in and out of I thought.
Overall, I do like the bag and will make use for it on various occasions, I'm not sure it will make it into my "every day" camera bag line up. I purchased it as a piece for very, very special trip and wanted this specific color and style and size of bag. I could easily see it as my go to cross body if I were shooting weddings or outdoor portraits and wanted one to wear cross body while I lugged the rest of my gear in something else.
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This is the first camera bag for women that I have purchased (it's for my wife), so I don't have an actual baseline to compare against.
Loaded it with a D5200 mounted with the standard 18-55 lens, as well as a 50-150 zoom/telephoto, it was rather snug. I did use the provided dividers, although in their website they show a camera, lens, and flash without dividers.
After lugging it around on a weekend trip, my wife told me that it was rather heavy and uncomfortable (of course of no fault of the bag, but of the contents). She did say that the bright orange did get stained by the constant rubbing against the dark clothes she was wearing. Also, not sure if it is apparent in the images, but the synthetic "orange sherbet" material is a bit more porous, suede-like, rather than smoother, leather-like. Hence the reason it got stained a little easier I guess. It is a nice color and material though. But I fear that she will be discouraged from using this bag in future occasions…
I did select this bag because I did not want something bulky for my wife to carry around, and I really liked the color. It serves its purpose, just keep in mind that in the configuration displayed in their website, it might be a bit tight taking the camera in an out.
