Lowepro Camera Backpacks

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Hi,

Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?

I will want to carry 1 DSLR body with battery grip, around 3 lenses,
tripod and Kaidan 360 Pano head, as well as other bits and pieces, might
be good to keep the charger in there as well.

Does anyone know of a good stockist in the UK?

Thanks.

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>From: nospam@nospam.com (Keith)

>Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
>make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
>anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?

Wife and I have three of the PhotoTrekker AW Lowe Pros, which are larger
backpacks for carrying a lot of gear, either on a plane or while hiking. They
make very good bags, pretty much every pro I've ever seen working in the field
doing nature photography had a LowePro of some sort or other.

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Keith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
> make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
> anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?
>
> I will want to carry 1 DSLR body with battery grip, around 3 lenses,
> tripod and Kaidan 360 Pano head, as well as other bits and pieces, might
> be good to keep the charger in there as well.
>
> Does anyone know of a good stockist in the UK?
>
> Thanks.

I just got the Mini Trekker Classic. I am quite impressed with it. I
carry my 20D, 3 lenses, accessories, and my Fuji602 P&S. The tripod
straps to the outside. All in all, very well thought out.

eric

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In article <1gph31x.1hhrhvb1f1st0uN%nospam@nospam.com>, Keith
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
> make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
> anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?

Haven't used their backpacks, but I have a Magnum that purchased when
the brand first came out, decades ago. I've carried it all over the
world. When the foam pad in the bottom rotted out a year or two ago,
they replaced it - free.

LowePro HAS my bag business.

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I carry a similar load to that described below and fit it all and a little
more in a Lowepro Mini Trekker AW. It was the first of the range I was
considering that had the capacity to carry a decent sized tripod in a fold
out pouch arrangement that works very well. I also have the Micro Trekker
which will carry about the same amount of gear but no tripod. All of my
friends have settled on Lowepro (for a number of reasons including a pretty
good pricing set-up considering the quality) and only one has raised any
"serious" complaints and this related to the quality of the zipper. I think
he got a lemon. Would recommend them highly.

regards

Don from Down Under
"Keith" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
> make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
> anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?
>
> I will want to carry 1 DSLR body with battery grip, around 3 lenses,
> tripod and Kaidan 360 Pano head, as well as other bits and pieces, might
> be good to keep the charger in there as well.
>
> Does anyone know of a good stockist in the UK?
>
> Thanks.

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Is LowePro better than Tamrac?

Frank ess wrote:

>chidalgo wrote:
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>>Keith wrote:
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>>>Lowepro make a range of backpacks for camera gear, it's difficult to
>>>make an assessment of what they are like from their web site. Does
>>>anyone use one here and like to pass a comment or two?
>>>
>>>
>>I have 2 lowepro bags. They're very reliable.
>>
>>One is a backpack to load all my gear + laptop, and another is for the
>>field, when i need fast access to some gear. Plus, got some bags
>>attached to my belt, to get more gear in the hand faster.
>>
>>Very good construction; my 2 cents
>>
>>
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>I have been shopping for a camera backpack. LowePro seem very good;
>however I am holding out for a pack that doesn't require opening the
>entire cavern to extract a lens.
>
>Domke made one with three "drawers", each independent, according to the
>pictures. LowePro is in my neighborhood stores, so I could handle them
>and judge their sizes. Not so, Domke. Anyone have experience with the
>Domke "OutPack" Backpack? I don't want to order and return one, but if I
>have to, I will.
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