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Why?
– It is (FOR ME) the perfect blending of camera bag, and a carry-around day backpack. It does not look like a camera bag, which is always good. It allows me to put personal stuff, which is just AWESOME for people like me who like to travel a lot, and be able to bring my gear along, as well as personal items (rains a lot in these areas!), and don’t want to carry two bags around.
– I don’t have big cameras or lenses, so it fits perfectly. I customized the dividers in a way that I can put my Nikon D3000 with lens attached and pull it from the side, and place the other 2 lenses that I have (Nikon 55-200mm VR, 18-55mm VR, 50mm f1.8D) on the other side, and still have some extra room where I can place a flash (I don’t have one) but where I currently put the CPL, the 50mm hood, and lens cleaning kit. Then I have the upper area all for myself, light jacket, water bottle, pens, charger, cellphone,etc.
– The vertical pocket where you can put documents (smaller ones, like maps and such) is very handy as well.
– And finally, the tripod holders. I have a very small tripod, that I can easily fit at the bottom with the 2 straps. That has allowed me to use the tripod a lot more than before, and make some good shots. Of course, when you have a tripod (even a small one) hanging from your bag, it kind of gives away the real intentions of your bag = ]
and you can use the tripod straps to put a folded blanket, small jacket, etc.

I was in a trip recently to Vancouver, BC. We walked a LOT! And I mean, miles and miles!! I was carrying the bag with pretty much all items described above, and even after hours, still feel comfortable, I don’t know how they do it, but the load is balanced real nicely. We easily walked around in 2 days for more than 20hrs, of course at the 3rd day when I came back I had some slight pain on my shoulders, but disappeared in 2 days. I was pretty happy with how the bag performed, how easy is to access to take out or put away the camera, and also to c
Lowepro Versapack 200 AW

Previously, I had purchased the Lowepro Slingshot 200, thinking that it would be practical in its unique way of accessing equipment in a hurry. After auditioning it with all my equipment, I realized that there was no way that I would, or want to grow into the leftover space inside that huge camera bag. So, I returned it to the store. While researching camera bags further, I came across the Nova 180 AW. Knowing that I’d be satisfied with the quality from seeing other Lowepro bags, it was only the size that I was concerned about. Before I ordered this bag from Beach Camera through Amazon, I went to the local store to see the smaller, Nova 170 AW model to see how it looked for sizing. Although the 170 model is not actually very much smaller than the 180, it only would hold just my camera with lens attached, a second lens and one flash unit. After trying all my equipment in the bigger 180 model, I see that it fits my equipment (Nikon D80 w/70-300mm lens attached; a 28-80mm lens; 2 separate flash units -Sb600 & sdx50) and with room to spare for 2 other lenses or flash units. I believe that I could reconfigure the dividers to hold 2 DSLR’s with lenses attached, plus 2 flash units or lenses. There are lots of pockets on the outside and an all weather cover which means a lot to me as I enjoy nature photography. The pockets inside the top lid hold lens filters nicely, and the smaller 2 pockets for SD cards is a very appreciated touch. I tried on the bag with all my gear inside to see how heavy it would be. Not bad, actually, and quite comfortable to wear on account of the padded strap. Prior to this whole ‘camera bag hunting expedition’ I used the Tamrac Expedition III backpack. It was a tad too small and was very inconvenient for getting at the camera in a hurry as I had to remove it completely and find a place to set it down flat in order to take anything out (otherwise, contents would just fall out of the bag once you’d unzip it, if it was upright). The Nova 180 carries l
Lowepro Nova 180 AW