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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