Lowepro LP37131-PWW, Flipside 500 AW II Camera Backpack, Fits Mirrorless, Compact Drone, DSLR with Lens, Extra Lenses, Black

When I came home and saw the cardboard box Amazon has just delivered, I thought OMG, if that compares to what's inside, I might have to send it back! However, upon opening, yes, the bag is big but that's what I needed. Anything smaller wouldn't have worked. I wanted something to take my camera gear from home to work each day and hold at least 95% of it. My previous bag would only allow one camera with lens, flash and light meter. If a different lens was required or anything particular, I would have to go home to fetch it. Considering the amount of weight produced by two Nikon D300s cameras and five lenses, it feels very comfortable on my back. The weight seems to distributed more over the hips rather than all on the shoulders so it has potential for longer walks. It has a stow away cover but I haven't needed to use it yet. There are some hide away fittings to hold a tripod which is a nice touch. The only downside to adding a tripod, apart from adding even more weight, is that the waterproof cover won't work. It appears to be well made - this is my third camera bag made by Lowepro. So far, so good!

I'm fairly new to photography so have been building up my gear slowly slowly, and this backpack is the latest addition. I needed a bag that would pass as carry on luggage on a plane, fit all my essential camera gear and some clothes and toiletries too. This bag does just that!I went on a trip and brought my canon 7dmk2, 10-18mm, 24-70mm 70-200mm plus my vlogging gear, spare batteries, packed my clothes around it all and it all fit perfectly. (I didn't bring that many clothes to be fair)The bag is very well made, includes a water proof cover and a tripod holder literally everything a landscape photographer needs in a bag.It's also incredibly comfortable it has waist straps to easy the weight being taken by my shoulders and the straps are very well padded.This backpack isn't the cheapest but if you compare it to others on the market is actually very reasonable and I love it!

I originally had the Lowepro Flipside 350 and have been using that for 5 years, my kit was Canon 77D, Tamron 18-300mm lens, Neewer Flash and Wireless Trigger, filters, intervalometer, 24mm lens and Canon 10-18mm lens, this rucksack could hold it all.I decided to up my game and purchased the Sigma 150-600mm lens along with another second hand Canon 77D lens, this meant that all my original kit could work on the same camera.Upon receiving it all I quickly realised that I needed another camera bag, I was initially looking at the Lowepro ProTactic 2 450 bag. Annoying thing on Amazon it was not sold in the UK with a 2 week delivery, it being delivered from the US or Europe whereas the 350 could be delivered the next day. Lowepro direct were charging another £50 to deliver it, other sites were also expensive compared.I opted for Lowepro LP37131-PWW, Flipside 500 AW II, it's a great looking bag and have fit all my gear including the new Sigma lens attached to a camera body along with the Tamron lens attached to the camera body in the bag, have even fit 2 torches, extension tubes and USB power bankWhen out in the field I can put my ipad in the bag along with various cables and chargers, it's fantastic that it all fits. The weight is the key issue now.Pros of this bagThe bag seems to be waterproof, it does come with a rain coat albeit not used it yet, it can hold all my gear and a little bit more, have attached longer zip tethers as the ones supplied were somewhat shortThe zips are very sturdy, the bag is padded but I wouldn't just want to let it fall to the floor, the straps are padded, it has a chest and waist strap which is really handy with the weightThe appearance of the bag looks good, it doesn't stand out, hey I'm a camera bag.Cons of this bagWith all my gear today I decided to go for a 3 mile walk, I did quickly find after about a mile the shoulder straps began to take their toll, upon fastening the chest and waist straps it eased off somewhatMost annoying thing about this bag are the shoulder straps, don't know why but my previous bag is a similar design but they didn't get in the way when unzipping, the shoulder straps get in the way, you have to physically push them out of the way then when you unzip then the waist strap gets in the way when trying to rezip itIf you have a tripod, you put two legs into the drinks like pouch on the side then at the top there is one tether strap to fasten it in place. I would have also preferred a tether strap at the bottom to hold the tripod in place, you can't even buy a separate tether to fasten itOverallApart from that I am very happy with this bag, will see how long the quality lasts with the amount of gear I have in it. Maybe a few years down the line something else will come out or hopefully the 450 may become available on Amazon

I love this bag I had previously bought another bag that was not much cheaper than this one and it began to fall apart in a month of light use. This one however so far is holding up perfectly, feels very comfortable. I like the opening from the inside securing my gear more.You can fit a lot into it, I have 2 Sony FF cameras, 5 sigma art lenses, 2 small led lights, light meter, flash trigger and an ad300 pro in the bag with all accessories etc.Definitely glad I bought this bag would recommend it.

Great price from spring deals. Quite a small bag but I have a protactic 450AW when I want to carry everything. This bag will take an OM systems OM1 mk2 with new 100-400 II zoom but not with the tripod collar on as it sticks into your back - it will go in the accessory pouch - see photo which shows 60mm macro, 1.4x converter, 100-400 and tripod collar. It is perfect for OM1 with 12-40mm and 40-150mm as shown in the product photo - but again without the tripod collar! If you use a carry sling that fits to the tripod collar some assembly will be required. Sling fits in front pocket.

I'll get the only negative out of the way first: it's a tight fit getting a 15 inch MacBook Pro into it. I was using it (as I'm sure many others do) as carry on luggage and I need to squeeze a lot into it. Thankfully, the padding on the straps made lugging seven kilos around as pleasant as it can be. It really came into its own, however, using it in its intended role in Malaysia: swivelling it around to access my camera and over valuables was a breeze - it just feels like a lot of thought went into designing it. It's a very sold, robust piece of kit, just the right size for a day sack, and I look forward to having it with me for many more adventures in the future.