Lowepro SlingShot 100 All-Weather Digital Camera Backpack - Black
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Manufacturer: LoweproModel: 34736
Color: Black
Product features:
- Perfect for photojournalists
- Unique sling design goes from "carry mode" on your back, to "ready mode" in front of your chest
- Ergonomic sling strap evenly distributes equipment weight in the "carry mode"
- Holds an SLR with mid-range zoom lens attached, up to two extra lenses, cables, and other accessories
- Built-in microfiber LCD cloth protects screens from camera straps, nicks, and scratches
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Lowepro SlingShot 100 All-Weather Digital Camera Backpack - Black
Customer Review: Big enough, yet small enough
Summary: 4 Stars
The LowePro line was unknown to me until I searched online for a camera bag that I could sling over my shoulder like a messenger bag. This one, the SlingShot 100, was bought based only on a web photo, but it works well -- its main compartment safely holds my new digital SLR with the 18-200mm lens attached (with only a little extra shove needed to get it in with its strap) and has room for a hefty hot-shoe flash and a couple of filters and spare rechargeable batteries. A small compartment on the lower back of the pack can hold other accessories such as a battery charger and AV or USB cables.
Although it's slung on the back and nicely secured across the shoulder and the chest with two straps, the chest strap can be unclipped and the whole bag swung forward. The main compartment opens on the side which is now facing up, so you don't have to spend any time taking the bag off over your head before grabbing the camera. I just wish I had about a half-inch or an inch more width so that I didn't have to push the camera with its superzoom lens in quite so forcefully.
Many of the LowePro bags come with a built-in rain shroud that unfolds from its own narrow pocket. For my own purposes, I'd rather give up this rain shroud and have a couple more inside pockets in the small top compartment which I use for personal effects (small LED flashlight, car keys, wallet, and blood-glucose testing kit). Also, the side-opening main compartment has a small piece of satiny microfiber cloth sewn into it that can be used to shield the monitor screen on the back of the digital camera. Since most newer cameras come with tough, shielded screens, I don't think this cloth will be used much. Much better to have a couple more of the stretchable straps that LowePro bags have for attaching small accessories. It would be nice to be able to strap my tripod on the side opposite the camera opening.
This bag comes with a small packet that holds two media cards and attaches to the shoulder strap, but I use it to hold the wireless remote control. The bag's main compartment has a special padded pocket to hold 4 media cards, and I prefer that location for media storage. I wish the accessory packet was adjustable in size to hold a small cell phone as well, but maybe that's what the rubberized accessory straps on the bag are used for.
Another thing on my wish list is a flat ID tag compartment sewn on the outside, like some of the pricier roll-aboard pieces of luggage. It should have a clear window to show that an ID is inside, but without revealing info such as address and phone number that a casual passerby can note. Finally, I wish that the ends of zipper runs had an attached D-ring sewn on the bag that can be used to lock the zipper pull closed, even if only with a carabiner if not a small luggage lock.
Overall, I like the bag and it's clear that it was designed for the field photographer. My quibbles are minor.
I haven't seen the larger sizes in this line, but I probably won't need anything larger than this. The camera bag I need will carry my basic equipment and not itself be so heavy that I walk around leaning forward all the time complaining of a backache. Pictures of the two larger sized bags don't look as appealing to me, a photography amateur who's a pro wannabe. The SlingShot 100 backpack will do just fine. (By the way, although I really would have liked their burgundy model -- so I can spot it easily if someone grabs it off the picnic table and runs off with it -- most camera retailers only carry the black. Don't know why.)
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