TARIONCamera Backpack Waterproof Bag - DSLR Backpack with 14'' Laptop Compartment Rain Cover Slim Photography Camera Rucksack for Men Women Photographer Photo Backpack for DSLR SLR Lens TR-L
A**S
Solid bag
Plenty of space for 2 cameras, a few lenses, and other gear. The laptop pocket doesn't fit my laptop, but my tablet fits in perfectly. Foam inserts are good and can be moved around as you wish. The side camera pocket is a good size and easy for a quick grab.
C**H
Compact City Camera Bag on a budget. Bonus - it fits under a plane seat !!
This is a compact CITY Camera Bag.Bought this for city breaks, travelling around, for use on my days out and about. I don’t carry lots of gear, just a camera body with lens attached and a spare lens, battery and SD cards. I also like to have room left over for jacket, top or if I buy something impromptu. This is the bag I bring on a plane as my ‘handbag’, so it had to fit under the seat in front (and it did exactly all that).Sleek design: looks like a city bag, doesn’t look like a camera bag, and doesn’t look like a hiking bag either. I’m a short woman ‘5ft’, and it is perfect on my back. Looks good, and isn’t too big for me.Size: Compact bag. I am able to bring my gear, and some essentials for the flight, and still pack it under the seat. On the flight - In the outer zip pocket I fit a small book, small soft back sketch book, couple of pencils and pens. Inside the bag: a full frame DSLR (Canon 6D), with 16-35 2.8L, a 50mm, rain jacket (small women’s rainjacket), a skinny jumper (hate being cold on a plane), and a small snack. Outer pocket: a bottle of water. As a city bag it’s perfect.Can also be used as a regular backpack (without photography gear) by removing all the dividers.For meetings, business, it has a laptop compartment, I can fit a MacBook pro 13” in, with room, and bring a phone charger, and jacket.Quality: Have to say it that the materials are a cheap. The shoulder straps have very synthetic feel (they are like the material used on a straps of a kids school bag), The padding is not as thick, and the straps are not as wide for a nice feel of weight distribution in the shoulders… only really an issue if carrying heavier gear. I wouldn’t use this bag for carrying heavy gear.The lower ends of the straps that feed though the plastic adjusters all feel a bit cheap too, and while they didn’t slip at all, if I had heavy gear in this bag, the adjustable straps could potentially slip, not something you want to be thinking about if you are going to fill this bag with gear. Too much equipment and that the weight would put the bag under strain. Why would you spend €50-60 on a bag, and then put €2k-6k worth of gear in it!There is no waist strap. I didn’t need one, (for travelling around city was fine), so this wasn’t a deal breaker for me. The back piece that rests on your back is also the same synthetic quality as the shoulder strap so that can get a little hot, not breathable, (I found every now and then that my back felt a bit clammy, (in some places it was 27-30 degrees Celsius, so it was quite warm anyway).Raincover: comes with a raincover, and yes it works, I had to use it a couple of times (it rained so much there was thunder). So I was definitely glad of itRear access: gear safe from theft as access is on the back. Loved this feature and main reason I bought the bag / side and rear access.No one robbing anything unless I take the bag off my back, and as for the side access. …Side access: Works great, easy to whisk camera out when need. Got the full frame out with lens attached no problem. I like the double zip which makes access easy. When in very busy crowds, I just clip the zips together and looped them around the bag strap with carabiner clips (which are hidden from view).Inside the bag: The dividers are made on the cheaper side and the material of the bag walls has a bit of give. However my gear was still safe jumping on and off buses and slinging the bag around shoulder to take camera out for side access. Brought it with me everyday for hours, and had no issues.Bag did exactly everything I needed out and about the city? Yes. Would I recommend this bag If a pro was going to fill it full of gear? N.O. because it would probably break! Would this bag be comfortable hiking for 5-6 hours with lots of gear? Hell No. (Plus I would want to get it dirty.. it’s that kind of bag, I’d use a proper camera bag for hiking). Would I take this bag on city trips again? definitely yes! Did my gear feel safe in the bag? Yes. If Lowepro made the exact same bag would I buy it? 100% yes.
J**A
Versatile, well priced backpack but middling build quality
[UPDATE] - it's been several months and after the initial peeling, the bag is still doing well! Upped to 4 stars as it's worth the money for what you getI've been looking for a do-it-all backpack for a while and the Tarion backpack was the one that ticked all the boxes.The big positives for me are:-✅Compact size: I'm 5'5" and have a short torso so any bag can look huge on be by default. the 41cm height of the backpack means that it didnt look ridiculous on me! Additionally, for a backpack that can house a DSLR, it is definitely on the smaller end of the scale in a good way. Most other camera backpack are geared towards holding a lot of kit which for me as a hobbyist, was just overkill. This back lets me carry key essentials I'd need for a day without much difficulty- ✅Configurable internal space: The padding on the inside can be removed/ reconfigured to fit the kit I need. Fits my 70D with 18-135mm attached, 3 lenses mini tripod, with room to spare at the op section for other stuff- ✅Side access camera pack: (This was key for me) - double zippered access and a panel to store some SD cards.- ✅Laptop/tablet storage: I've got a chunky Surface book 3 (13 inch) which fits into the laptop compartment and i can fit an ipad in the dedicated slot too- ✅Secure access to main compartment - The main compartment zipper of the backpack is against the pack portion of the bag i.e. you have to take the bag off your back to access the compartment.- ✅Handy front zipper compartments - there are two compartments at the front of backpack - the small one is great for keys/adaptors and also perfectly fits my kindle. the larger top zipper goes all the way to the bottom of the backpack and fits large headphones, etc. there are also two internal compartments which can fit portable chargers.- ✅Smart Aesthetics - I use the same backpack for travelling, daypack, office travel and the clean black look , taped zippers and minimum branding looks great in any of the above settings in my opinion- ✅ Cheap price - I've seen this bag range between £43-57. Given the features of the bag I would say you're getting a lot for your money- ✅Lightweight - Through my research I've found it difficult to find a camera/laptop/everyday backpack with a good set of features and adequate protection in a backpack that does weight a ton before you put anything in it. I feel this backpack finds a good middle-ground with padding and weight to make it comfortable to use it on a daily basisThere are loads of other positives and useful features with this backpack like a tripod strap, rain cover, luggage band, chest strap, etcThere is just one BIG negative:- ⛔ Build quality - I've owned the bag for a month and a half and it has probably seen about 25-30 days of actual outdoor use (office days, city walking etc). Within the short duration the waterproofing layer is already peeling off 😔. I don't think I've been careless with the bag. I just think this is where costs have been cut which is a little disappointing.The bottom of the bag is wearing off in several places from being placed on the floor/general use and there are a few scuff marks near the water bottle/tripod pouch.The top handle and shoulder straps are only stitched and don't seem to have any reinforcement. I've not had any issues with them and they do feel good. It's just that given the build quality, I wouldn't be surprised it they failed overtimeOverall:I still really like the backpack as it does everything I want. The main reason I've given it 3 stars is down to the build quality (maybe 4 starts at a push) . I would expect this bag to last about a year after which you may need to replace it - I'd be happy to be proven wrong though.Tarion - if you read this - I'd love it if you worked on these build issues and update the price to include these improvements This backpack would easily be 5 stars in that case.
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