Friday, September 19, 2014

What's in my Lowepro Fastback 250 AW bag

I was looking for a new Lowepro camera bag which can accommodate two camera bodies, each with attached a wide lense and a telephoto lense (200mm/f2.8). This means two separate chambers in the bag. Initially a SlingShot 302 AW, a Transit Sling 250 AW and a DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW were among the choices. Given the size of the chambers, either the first two was a stretch but the latter one had enough space. It ends up, however, none of them but a narrower DSLR Video Fastpack 250 AW is the final decision.
According to the specs, I would never consider Fastpack 250 AW because it does not 200mm/f2.8 lense being specified in it, until I've actually tried it in a store. So the verdict was simple, since my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II attached to its body can fit into wither Fastpack 350 AW or Fastpack 250 AW, I would buy the narrower one for more compact carrying on my back.

The bottom chamber of the bad has the telephoto lense attached to a body, while the top chamber has a wide lense attached to another body. Here is the list of things stuffed into this bag:
Top CompartmentCanon 6D, attached a 17-40/f4L lens
Some accessory wirings and a earphone
Bottom CompartmentCanon 60D, attached a 70-200mm/f2.8L lense
A 50mm/f1.4 prime lense
Two intervalometers
An Anker 12000mAh battery pack
Three lense pens
Two Canon battery chargers
Back SlotAn 11-inch Macbook Air
Side HolderA Manfrotto 055 Series Carbon Fiber Tripod with a ballhead