Flipside 200 Aw II Camera Backpack Carry Bag, Black

A nice large, but really light backpack. Quality construction...Accommodates a good variety of lenses and assorted equipment. The chest and waist straps make it very comfortable to carry any distance. Check out the videos on YouTube with regards to the Flipside 500. That's what made my mind up.

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 bank When 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 bag The 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 short The 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 weight The appearance of the bag looks good, it doesn't stand out, hey I'm a camera bag. Cons of this bag With 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 somewhat Most 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 it If 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 it Overall Apart 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

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!

The complete bag and not too heavy. I've owned a LOT of camera bags, as my wife can provide evidence towards, I even owned the former version of this particular bag too. I've just come back from the Lake District and hiked around extensively with a Nikon D850, a Nikon D800 (infrared converted, hence the need to carry two bodies) with a Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 VR and Nikon 70-200mm f/4. In addition, throw in some Lee filters & 105mm polariser, batteries, large bottle of water, some snax etc. That lot isn't light but the bag is very comfortable and looks fantastic in green - way too much camera gear is black and boring this is a highly functional AND great looking bag that carries enough if you want to go full on pro landscape photography. If you're into bigger lenses than these you are likely to want the 500AW version. Make no mistake - the shoulder and waist straps are very important as is the chest strap - if you're going to carry any weight the 300AW is not the way to go.

SONYのデジカメを山に入るときの運搬用に購入しました。ILCE-7M2 FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS0がぴったり入ります。コンパクトで必要最小限という使い方向きです。 ショルダーバッグにこれだけ詰め込むと偏荷重が腰痛の原因になります。リュックはこの点はさすが楽です。 しかし使い勝手はリュック型より良いですから撮影シーンにより使い分けています。

The product mentions country of origin as India but the product is made in china and imported. Do not have a problem with the product per say but for folks who want to avoid buying made in china products this is wrong labeling being done by Amazon and frankly speaking it is disappointing.

Well constructed, looks great, rides well on my back and provides excellent protection for my camera gear. The strap side opening takes awhile to get used to but should prevent someone removing and gear and taking off while you have it on. The external straps work great to securely attach a travel tripod.

This backpack easily fits a Nikon FX body with 70-200 lens attached along with two prime lenses and a bunch of filters and a light meter in the side pockets and other accessories in a small pouch above the other gear. Alternatively, the 70-200 fits snugly in a vertical side pocket when one of the other primes is attached with plenty of room below the camera and attached 24 or 85 mm for a third lens. Could comfortably accommodate a full sized tripod with head removed, although that would require a bit more endurance when hiking. However, carrying my smallish kit around town or for day trips feels very comfortable. Once established in a base camp, this bag would work well for day trips in country. Smaller tripods could be easily attached to back or sides with strapping available at each position. Although you are sacrificing quicker top or side access for much higher security with this bag, it can be either slung around while still on the waist or put on the ground without exposing the contents to the dust or mud to get full access to the whole kit from the rear which remains "on top". It has pretty much the same external height and depth as the Flipside 400 AW II at 49cm and 25cm respectively, and weighs slightly less, but the 400 has more external width than this bag. This comparison makes the 300 altogether very compact. I simply didn't see the point in paying AU$40 for the extra 3cm of width in the 400 that can be reclaimed at the top of the 300 with or without the pouch in any case (which is not available in the 400). To get any order of magnitude difference in size you'd need to go to the Flipside 500 AW Super High Capacity bag which is deeper and taller. The Flipside Trek 450 is marginally taller too but it is narrower and shallower and the addition of the top compartment leaves the camera gear space accordingly very restricted. Even the Protactic 350, for all its handy points of entry (still seen as a security risk by some), doesn't have any better main compartment dimensions and you'd have to go to the Protactic 450 to get any size differential that might justify the higher price. You then have a bag with a substantial capacity increase over the others mentioned that weighs twice as much as the Flipside 300 and costs $200 more (for the older model!). Newer model prices are still astronomical for a backpack, no matter how cool looking! Given the pluses and price differential of other bags, I tend to think the Protactic is a bit overrated. The quality of the construction, stitching, material, and strapping on this bag looks and feels durable and as good as you'll get at the price. Shoulder straps are well padded, fully adjustable, and include waist and chest bands. Zippers are sturdy and smooth with useful pull cords. Shoulder straps have web strips on each side to clip lens caps and other paraphernalia. The rear access panel, which is also the panel flat against your back, is deeply padded but pliable enough to take the shape of your body form, feels like a material that allows a bit of airflow, and makes the overall comfort level and "wearability" very pleasing. Side panels encompassing the main compartment are also padded over rigid inserts. It has a good wide and solid padded handgrip strategically placed centre/top of the bag for ease of handling off the back or in transit. Mesh water bottle holders on each side, tripod securing straps top and sides, recessed rain cover at the bottom back, and recessed tripod carrier cup at bottom front complete the expected essentials. This bag has a lot going for it, especially at the price atm, and does not draw unwanted attention to itself. That's not to say it's not an awesome looking backpack. I bought the Mica/Camo version (cos I thought black might get too hot in the outdoors), which is a subtle olive green, and it looks great. So far, I haven't found much wrong with this bag. Those with bigger gear/kits will be looking elsewhere, but for those with simple or minimalist kits, this is one of the finest examples of what's on offer. Trying to choose a suitable bag is often enough to make you want to throw your gear in a cupboard and take up bowling or crochet. And I just got sick of self-important videographers who spent the first 15 minutes talking about the little pockets where you could put a CF card rather than demonstrating whether your particular set of gear could actually fit into the main space with practical views and comparisons. There are literally hundreds of videos out there of empty backpacks! So I thought an in-depth literary review might help the otherwise understandably helpless. Hope you find this useful.

Compact size great for carrying basic gear and accessories. Awesome quality as always. A little difficult to fit a full frame dslr and professional lenses. But will work great for mirrorless cameras.