Mantona ElementsPro 30 outdoor backpack (incl. rain cover, suitable for DSLRs and CSC cameras) black

The bag arrived and straight from the box it's a good looking bag. The best feature has to be that it's not an obvious camera bag. It resembles more "adventure/climbing" type backpacks. I have yet to test it in the rain but the raincover can only add protection.Immediately I packed my SLR and lens, jacket and 15 inch laptop with accessories and the bag holds it all well.

great product and excellent service!

This medium sized camera backpack looks and feels like it is of good quality when you get it out of the packaging which is just a clear plastic bag. The material is damp proof, and you also get an extra rainproof cover that wraps over the whole backpack, though it would have been nice if this had been tethered in some way. It's surprising it's not, as so much of this backpack can be rolled, folded or adjusted it seems like a bit of an oversight or last minute addition. One of the first things I noticed was how heavy it is when empty, which seems to be down to the padded, rigid and rippled back protector. However, in use, full loaded, it doesn't feel any heavier than a backpack without it such is the clever design and is very comfortable in use. The backpack is spacious with plenty of room for all your equipment, camera, lens, chargers, spare batteries, filters, cleaning supplies, laptop, tablet, phone, you name it this seems to have a pocket for it! If it won't fit in a pocket then there are many straps and tether points on the outside to hold everything from tripods to reflectors. This thing is just packed with pockets, fastenings, hanging points, etc! However a few of the straps do seem a bit too long and could be prone to snagging on things if you are rushing to get that perfect shot. The main camera compartment is very well padded and the interior partitions can be rearranged to suit your equipment or removed altogether. The base of the odd shaped top pocket/compartment/pouch can even be unzipped and folded away to make the thing one large open plan backpack. It is this top pocket/compartment that is the only really negative thing for me that stands out. It is an odd shape, more like a toiletries bag or pouch with triangular sides and a zip along the middle top. Worse still it is unsupported and so prone to flopping over (unless I'm missing something?), and the zip is facing straight up with a gap at the end so not any good for when there's a light drizzle that the rest of the bag could resist without the rain proof cover even. Considering how many straps, tethers, clips, pockets, pouches and adjustment points there are it would have been nice had it come with some sort of guide leaflet on how to put them all to best use, and what their weight limits are, etc. So my score of 4 out of 5 reflects the few small issues (weird shaped 'pouch', lack of instructions, lack of rain cover tether, no instructions), but other than that this is an exceptional backpack that I will get a lot of use out of.

I am short and often find that camera backpacks are just too long in the body so that they rest in places that eventually make them uncomfortable. In addition I often find that chest straps are in completely the wrong place. I have had no such problems with this pack. It is heavier than most, owing to the nature of the plastic ribbed back, but because it fits properly in other ways, and because the chest and waist straps fit perfectly, are well-padded, it turned out to be fine even after walking for a couple of hours with a fairly well-laden pack.There is plenty of space for a camera and telephoto lens plus three or four other lenses, flash unit and miscellaneous other bits of kit. The little zip pockets on the side access flap are useful to conveniently store a spare battery and SD cards. What I am less keen on is the flap that covers the main compartment. You can access this compartment from the side and remove a camera with lens attached, but if you want access to, for example, extract another lens you have to unclip the cover so you can pull it back to unzip the main compartment which is a bit of a faff. Given that there is a separate raincover stashed away in a pocket under the flap, I am not quite sure why the flap is necessary although in fairness you can roll it up and clip it out of the way. The raincover doesn't have an umbilical to keep it attached to the pack - a sure way for me to lose it! There are so many clips and straps that getting the pack set up comfortable does take a little time and for me was achieved more easily by adjusting the pack off the body then trying it, working out the next round of adjustments, and so on.Apart from carrying a goodly amount of kit, there is room for a packed lunch, rainnjacket, etc plus a pouch that will take a drink on the outside (well away from your expensive electronics).The fabric, zips, clips, etc all seem to be of good quality. The padding of the sections for camera kit is very good too, as is the protection offered for you tablet/small laptop. There is of course, a set of tripod straps. The camera section can be removed to convert this into a decent hiking pack.

This is the Mantona ElementsPro DSLR backpack. It has a rather unique design with a number of different compartments for various lens and accessories, with the top compartment having the ability to expand for larger items. For a medium sized backpack it holds a lot of equipment and is slightly more comfortable than some of the lowepro bags at this price range.