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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
I have this and the 15L backpack zip in the same color from this company. While I absolutely love the look, design and feel of this one, I'm not sure I'll be keeping it. It's a bit oversized as a hand carried tote, and I've actually fiddled with using one of their camera straps as a shoulder or sling strap attached to their little connect points for their carrying straps. My biggest problem with it is the bottom. I have the dividers going horizontally, as when I try to use them vertically and try to place a small micro 4/3 lens onto the little shelf, the shelf collapses and falls to the bottom of the bag. The company told me they'd send me a replacement divider, so we'll see if that fixes the issue. The other issue is that the bottom of the bag is crumpling down. I may have just received a faulty bag, but it boasts of standing on it's own, despite being unevenly loaded, and this one won't stay standing. The 15L backpack zip, like most backpacks, has a vast array of little pockets and pouches, which is amazing! I can fit ALL of my micro 4/3 camera gear into that thing! Two camera bodies, 5 lenses, a little tripod, extra batteries, chargers....you name it. I LOVE the backpack straps on this tote, but with just one little zip pocket on the front to carry extras, it's really frustrating. The backpack zip has external stretch side pockets (like nearly every backpack) that a cell phone can be tucked into, and because of the nearly full front multi-way zipper, it's ease of accessibility far exceeds that of this tote. The tote's two side zippers are great, but they don't go all the way to the bottom of the bag, and the fabric at the bottom of the zippers is stitched over itself, which makes accessing anything underneath a low sitting divider really difficult.
Again, not sure which I'll keep. I REALLY want this one to work, but for now it's looking like the backpack might win out, and I'll just sacrifice a bit of the form of this tote for the amazing function of the backpack.
Again, not sure which I'll keep. I REALLY want this one to work, but for now it's looking like the backpack might win out, and I'll just sacrifice a bit of the form of this tote for the amazing function of the backpack.
