Smart and elegant - a bit pricey - currently "cashback" possible

Smart and elegant - a bit pricey - currently "cashback" possible

Lowepro Flipside 300 SLR Camera Backpack (for SLR with up to 300mm lens and up to 3 additional lenses) Black (Camera)

Customer Review

The most important points:

Currently obtained 15% discount if you buy this backpack for more than 75 Euro, and the somewhat complicated reimbursement procedure takes upon himself. For details, can be found on the homepage of Lowepro.
(Hence respect, the 75 Euro relate solely to the product price does not include shipping. It is recommended to order directly from Amazon if the price is just above 75 euros there, since the shipment is known to be free).

So I'm in my biggest gripe. The backpack is not exactly cheap. We paid when it was introduced in the US significantly below $ 50, are now more than 70 dollars or, for us charge-stricken Europeans, have to shell out more than 70 euros.

The slightly higher price is due to the opening towards the back camera compartment, which is currently unique in the market. Therefore is the name Flipside.

To gain access to the equipment, Solving the risers of the shoulders and turns the backpack on the hip belt to the front.
Then you open the big "back pocket" during the backpack alone through the hip belt is held horizontally by the body is established away. [Bauchladen principle].
So even changing lenses are possible to have put on the floor without a camera or lenses.

This procedure does not work only in the demonstration video on YouTube, but also in practice. They would work even better if the hip belt would upholstered. Unfortunately, he is very thin and completely blank (price!), So it takes only little weight of the equipment. Even when wearing closed hip belt so busy almost all the weight on his shoulders.

Overall, the few protruding carrier and loops are the Flipside but an advantage. The backpack looks very elegant and you get stuck anywhere.

If one uses the pull-down tab for transporting a tripod or monopod will unfortunately difficult with fast access:
Turning the rucksack as described before the body, the tripod stands with his feet exactly in the groin because the flap a few centimeters from the backpack is way down. Who has the backpack in hand, knows immediately what I mean.

There are departures yet for lack of rain cover. Against light rain the backpack is protected, I was able to confirm in a mountain hike. But since I have no desire to test the reasonable amount of rain, I had to buy an extra cover.

The padding is on the back surprisingly well. At least I had no complaints during a three-hour hike.

The Flipside 300 is relatively small for a photo backpack. The space inside is enough for a medium-sized equipment, the smaller Flipside 200 I can not recommend, however, because of the 300 due to its compact dimensions already does not bother at the back.

My short conclusion:
I was the Flipside 300 worth the money because of the innovative and protected access to equipment. The build quality is very good. Only the waist belt has failed too weak. I recommend the backpack you. However, not as a price / performance tip!

Nice but painful Rank: 3/5
July 29
Very solid, very practical! Rank: 5/5
February 9
Indecent Rank: 1/5
January 18
Satisfied 1465 Rank: 5/5
May 10
very nice product 86 Rank: 5/5
November 29

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