The following criteria had to meet the backpack:
- Flexible einteilbares and easily accessible photo compartment for my Sony Alpha 6000 with several lenses and accessories
- Good tripod mount
- As many small parts and additional compartments
- Sufficiently large additional compartment for food and other utensils for longer hikes
- Bottle cage
- Raincover
- The ability to attach a jacket outside
- And of course good comfort
First, my opinion on the other backpacks, which I do not go into the last detail:
Xtrem + Active Cube M:
to small extra compartment for hiking, tripod can be firmly secured - but the backpack are pulled right back, boring back all 5 compared Backpacks
Jack Wolfskin ACS Photo Pack:
sophisticated suspension system in which you certainly need at the back little sweat - but: Impractical classification and the tripod mount is not very trusted because it is vertically mounted with only two bands.
Jack Wolfskin ACS Photo Pack Pro:
The same good support system like the smaller brother, many accessory pockets, large accessory compartment, but almost too big for my camera photo tray (more suitable for owners of larger cameras with accessories)
Hama Daytour 230:
Good tripod mount, many small compartments, comfortable to wear, back can be opened. Can be used flexibly, as both main compartments are equipped en with Velcro pockets for photo accessories, which can be removed completely but. Nevertheless, I somehow could not accommodate fit my camera with lenses. No attachment for jackets.
In general, all backpacks above had the problem that the top tray was not completely closed to bottom photo compartment, characterized dirt or leftovers can fall into the photographic equipment.
In the end I decided to Mantona. Shortly after my birthday he had to prove themselves at a 1-week trip to Rome. Ums to anticipate: TOP!
My Alpha 6000 with 18-200er telephoto lens can be placed perfectly in the middle. From the outside it is pulled out quickly through the side opening. Several lenses and other accessories, see, depending on classification easily accommodate. The cushioning is very good from all sides and even larger DSLR cameras should be able to be accommodated easily. The additional top compartment is big enough and separated by a removable partition bottom Zippered from photo tray. This allows dirt to fall through. If required, all the partition members can be removed in the photo tray. So you get a backpack with a single large interior space. The directly accessible separately from the top notebook compartment has proved convenient storage for our travel documents.
Also outside it is very well thought out:
Loose two jackets can be clamped between the front "curtain" and the backpack. Nevertheless, the camera is still the need to quickly complete without the backpack open accessible from the side. In the cup holder is also a 1-liter bottle loosely place without falling out, because above a rubber Seeschlösschen with the neck of the bottle can be additionally fixed. On removable hip belt has two small compartments. The tripod is attached below cross. This ensures an excellent weight distribution and the backpack there is not pulling back. I had the tripod but only once in the evening here and therefore can not tell you how the backpack with tripod on longer trips behaves and how well hold the only two simple straps with metal clip fastener.
The comfort is really outstanding. In a review of the hard back is criticized - quite wrongly. I had the backpack in Rome every day from morning to evening on the back. And I must say it was very comfortable, the shoulder straps are well padded and my back did not really sweat even after many hours at daytime temperatures to 25 ° C - it must be! Even otherwise, the build quality is very good indeed.
The only minor complaint is the lack existing small parts compartments for extra batteries and memory cards. There are only two pieces in each just so fits a battery.
For me it is the perfect backpack. His first trial in Rome, he has passed with grade 1.
