+ Place: The backpack offers not only numerous odds and ends in the upper storage space, but also a surprisingly large camera equipment. The camera compartment looks at first glance from tiny. Nevertheless, a Canon EOS 7D fits with attached 28-135mm Canon into including inversely mounted lens hood. These will also find a Sigma 17-50mm f / 2.8 with lens hood and a fisheye lens space. It is then still a little room for accessories such as bellows, or similar Lenspen
For many extras is enough space: Bottle and tripod can be accommodated in the side pockets. The top daypack compartment ample storage space for Vesper, raincoat, etc.
+ Comfort: The backpack is very comfortable and well padded. With him the equipment feels lighter than it is.
Even the very low weight of the backpack I want to highlight and weighs approximately 1kg.
+ Extras: The rain cover is great and the outside pockets for drinking bottles I find very good (which should in my opinion be missing in any backpack). They can also use a tripod.
The camera compartment can be removed and so turned the backpack to a normal backpack. This is of course very convenient.
+ Security: Through the opening on the back, which can be reached via the photographic equipment, an unnoticed access by thieves is virtually impossible.
The camera bag inside is secured with Velcro fasteners, which holds extremely well and protect the bag from falling out. The bag can even be closed, so nothing to prevent a fall when opening.
Particularly positive, I find that the backpack does not look from the outside like a camera backpack and having only a discreet lettering with the manufacturer's name.
+ Price: This backpack is still in the lower price segment and for under 100 you get a workable product.
And now my criticisms:
- Hip: The unpadded waist belt hardly deserves its name and does not support the carrying function. If you in the stomach turns the backpack, in order to get the camera so he cuts in the back and the hip. Here was saved at the wrong end.
- Back surface: Even if the backpack is comfortable to wear, it is probably less suitable for longer hikes. The ventilation is not ideal and after a few minutes everything was wet with sweat with me. After about two hours the entire back was wet because the pads had soaked with sweat - a lot more than a "normal" backpack would do this.
- Smell: Most of my criticisms is the stench of the backpack. Even after several weeks of nauseating stench emanating from the backpack, not weakened. It's a stabbing headache smell, after the now even smells my camera.
- Memory card slot: This is just a little thing, but I want to mention. The extra pocket for memory cards is probably only meant for small memory cards or for some who are not in an envelope. It would calm can be somewhat larger.
Overall, I find the backpack really good, but I have in my rating because of the meager hip belt, the bad back ventilation and the disgusting, pungent stench deduct two stars. The remaining three star he earned through the large storage space, its unobtrusiveness and its great extras.
Anyone planning any major hike with a backpack and has the opportunity to let him air out for several weeks on the balcony, which will be very happy with it and it does not have to spend a lot of money.