Smelly but awesome :-)

The Mantona SLR Backpack Trekking (bought in summer 2012) is actually not bad. Backpack I have on many intensive walks to test (in the Alps, etc.), and to this day it is used very intensively.
There are a few things that made me not quite convinced. Still, I'm kind of glad that I did not, for example, have decided for the version Smart another vendor (I was offered, among other things in the shop and borrowed). And I want the other backpack not criticize, but even though he was taller, I could not wrap up optimally, as Mantona the same equipment. In between, I have tested and compared several other backpacks, but despite many gimmicks I'm kinda stuck with Mantona again. And actually I did not want to keep him because he smelled so horribly of chemistry. That stench has three weeks Alps, a lot of air, rain, sun survived loose. The backpack itself as well.
After about 8 months of smell is eventually disappeared and I'm pretty happy with my backpack.

My Equipment in backpack:
Canon 7D, EF 70-300 L IS, EF-S 15-85 IS, EF 100mm 2.8 L IS, 1 Box Display Magnifier, 1 fold-diffuser, Filter Pouch, angle finder, wireless remote release, 1 Battery, 1 replacement card, 1 gray card , Swiss Army Knife, small umbrella, tripod Manfrotto 055XPROB (motorized), water bottle (non-motorized).
Everything has more or less its own place.

Pro:
+ Robust, hip straps, chest strap, strap absolutely secure.

+ Very comfortable to wear.

+ The backpack is from the back side (ie the side that rests on the back) opened and preserved so well the content of pickpockets. Also from the movement I come from on this site better to the content and can ran after opening the camera immediately grab (it is on the side as on the publicity photos).
It also works with the Turn of the backpack on the hip, as shown in the promotional video. Equally, however, as the lady is there, it is better doing to support the backpack somewhere, otherwise the whole weight depends only on the hip belt and I always have the feeling that something breaks. :-)

+ The division is well realized.

- The stand must be very deeply depend normally and so you can not put the backpack on the floor and turning on the hip is hardly possible. I've solved with two additional straps so that the stand-brace is attached to the top and so the problem was gone. s. Photos. :-)

- The Smell. Perhaps only I had caught a copy

Backpack I highly recommend despite the minuses.
Actually, I would give 4 stars ...