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In the Bag: Great New Camera Bags for Working Photographers

October 22, 2018

By Greg Scoblete

Editor’s Choice! Tenba Cooper Backpack

Tenba’s sharply styled Cooper bags feature a split design with a bottom compartment built with gear dividers and a top compartment for your personal effects. The bottom half’s gear dividers are removable in the event you need to use the entire bag for lugging around personal items. There’s room for a 10-inch tablet in either model. The Cooper DSLR backpack is built to hold a camera body with up to five lenses, including a 70-200mm f/2.8. The Slim’s camera compartment can house a camera body and up to three lenses.

Price: $200 (slim), $230 (dslr backpack)
tenba.com

Manfrotto Noreg

The modular Noreg backpack has an internal camera pouch that can be removed and used as a shoulder bag. It can fit a high-end mirrorless camera with a standard zoom attached and up to two extra lenses, plus a small drone. There’s a laptop compartment on the back that can be detached and used as a standalone laptop sleeve, roomy enough for a 15-inch model and a 10-inch tablet.

Price: $180
manfrotto.us

MindShift Gear Exposure

The Exposure shoulder bags have waterproof sailcloth panels with water-repellent DWR fabric and a Tarpaulin bottom. The Exposure line is available in two models: 13, that can fit a 13-inch laptop and 15, that can house—you guessed it—a 15-inch laptop. The Exposure 13 can fit an ungripped body with a 24-70mm f/2.8 attached and up to three extra lenses, including a 70-200mm. The Exposure 15 can fit a body with a 70-200mm f/2.8 attached and up to five extra lenses and a flash.

Price: $160 (13), $170 (15)
mindshiftgear.com

Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L

The first of a new line of travel bags from Peak Design, the 45L features multiple access points and shoulder and back straps that can be tucked away in a magnetically sealed back pad. The bag can expand to a maximum capacity of 45L or squeezed down to 35L using compression straps. Camera gear is stowed in separate Packing Cubes, which are sold separately in small, medium or large
sizes. The interior has a zippered dividing panel that can be opened up to make one roomy interior.

Price: $300
peakdesign.com

LowePro FreeLine BP 350 AW

The FreeLine features a new divider system called “QuickShelf” that can be unfolded into a three-tiered shelf or folded flat with a customizable interior. You can access the QuickShelf’s contents via side flaps on either side of the bag. When it’s in shelf mode, you can use additional lateral dividers to further segregate and organize your stuff. The bag is roomy enough for a full-frame DSLR with a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens attached, multiple additional lenses and even a compact drone.

Price: $260
lowepro.com

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