My New Camera Bag
For Christmas I got a new camera bag - the Manfrotto Windsor backpack.
It's an amazing backpack that has both space and padding to keep your photography equipment safe and easily accessible and a regular backpack storage section - around the depth of a bottle of water.
It also has attachment straps on the front to attach a tripod.
It also has a front pocket just above the tripod straps but i'm not entirely sure what its meant to be used for as it's a pretty tight pocket - maybe a notebook or transport tickets/passes.
The top section is the regular storage space - i've kept the cardboard inside to keep the bag in shape until I start using it.
It doesn't hold a huge amount, but theres enough space for a drink, umbrella, purse, portable phone charger, a few shopper/tote bags and at a push, a compact video camera.
Theres also a pocket in there for a MacBook/laptop/iPad.
There is a small side pocket that doesn't open on the bottom, it has enough space for your phone, bank card, keys, lens filters, that sort of small thing that you may want to access quickly.
The other side pocket is where you keep your photo equipment. I do feel nervous storing my DSLR on its side, I just have a fear that it'll slide straight out the bag when I unzip the pocket. If it had more moveable inserts it'd make this bag a bit better and more convenient.
You can remove all of the inserts and use the space for more regular bag storage.
The back and straps are very padded to ensure comfort when you're carrying around your heavy equipment.
The downside to this bag (or upside, depending on how you look at it) is that it's solid, so wether you have your photo gear in there or not, it's still going to come quite far off your back as its quite big in all dimensions.
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