Lowepro Flipside 200 AW II Camera Backpack, AW All Weather Cover, Fits Cameras + Gear, Laptop, Tablet, Black

A nice large, but really light backpack. Quality construction...Accommodates a good variety of lenses and assorted equipment. The chest and waist straps make it very comfortable to carry any distance. Check out the videos on YouTube with regards to the Flipside 500. That's what made my mind up.

I'm fairly new to photography so have been building up my gear slowly slowly, and this backpack is the latest addition. I needed a bag that would pass as carry on luggage on a plane, fit all my essential camera gear and some clothes and toiletries too. This bag does just that! I went on a trip and brought my canon 7dmk2, 10-18mm, 24-70mm 70-200mm plus my vlogging gear, spare batteries, packed my clothes around it all and it all fit perfectly. (I didn't bring that many clothes to be fair) The bag is very well made, includes a water proof cover and a tripod holder literally everything a landscape photographer needs in a bag. It's also incredibly comfortable it has waist straps to easy the weight being taken by my shoulders and the straps are very well padded. This backpack isn't the cheapest but if you compare it to others on the market is actually very reasonable and I love it!

I originally had the Lowepro Flipside 350 and have been using that for 5 years, my kit was Canon 77D, Tamron 18-300mm lens, Neewer Flash and Wireless Trigger, filters, intervalometer, 24mm lens and Canon 10-18mm lens, this rucksack could hold it all. I decided to up my game and purchased the Sigma 150-600mm lens along with another second hand Canon 77D lens, this meant that all my original kit could work on the same camera. Upon receiving it all I quickly realised that I needed another camera bag, I was initially looking at the Lowepro ProTactic 2 450 bag. Annoying thing on Amazon it was not sold in the UK with a 2 week delivery, it being delivered from the US or Europe whereas the 350 could be delivered the next day. Lowepro direct were charging another £50 to deliver it, other sites were also expensive compared. I opted for Lowepro LP37131-PWW, Flipside 500 AW II, it's a great looking bag and have fit all my gear including the new Sigma lens attached to a camera body along with the Tamron lens attached to the camera body in the bag, have even fit 2 torches, extension tubes and USB power bank When out in the field I can put my ipad in the bag along with various cables and chargers, it's fantastic that it all fits. The weight is the key issue now. Pros of this bag The bag seems to be waterproof, it does come with a rain coat albeit not used it yet, it can hold all my gear and a little bit more, have attached longer zip tethers as the ones supplied were somewhat short The zips are very sturdy, the bag is padded but I wouldn't just want to let it fall to the floor, the straps are padded, it has a chest and waist strap which is really handy with the weight The appearance of the bag looks good, it doesn't stand out, hey I'm a camera bag. Cons of this bag With all my gear today I decided to go for a 3 mile walk, I did quickly find after about a mile the shoulder straps began to take their toll, upon fastening the chest and waist straps it eased off somewhat Most annoying thing about this bag are the shoulder straps, don't know why but my previous bag is a similar design but they didn't get in the way when unzipping, the shoulder straps get in the way, you have to physically push them out of the way then when you unzip then the waist strap gets in the way when trying to rezip it If you have a tripod, you put two legs into the drinks like pouch on the side then at the top there is one tether strap to fasten it in place. I would have also preferred a tether strap at the bottom to hold the tripod in place, you can't even buy a separate tether to fasten it Overall Apart from that I am very happy with this bag, will see how long the quality lasts with the amount of gear I have in it. Maybe a few years down the line something else will come out or hopefully the 450 may become available on Amazon

When I came home and saw the cardboard box Amazon has just delivered, I thought OMG, if that compares to what's inside, I might have to send it back! However, upon opening, yes, the bag is big but that's what I needed. Anything smaller wouldn't have worked. I wanted something to take my camera gear from home to work each day and hold at least 95% of it. My previous bag would only allow one camera with lens, flash and light meter. If a different lens was required or anything particular, I would have to go home to fetch it. Considering the amount of weight produced by two Nikon D300s cameras and five lenses, it feels very comfortable on my back. The weight seems to distributed more over the hips rather than all on the shoulders so it has potential for longer walks. It has a stow away cover but I haven't needed to use it yet. There are some hide away fittings to hold a tripod which is a nice touch. The only downside to adding a tripod, apart from adding even more weight, is that the waterproof cover won't work. It appears to be well made - this is my third camera bag made by Lowepro. So far, so good!

The complete bag and not too heavy. I've owned a LOT of camera bags, as my wife can provide evidence towards, I even owned the former version of this particular bag too. I've just come back from the Lake District and hiked around extensively with a Nikon D850, a Nikon D800 (infrared converted, hence the need to carry two bodies) with a Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 VR and Nikon 70-200mm f/4. In addition, throw in some Lee filters & 105mm polariser, batteries, large bottle of water, some snax etc. That lot isn't light but the bag is very comfortable and looks fantastic in green - way too much camera gear is black and boring this is a highly functional AND great looking bag that carries enough if you want to go full on pro landscape photography. If you're into bigger lenses than these you are likely to want the 500AW version. Make no mistake - the shoulder and waist straps are very important as is the chest strap - if you're going to carry any weight the 300AW is not the way to go.

I'll get the only negative out of the way first: it's a tight fit getting a 15 inch MacBook Pro into it. I was using it (as I'm sure many others do) as carry on luggage and I need to squeeze a lot into it. Thankfully, the padding on the straps made lugging seven kilos around as pleasant as it can be. It really came into its own, however, using it in its intended role in Malaysia: swivelling it around to access my camera and over valuables was a breeze - it just feels like a lot of thought went into designing it. It's a very sold, robust piece of kit, just the right size for a day sack, and I look forward to having it with me for many more adventures in the future.

Needed a bag for two DSLR, 3 lenses a (tele, 24-70mm and 50mm) a lappy, spare batteries, chargers, filters etc. Had a lowpro bag before got it in 2008 only holds one cam and it's still going strong. So seeing the 'flipside 500 AW ii' and it's loads of pockets, rain cover and tripod carrying pouch and straps and it claims to 'Comfortably fits any size laptop' I thought this would be ideal for my kit and nomadic tendencies. It can fit 10 inch tabs (dedicated pocket). It's well padded, the tripod cradle will fit a large tripod I use the manfrotto 0.55 3 section tripod with XPRO 3 way head (75cm closed, 3.5kg) and that fits no bother, doesn't slip about when walking/hiking. The rain cover will protect your kit and tripod from a reasonable down pour not sure about really heavy rain though, I didn't get a chance to test it. There are two side pouches/pockets will hold a 2ltr bottle of water each or bottle and a travel tripod. The shoulder and waist straps are well padded and are comfortable. The chest and waist straps have loops so you can add clips or mollies for a torch, compass, phone holder, kendel mint cake, M+Ms etc, decent padding for you back. My cams and lenses fit with room for two additional lenses. You could get a super tele 600mm no bother. The inner divider walls are full customization and are thick padded and firm. The outer walls also think and padded and hold their structure like a hard case. Kit feels safe inside. Inside pockets are a' plenty for chargers, power banks, filters, SD cards, cam cleaning kit and what not. Also has a top pocket you can put a poncho in and a top handle to carry. There is also a loop for hanging it on your tripod or coat hook for drying out. Unfortunately the claim that it can hold any size laptop is wrong. A 15 inch doesn't fit, forget 17 you might get away with an 11 inch lappy. There are two dedicated padded pockets. But that for me was a deal breaker and the only reason I sent it back. I use a 15 inch to edit/back up stuff/work in general when travelling and just been eyeing a 17inch being that I need to upgrade (have win 7). It's a shame. I liked the comfort, quality, feel and layout of the bag... hopefully Lowpro do a bigger one.

The ability to move the shelving/compartments around is a little limited due to Velcro positioning. That's the only negative, having the main compartment next to your back is a huge security advantage, it's very comfortable, good amount of space, easy to use and looks to be good quality. Used in earnest for 2 week holiday to Canada, keeps your kit protected but is relatively easy to open and gain acces to your camera/phone/wallet or whatever else you put into it.