Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)

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1. R. Wolfinger says:

   July 9, 2010 at 4:43 pm

   Review by R. Wolfinger for Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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   I had so much stuff in my huge LowePro Nova 5AW shoulder bag that it hurt my my shoulder and back to carry it around. Saw the Canon 200EG Backpack and based on reviews ordered one. I am impressed. It was about 1/2 the price of my LowePro bag. Its very well designed with lots of compartments, padding, external straps and quality materials. It holds everything that was in my other bag and I still have more room. I’ve got a Canon 20D with BGE2 battery grip, 3 zoom lenses (one a telephoto), a Canon 580EX flash, a Slik mini tripod, lens hoods for all the lenses, and a large assortment of filters for all the lenses all inside the main compartment. External compartments hold everything else like spare battery packs, chargers, cables, etc. Its got straps on the bottom to carry my tripod which my old bag didn’t have. Its got other straps for carrying all kinds of stuff. And I carry bag this much comfortably. The one thing that the LowePro bag had was an all weather cover that could be zipped out to cover the bag in bad weather. Never used it anyhow so whats the point? The LowePro goes to E-Bay!
2. D. Kim says:

   July 9, 2010 at 4:46 pm

   Review by D. Kim for Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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   This is a good bag for the money. it’s not a great bag, but very useable. with a few bucks and a trip to REI, it can be made much better however.

   first, get yourself a 40 inch long, 1 inch wide webbing lashing strap, with a quick release buckle on the end. should be about 2 bucks. use that to wrap the bag through the lashing anchors on the sides of the bag. this acts as a very good compression strap, and gives you an added measure of security. close the bag with the zippers below the strap, and it’s harder for would be thieves to open your bag while you are carrying it. it also allows you to open the top half of the bag, and grab your camera without letting the other contents of the bag fall out. since the top of the backpack is cut inwards, the camera is fairly easy to grab for those quick shots. not as fast as a messenger bag, but better than having to put your bag on the ground to get your camera out.

   next, get a pack of 1 inch tri glide buckles. use those to tidy up the 40 inch lashing strap, and the long adjustable shoulder straps. stuff the waist strap into the small storage area in the bottom back of the bag, and poof! you now have a neat, and much more useable bag for a few bucks more.

   a velbon luxi SF tripod fits great into the front pocket with the 1/4 inch compression cords.

   great bag, could use some more padding though.
3. Patricia A. Theriault says:

   July 9, 2010 at 4:49 pm

   Review by Patricia A. Theriault for Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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   At first I loved this bag. As other reviewers have said, it fits a ton of camera equipment safely. It also fits comfortably and adjusts easily.

   My only complaint is that the lens holders (see photos) are all open, meaning that it is very easy for the lenses to slip out of position or, if you open the bag the wrong way, fall out or slip. This happened to me a number of times on a recent trip. It would be nice if Canon provided extra elastic/velcro strips, like the one used for the main compartment, to hold the lenses in place.

   Otherwise, it is a really good bag at a great price.
4. Cosimo Demasi says:

   July 9, 2010 at 4:50 pm

   Review by Cosimo Demasi for Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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   At first, this back pack seems amazing: made by canon, looks cool, and has a bunch of compartments and such. But when you start to use it, you realize you made a mistake when you bought it. First: trying to get your equipment out of this thing quickly is almost impossible. The zipper gets stuck if you close the backpack completely. After messing with it for a minute or two it’ll open. Second: (which I guess is true for all backpacks, and is the reason why I wont buy another one) is that trying to get your gear out of the bag is a juggling act. To avoid dropping your lenses and such you have to put the bag on the ground and squat to get them. By the time you switch lenses you will either A: lose your shot, or B: get trampled on. After a few weeks of using this bag, the zipper would un-hook itself, letting my equipment fall out. This happened while I was shooting a concert and I almost lost 2,000$ worth of equipment. I cant wait to return this bag and get one that hangs off your shoulder to your hip.
5. domeboy says:

   July 9, 2010 at 5:17 pm

   Review by domeboy for Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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   I was swayed by all the good reviews and bought one, even though the older style Canon backpack I had bought and then promptly got rid of some years back had left a bad taste in my mouth. Well, let’s just say things aren’t much better. There are a number of improvements and the styling is nice. But a Rebel with battery grip doesn’t fit. Therefore, I don’t think a 10D or a 20D will either. Not sure about an XT since it is smaller. Assuming of course you have the add on battery grip like I do. The zippers absolutely stink. They are light duty and don’t zip smoothly. I feel like the weight of the camera up high will force the zippers to slowly unzip and there goes the camera. I am so unimpressed. It’s not even worth the cheap price Amazon is asking in my opinion. Spend some more money for a good bag like a Tamrac.