Customer Reviews

Domke F-34L 19-Inch Protective Wrap (Black)

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I bought two of these (a 19" and 15") to make a tote bag into a camera bag. Well, sort of. I ended up just placing them on top of each other at the bottom of the bag. The wraps create a nice bottom cushion and also come up the sides a bit. I'm using two because I'm a bit over protective of my gear and felt that one wasn't enough padding, especially for a bottom of a bag.

The 15" just wraps around a Nikon D700 + 50mm, so I think the point is to wrap the lens and camera separately in most cases since most lenses are bigger than a 50.

I bought two of this 19" protective wrap, and they are the greatest thing you can have to protect your lenses or cameras. It is ultra easy to use and fast to adapt to your items. I used one of this to protect my Pentax K-X with its 18-55mm lens without a problem. The other I used to store a digital video camera.

All good things said, it is time to talk about the downturns. Be sure to select the correct size for your item because it can be too large to fit some of your items, and although you can bend it, it can be a bulky waisting precious space in your carry on bags.

I bought the 15-inch for a Canon 70-300mm zoom and the 11-inch for a Canon 20mm f/2.8 prime. Both fit perfectly. To size them, know this. The 11-inch is 11" wide on all four sides, so it is 15.5" diagonally (high school math and the Pythagorean theorem for the win). Look up your lens, take the maximum width and double it, take the length and double it, then add the two up. It should be a little less than the diagonal measurement so you have some overlap for the velcro to grab on.

I bought two of these for a trip, so I could take a couple lenses but not the whole gear bag. They worked very well, but you'll still have to pack them properly. I wouldn't just toss them in anywhere. On the plane, I had them wrapped up inside a jacket in my backpack. Walking around, they were snug inside a shoulder bag with a few other things. I wouldn't just roll them around loose in a big backpack, as the padding is not super thick. I see some folks have used this for wrapping a SLR body with lens attached, but I don't see how. There are better products for that, check out Zing neoprene wraps - they are custom sized for a better fit.

I used my 3 Domke Protective Wraps to provide extra protection for my digital SLR camera and zoom lens when I placed them in my carry-on bag. The wraps worked extremely well and gave me the opportunity to not have to carry a bulky camera case.

I bought this with a 15" that I wrap around my 400mm 5.6L lens. one for the body of my camera (15") and one for the big old L lens. works and is awesome.

these are great, versatile, convenient, affordable...

i use them for:
wrapping spare lenses
wrapping my digital SLR when i don't want to carry my big case and
wrapping my little digital point and shoot, i toss in my purse and i don't have to worry about it.

it is smaller than most cases and more protective.
comes in lots of sizes and colors, i have 3.
i don't have any complaints about them.

they are a great product.

Ok ladies, listen up. If you are a photographer and also fashion forward, you NEED this wrap. "Cute" camera bags are either 1. not actually cute or 2. really expensive, or let's be real, both. Not to mention that a lot of the time, no matter how hard they try to hide it, a camera bag still looks like a camera bag, which is like advertising you have expensive gear on you. I also really hated the idea of spending 200+ on a camera bag when I could use it on a new lens/filter/toycam/etc...so when I saw this, I knew I had to have it. All I do is pick my camera for the day, wrap it up, then stick it in whatever handbag I'm using that day. Now you are instantly more fashionable while still prepared for whatever photo adventure awaits. The 19inch is big enough to wrap my D700 (w/ lens attached) with room to spare and more than enough for my D3100, also with a lens attached. I probably could have gone smaller but like that I can use the excess to wrap around it again which gives it another layer of protection.

LADIES! You can have it all! You CAN be a kick ass photographer without looking like you just hiked back from the woods with Uncle Ansel! No more ugly bags for you, now you can be as fashionable as the models you're shooting!

The wrap itself is great! I found the 11" just sized to wrap a 4in lens. The 15" works for my Canon 450D with a short prime lens (50mm), but I can't quite get it around the camera and a short telephoto. I ended up piecing the two together and can use it with my 450D. I wish I had gotten the 19" for the camera. The padding is nice for using in a non-camera bag.

Works just as advertised. Perfect for protecting an extra lens when I toss into my handbag. Great size but not overly bulky.

This is a simple, but very useful product. I usually use it to protect my camera when I drop it in my backpack. Yes, I could use a similarly priced holster bag, but those are much more bulky. I don't know why gray is so much cheaper than the other colors.