Customer Reviews

Lowepro CompuDaypack Camera Bag (Burnt Orange)

5 star:		(54)
4 star:		(32)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this pack to use primarily when travelling. When I'm on vacation, I don't want to be loaded with so much gear that I'm more caught up in my equipment than my surroundings. However, I still want to be able to carry my Nikon D50; 18-70mm, 10-20mm, speedlight, 90mm macro, perhaps another lens or two, a travel tripod, a jacket, snacks, and still have room to cram in a couple of small souveniers. And while I typically leave the laptop back at the hotel, I want to have it and my camera gear with me on a plane. In addition, it has to be able to carry a fair amount of weight comfortably for a long time and be built to last. Overall, this bag meets all those criterea.

I was pleasantly surprised how comfortable this bag is when fully loaded. It does not have a hip belt, but the design of bag places most of the weight (the camera gear) at the bottom and near your back (the laptop). The straps are fairly wide and excellently padded and the back pads allow a reasonable amount of airflow and support (thanks to a generously cushioned and contoured lumbar pad).

It's sturdy enough for regular use while traveling, but you still want to excercise care handling the bag as all the camera gear sits at the bottom. I wouldn't trust it with the trained gorillas I've watched unload baggage and you don't want to drop it, but otherwise I don't worry about my gear inside it.

If possible, I would give the bag 4 1/2 stars; overall, it's a great solution to my needs, but it has a couple of minor short-comings. While it sounds minor, the one that bothers me the most is the single zipper on the main compartment. I really like the double zips on the camera case and laptop portions as they can be left closed in the center for rapid access, but that's not an option for the main compartment. I frequently find myself opening the laptop area when intending to get in the main compartment. And with a double zip, it would be possible to allow a tall narrow object (like a tripod) to protrude out the top. In addition, I'd like a little more space in the main compartment - it's a tight fit for my 14" tripod. Other items on my wish list would be a water-bottle holder, or, better yet, some loops on the outside that you could attach other items to.

Despite my minor gripes, it's obvious there was a lot of attention to detail and the pack is well engineered. When opening the camera compartment with the bag on the ground, the top portion tilts back as if hinged to allow easy access to your gear. There is room for even a large 17" laptop (Dell Latitude D810 - 14.25" x 10.5" x 1.75"). The front mp3 pocket is lined with soft cloth that won't scratch you ipod (or sunglasses) and there are good organizational features in the main compartment: couple zippered pockets, pen pockets, a key clip, etc. And all this is in an understated package that doesn't broadcast it may contain several thousand dollars worth of equipment inside - it just looks like a daypack. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this bag.

Wanted a daily use backpack that could carry my camera and a few lenses and my laptop without looking like I was trying to find a hostel. It is a good size for tooling around town doing my daily activities. I like this pack and prefer it over the larger packs.

It provides decent padding to protect my electronic and optical gear. I'm not a professional photographer so I don't really need to carry gobs of optical equipment. I just like having my Canon 5D attached to my EF 24-105mm f/4 L with me and my EF 16-35mm f/2.8L on deck. My 11" sony VAIO (with verizon card for internet access) fits nicely and is well protected and there is still room enough for paperwork and small misc items. My treo 650 on my hip and I'm totally geeked out. I actually walk around all day like this being very productive and able to do some enjoyable things during my limited down times. Sometimes I find it amazing how much technology I actually like having with me...SCARY. But, I enjoy it and this set up lets me capture pics throughout my day whenever I find a good opportunity. Sometimes I just shoot to help my increasing dementia for later reference :).

The pack looks nice and simple and doesn't attract too much attention (which I like). Some of the pakcs out there are pretty "flashy" and most do not do as good of a job with padding and protection. Of course you still shouldn't throw the pack down or kick it around but you shouldn't do that with ANY of the soft packs and I'd still wouldn't do that with a pelican or any of the hard cases.

Excellent "normal" looking pack. Can carry a good amount of equipment comfortably. Not weather proof but that's ok with me. Excellent protection. Comfortable for a day pack. Can't think of much wrong with the pack except the weather proofing part and that didn't really matter to me so I'm giving the thing five stars.

Love the all-in-one, lightweight bag. I found I can NOT use it with my D200 with 18-200VR lens attached - it just plain old will not fit into the bag in any of the directions tried. It works find with just a short walk-around lens attached...but that being said, my 18-200 has become MY walk-around lens, and this bag won't fit it safely, so back it went. Great great quality of bag. Not appropriate for larger dSLR's.

One thing to keep in mind: Do not purchase sight unseen -- bring your camera and largest lens with you and see if it will fit before purchase --

I was so excited to receive this bag that I used the overnight delivery option! I searched for hours, on every site, for the perfect bag. I looked for something girlie, but not too girlie. I'm glad I settled on this bag. I'm little, not even 5' tall, this hits me right at my tailbone. I measured a backpack I used a few years ago on me and this one is perfect.

I wanted to be able to take my laptop with me to parties and events as well as have room for other things besides my camera. It's a lot lighter than I expected even with the bottom filled with camera stuff, a speed light, extra batteries, etc., personal items and the laptop. I have a 12" Gateway wide screen and it fits perfectly in there. I love that I can listen to my iPod while wearing the pack. The shoulder straps are well padded and so is the part that you wear next to your spine. VERY comfortable!

I will use this often as I take photos around the city and photograph parties and events. Everything is in one place with room leftover!

I would like to have double zippers on the middle (main) pocket, but I will learn to live with one. Change that and add more colors/prints and it's a perfect camera pack.

This is the perfect backpack because it fits my camera, extra lens and all the accessories, plus my laptop and a spiral notebook and there is still a roomy compartment for water, snacks, hairbrush, etc.

it does all this without being so large that it weighs me down. I am 5'2" and 120 pounds so I was very concerned about it being too large for me, however it is just right, and the straps are padded for extra comfort.

I've been in search of a laptop bag for about 6 months now, but couldn't find anything I liked... then I got a dSLR and knew I needed a bag for both of my tools. I didn't want an ugly camera bag or an ugly laptop bag and then I found this bag on amazon.com. WOW. I found it at a local store (paid more, but I needed it right way) and loved it at first sight.
The camera section is very versatile... you can rearrange the little velcro tabs to fit different camera/lens combinations. I can fit my Olympus E-500 with the 14-45mm lens attached (with a UV filter and circular polarizer), my 40-150mm lens, both lens hoods a cleaning cloth and lenscaps. When I get a macro lens, I think it will fit in there, too, but that'll be it.
The laptop compartment fits my 15" macbook pro perfectly. I have a sleeve for it that I keep inside the bag for extra padding, but I don't think it needs it. There's more vertical room, too, so I'm sure most of the 17" laptops would work.
My favorite part of the bag is the accessory section. I keep my earbuds in there with pens, the power cord for my laptop, the USB cable for my camera and many books. There's PLENTY of room in there, and if you have extra camera lenses with their own padded containers, you could definitely fit some in here.
I also love the little ipod pocket. Again, I have a sleeve for that, and the ipod and sleeve fit in there perfectly.
The backpack handles are very comfortable... and the green and black colors look very contemporary. I'd recommend this to anyone! :)

I just recieved this bag today. I'm posting under this one only because this is the color I got, however it should be the same for the other 2 colors. I'm planning to use it in a real situation in the beginning of August when I go on my trip, but I can give a short review on my initial testings today.

There are 3 main compartments; laptop, daypack, and slr. the laptop is against ur back, the slr is at the bottom, and the daypack is the area between the 2. there's a fair amount of padding as well only around the laptop and slr compartment. i wouldn't drop the bag too hard, but setting it down in a normal manner isn't a bad idea.

the laptop compartment is made to fit a laptop. the padding makes it hard to stretch out in case you wanted to fit something thicker in there. i fit my widescreen laptop in there, which is 1.75 inches thick and 17 inches diagonal corner-to-corner. the fit is very very snug. there's also a strip of detachable padding at the bottom. not sure why. maybe to sit over the top? but i didn't see any velcro near the top for it to attach to though. after putting the laptop in, there's very little room over the top of it. there's also a sleeve in there. for smaller laptops, there may be room for the laptop to slide around in. regardless, if you have a small laptop in there and are wearing the backpack, then the laptop is being pulled against your back, so i'm sure it won't move around very much.

the slr compartment is very well padded. the reason i would still be careful about setting the bag down is because the slr is at the bottom. there are detachable velcro walls, 5 pieces. i fit my tiny rebel xt in there, but after that, maybe only enough room for a few more small lenses or a flash. after putting the xt in, there's probably room for a longer zoom lens. with all these different shaped pieces, you could also put in some of your own padding; pieces of small clothing or something, or bubblewrap. on the outside of this compartment, there are 2 small pockets on either side.

now the daypack compartment is impressive. there are many pockets in this part. the pockets come in different sizes. and the outside of this compartment is not padded, however whatever is in there is sitting against 2 walls of padding. maybe good enough for your laptop equipment. now on the outside of the daypack, there's another smaller zippered pocket. this is sized for your portable media player (ipod or something similar). there's also a hole that you can feed your headphones through. again, you may be worried because there's no padding in there. you can't fit anything wider than 3 inches and longer than 5 inches. it was a great fit for my cowon a2 portable media player. again, if you're worried about anything, you could put more padding in the daypack compartment.

as for the arm straps, they fit very comfortabely; adjustable of course. and there aren't any other straps to be found around the bag.

the material seems very durable, although i'm no expert in this area.

so anyway, for the price, this bag is very very convenient. it fits a bunch of things very safely. with the padding on the bottom, it sits up on its own.

The CompuDaypack fit my needs very well. It is not a large bag and fits easily in an airline overhead.

The camera area is easy to access and has room for my Canon 30D with a fairly large lens attached, plus space for additional lenses. I also put the power transformer for my MacBook Pro in the camera section.

The computer section held my MacBook Pro 17" laptop very well. One trip I also put a 15" HP in the note pocket of the computer area. Of course that made the backpack very heavy.

I'm very careful with setting the bag down. It bothers me a little that the camera is on the bottom of the pack. The more expensive Lowepro bags center the camera in the pack, but they are much larger than I wanted to carry.

Just received my bag and I am very happy with it. Plenty of room for my Nikon D200, a couple of extra lenses, flash, batteries and memory cards, *plus* a pocket for my 15" Mac PowerBook, *plus* a much-larger-than-expected third section for my "stuff" -- I'll have plenty of room for my PDA, my wallet, my makeup bag, and all of my little extras. I will be able to make it onto the plane with just the one carryon -- not even a purse! -- so I can be (as) sure (as possible) that I'll keep everything with me.

Also? With the sporty gray color block, it's more attractive than a lot of similar bags, *and* it costs less than most of them, as well.

Size might be an issue for a big person, but I'm 5'3", and the straps fit my shoulders very comfortably. I feel sporty and cool, wearing my jaunty little backpack. Color me pleased.

As every photographer knows, finding the perfect bag for every situation is most likely the hardest thing to do, even harder than choosing camera equipment like bodies or lenses. When I stumbled upon this bag, I knew I had to order one. At $79.95, it's not cheap, granted, but it _is_ Lowepro, a well-known and quality brand. The construction is great, and the backpack can withstand quite a beating. The bag has three pockets, one for a notebook, one for accessories and other goodies, and a bottom pocket for a body or two, a couple of lenses, and a flash. Lowepro's literature says that the notebook compartment can hold up to a 17" notebook, and indeed, it holds both my VAIO FS950 15.4" and my MacBook Pro 15" quite well(not at the same time, of course). At any given time, I'll have books, food, 10 or more rolls of film, my PSP and/or DS, Holga(for those of you who don't know what this is, it's a Hong Kong-made toy camera that takes 120 roll film), and my notebook, of course. In the bottom pocket, both my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT and my EOS Elan 7ne fit, along with the 17-40mm f/4L, the 50mm f/1.8, and the Speedlite 430EX. The bag handles this all very well. On the recent trip to Asia(one situation where it was good to have a non "Burnt Orange" bag that would atract attention walking through Bangkok), the pack felt great walking around for extended periods with that load, and fit right under the seat on the plane, a plus, because are you _really_ going to let your precious cheetos, cameras, and notebook even one inch out of your sight? Overall, a great bag for travelers and day-hikers.