Lowepro CompuDaypack Camera Bag (Leaf Green)

by Lowepro

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 8.5 x 17.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EY3MBG
• Item model number: 34955
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 3, 2006

Product Description

Color: Leaf Green

Manufacturer Description

Perfect for around campus or around town, the CompuDaypack is a lightweight yet spacious backpack. Its triple compartment design neatly manages the key components of digital photography with a rear compartment for a notebook computer (fits most 17-inch models) and files, and a lower compartment that accommodates a digital SLR with lens attached (up to a 105mm f/2.8), plus 2-3 additional lenses or flash units.

The upper compartment holds personal accessories and cables. Tuck an MP3 player into the quick access front pocket, thread the headphones through the unique headphone port and listen to your favorite music even on the go.

Product Description

Perfect for around campus or around town, the CompuDaypack is a lightweight yet spacious backpack. Its triple compartment design neatly manages the key components of digital photography with a rear compartment for a notebook computer (fits most 17 models) and files, and a lower compartment that accommodates a digital SLR with lens attached (up to a 105mm f/2.8), plus 2-3 additional lenses or flash units. The upper compartment holds personal accessories and cables. Tuck an MP3 player into the quick access front pocket, thread the headphones through the unique headphone port and listen to your favorite music even on the go.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent travel day pack for the photo-tourist, October 4, 2006

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Rob Winger (NowHere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lowepro CompuDaypack Camera Bag (Slate) (Electronics)

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.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lightweight backpack, May 17, 2006

By 

chewbacca (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lowepro CompuDaypack Camera Bag (Burnt Orange) (Electronics)

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.

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great all-in-one bag - won't fit full-size DSLR with lens attached, September 18, 2006

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RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lowepro CompuDaypack Camera Bag (Slate) (Electronics)

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 --

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