Customer Reviews

Lowepro Lens Case 5 (Black)

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This case is built better than many suitcases. Top of the line quality and highly functional. Minus one star for the price - not that it wasn't worth it, but it cost more than I had initially planned to spend.

Well padded with a quality zipper and good straps. Construction is first rate. Nicer than I expected but then LowePro is good at that!

I bought this case to protect my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L lens. It is a bit large for the lens itself, so I have the straps as tight as possible to keep it from shaking around. It is a bit bulky for my needs but it also keeps me feeling very comfortable that it would take a lot to damage my lens. The padding is ~3/4" thick so it's a solid case.

I'm able to fit my XSi body with the lens attached in here as well, though it's a tight fit length wise. However, I don't think most people realize that this is even a camera inside so it seems pretty discrete (I've taken it into shuttle launches and sporting events, and security always seems surprised to see that it's a camera).

I have been trying to find a way to easily carry a lot of camera equipment for quite some time. I have tried backpacks, shoulder bags, duffel bags, but none of them really worked all that well. Then I saw the Lowepro Street and Field system with completely customizable pouches, vests, belts, and accessories. It works great, you only get the pouches you need so there is no waisted space and you can organize them however you want according to how often they are used (put frequently used items in easier to access places.)

The variety alone of this system is worth the investment, but the quality and ease of use is also very high which is a big plus. You can get a case for any lens, camera body, or accessory you have. I even have cases for my cell phone and water bottle. One word of caution, be sure to measure your lens with the lens hood on backwards if you use them to make sure that the entire thing will fit into the pouch, because sometimes the lens will fit, but then the lens with the lens hood will not. I often carry 5-6 lenses, extension tubes, teleconverters, extra memory cards and batteries, and a bunch of cleaning supplies and other gadgets, which weights a ton. But when they are evenly distributed on this vest/belt Lowepro system it is actually very manageable.

The only down side is that everyone will be staring at you because you have thousands of dollars of camera equipment strapped to your body. But if you can overlook that, this is the way to go. I have used this system at many zoos without ever having problems, in fact just unzipping a single lens and switching seems safer to me than opening an entire bag of equipment every time you want to switch lenses. Many of the cases also come with a built in rain/snow cover so if the weather changes all of your equipment is not destroyed. You can also put just a few pouches on a normal belt when you are just going to take photos in the back yard or don't need to take all of your equipment, which is nice. I really can't say enough about how much easier this makes traveling with a lot of equipment, if you have been hopelessly searching for a better solution, consider this, you won't regret it.