Customer Reviews

Lowepro Nova 2 AW Camera Bag (Red)

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I purchased this bag for my Canon Digital Rebel SLR and I am extremely pleased. It is not the largest gadget bag that I own, but it is the best by far. The bag itself is 10" high, 9" wide and 6" deep so it is ideally sized for travel with your camera. It is well sized and balanced for carrying over one shoulder using the comfortable strap which is included. The bag is made of nylon, but it has a very study frame to it so the bag keeps its shape. Lowepro was generous with distributing the padding and I feel that the bag keeps my equipment quite safe.

The bag includes padded dividers which can be configured using Velcro. I have the bag configured so that I put my camera body with my 28-135mm lens attached into the bag lens first so that I can take it out again quickly. The dividers have rigidity to them so I am comfortable that they will support the camera body without risking the lens will hit the bottom of the bag. There is also enough room for my 300mm lens and accessories such as my spare batteries or lens covers.

Pockets include one on each side of the bag. There is a great zippered pocket on the back of the bag that is really useful for quickly stowing papers or books. There is also a zippered pocket inside the top flap where I keep my memory cards. The pocket on the front is also zippered and subdivided to store memory cards, filters, etc.

The bag includes a limited lifetime warranty. The bag is very well built and much better than any of the similar bags that I was looking at such as those by Targus which I did not think were as sturdy as this one.

In summary, I think that this is a great bag for a SLR camera. I use it extensively for my travels and I am very happy with it.

I purchased this bag for my Canon Digital Rebel SLR and I am extremely pleased. It is not the largest gadget bag that I own, but it is the best by far. The bag itself is 10" high, 9" wide and 6" deep so it is ideally sized for travel with your camera. It is well sized and balanced for carrying over one shoulder using the comfortable strap which is included. The bag is made of nylon, but it has a very study frame to it so the bag keeps its shape. Lowepro was generous with distributing the padding and I feel that the bag keeps my equipment quite safe.

The bag includes padded dividers which can be configured using Velcro. I have the bag configured so that I put my camera body with my 28-135mm lens attached into the bag lens first so that I can take it out again quickly. The dividers have rigidity to them so I am comfortable that they will support the camera body without risking the lens will hit the bottom of the bag. There is also enough room for my 300mm lens and accessories such as my spare batteries or lens covers.

Pockets include one on each side of the bag. There is a great zippered pocket on the back of the bag that is really useful for quickly stowing papers or books. There is also a zippered pocket inside the top flap where I keep my memory cards. The pocket on the front is also zippered and subdivided to store memory cards, filters, etc.

The bag includes a limited lifetime warranty. The bag is very well built and much better than any of the similar bags that I was looking at such as those by Targus which I did not think were as sturdy as this one.

In summary, I think that this is a great bag for a SLR camera. I use it extensively for my travels and I am very happy with it.

This is my second Lowepro bag (the other being a Slingshot 100 AW), but it's my most preferred. This is especially true for those days when I want to carry just the camera and one zoom lens (in my case, an Olympus E-500 with a 14-54mm/f2.8-3.5 lens) for family outings and visits, parties, etc. This should not imply the bag doesn't hold all I need, quite the contrary. This bag easily accommodates a FL-36 flash, an Olympus EC-14 teleconverter, Stofen Omnibounce, a spare BLM-1 battery, extra batteries for my flash, extra CF cards, a Lenspen, a tabletop tripod, a CP filter, and RM-1 remote switch, and other small accessories. It can even accept my E-500/14-54 with the EC-14 mounted as well, with no loss of room -- all this in a compact size and it's relatively lightweight too. What more can I ask?

I use this bag with a Nikon D70, a large flash and a Sony camcorder. It holds all three with extra batteries, lens cleaner, media cards and a mini tripod to boot. It is comfortable and very secure. I've had alot of bags in over 30 years of shooting -- a few of them working in a camera store. This is the top if it holds all your gear. The weather cover is a nice bonus that I found only after I got the bag home. Five stars.

The bag is well padded and fits the following in the main compartment

- Nikon D80 with 18-200mm lens attached
- 50mm f1.8 lens
- SB600 flash OR battery charger (bulky for D80 battery)

The bag has several pockets:
- Pocket in front of bag. I store extra batteries, memory here.
- Pocket inside the top cover. They placed a piece of cloth/vinyl to cover the zipper pull so it won't scratch what you have in the main compartment. A nice thought.
- Side external pockets (exposed). I guess you can stick paper maps here.

The lid feels very sturdy. It is a fairly tight fit, and may require some fiddling with to close. The only "-" for the bag.

I purchased this bag for my Canon 20D. I currently have a 17-50mm zoom on the camera. I store a 70-300mm with room for another lens in the other 2 spaces in the bag. (I think there is a prime lens in the future.) I also have 4x 67mmm filters and my battery charger in the front pocket. I keep cables in the top zipper and the quick reference in the back pocket. Extra CF cards in the inside top area.

The camera has good padding all round. My camera bag has dropped from a table and my shoulder(kids playing) w/ no issues to equipment.
I have traveled to Malaysia and Taiwan multiple times over the last 3 years. If you have been in Malaysia they have 2 seasons rainy and non-rainy. No issues when the bag gets wet.
There are day hiking trip in Southern California and Texas. I have hit the East coast of the US (Philly, Washington DC, and New York City)
I have yet to regret getting this bag.
I have found that if you load this bag w/ a camera/lens only - that you configure the bag to hold the camera either side ways or body down. Otherwise the bag will get a little top heavy and will want to roll forward.

No issues w/ the strap - ever. Actually - it is really well built. So is the bag.

Overall - very nice functional bag. This bag is not your do everything/carry everything bag.... so don't expect it to be. For a weekend warrior photo nut, amateurs, take SOME of your gear($$$) for the weekend anywhere in the world....this is your bag.
(This bag will not handle any of the big lens.)

I can fit my Canon EOS 5D with Canon 17-40L lens , Canon 50mm prime lens , Canon 70-300 DO IS tele lens with hoods and my Canon 580EX flash , extra batteries and cleaning accessories. All this in small 10X9X7 bag.
Perfect for traveling, easy access to all my photo stuff.

I took this bag on a recent trip to Egypt and France to hold my brand new Canon XTi camera and lenses. The bag is big enough to store supplies, yet small enough to carry around for hours. There are so many compartments that allow easy access to camera gear. I really like the rain protector that comes out of the bottom of the case.

Overall a great bag for long day trips with your camera and two lenses. I was able to carry the following, plus my canon point and shoot and ipod.

I'm a brand new DSLR (Pentax K10D) owner and did not know how much case I needed to haul around my camera plus "stuff". I like to have everything I need in organized places and I hate to pack and repack based on the occasion.

The case is excellent in general. It's made of strong material with lots of padding and compartments inside that have flexible dimensions (left and right)based on movable dividers. You can divide the interior into 1 to 3 compartments but if you put in your DSLR with lens attached, plus one spare lens, the remaining room is very tight. You can squeeze some filters or cables in the remaining space (or a flash attachment but not both) but it didn't make me comfortable. I want padding and protection, but didn't want to fill the bag so full that it was stretching the fabric.

There is one zipper pocket inside that would accommodate thin items like notes and flash memory spares, but probably nothing with much thickness including filters or batteries.

There are three pockets on the outside of the bag. One on the cover as it flips over to latch, and another on the back body, both about the same as the inside cover. A third pocket is attched to the outside front body of the case that is more robust and could accommodate some additional bulk.

On both sides of the case some flexible net-like material is available for quick easy access.

The closure clips and the strap connections are all plastic, but seem reasonably substantial to me if you don't put 50lbs of equipment in the bag.

I really like this bag but felt it was somewhat too small for me. If you like to pack and repack for specific situations then it might be for you.

I was impressed by the quality of the case so much that I bought a larger Nova 4AW and it meets all my needs, but it is a larger case. Both the 2AW and the 4AW will comfortably "carry-on" if you need to bring a camera with you on trips that include flying.

This is a great little camera bag. I purchased it solely because I had bought a new zoom lens for my Canon Rebel and with the lens attached to the camera, it didn't fit in the old camera bag. So I had to buy a new bag. This bag works great for me. It will hold the extra zoom lens, extra film, batteries, plus the Rebel with the 80m-300m zoom attached to it. And pockets galore, I was surprised at how many pockets this bag has. Which was good for me, because usually I need the extra pockets told hold a few dollars, and my personal information when I travel. It's a very sturdy bag, and I'm very pleased with it.