Customer Reviews

Lowepro Off Trail 1 Camera Bag (Black)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have been using the Off Trail for a couple of years and have truly found it to be an essential piece of equipment for short hikes and extended travel. It doubles as an excellent padded case when put into a large pack without the need of traveling with an additional camera case. The only down side is that the lens cases on the side do not accomodate a large lens. The plus is that they make excellent weather proof film holders.

Excellent product: functional, durable, and fashionable. My only complaint is that the side pockets are a bit shorter than my preference; one of my lenses (200mm) doesn't fit in it.

Excellent day bag for my Nikon D70 w/ 70mm lens. I use the side lens carriers for extra batteries and CF cards. The bag is comfortable to wear and not very bulky.

This is a perfect minimalist camera bag for a small SLR kit. My Nikon D40 with 18-200 zoom lens fits perfectly in the main bag. I put my 55mm macro lens in one of the pouches and Speedlite flash and filters in the other pouch. The pouches are removable if you don't need them or you can buy bigger pouches for bigger lenses. If I want to carry more gear in a backpack, I can still carry my SLR on my hip with this bag and have instant access to my camera. The waist belt with compression straps holds the bag very securely and comfortably when I'm out hiking. For the cheap price of this bag, I really can't ask for anything more.

After spending countless hours searching through countless shops and online stores, I found the perfect bag for what I needed. I needed a bag that could carry my Canon S5 IS + a lens while I was on my bike. I use one of the lens cases to carry my wide angle lens and the other case to carry either my bike tools, a can of beer, or a bottle of water (you can order a water bottle holder for this bag separately to replace one of the lens cases). The bag doesn't sway from side to side when I'm climbing hills and it stays put once you adjust the waist band correctly.

The only thing I'd change about it is the way the excess waist band belt's held back against the main belt. It's a bit of a flimsy design on that part and the excess strap always comes undone

Besides that little flaw, it's a good bag and I'll be keeping it for the years to come.

I bought this waistpack to carry my rebel xti, extra lense and JVC everio camcorder around at Disneyworld. It was perfect! I didn't need a ton of lenses or extra gear, but I needed to equipment to be handy (to not miss those precious spur of the moment pics of the kids). This was the smallest yet functional pack I found. the main compartment fit the camera body and lense. Since the camcorder is so small, it fit neatly into one of the side (lens) cases. The quality of this case is great, I felt my gear was safe and secure.

I looked all over for a compact case for my Nikon D80 and finally decided on this one. I normally carry a larger case, but I was taking this one on a hike to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. After a 20 mile hike and 14 hours later, I was definitely glad I had chosen this bag, it put the weight of the camera around my waist, NOT my neck, and kept it protected as we navigated some pretty treacherous terrain. I will definitely use it again and am already using it as a backup bag. The only con that I can think of is what some others have said about it, there are no compartments for lense caps, memory cards, etc. But it served my purpose beautifully.

I've used this pack for a couple of years now, and find it to be a great pack if I'm just carrying the base camera and a couple of small lenses.
The camera will not fit in the pack with the optional extra battery pack, nor will anything larger than about a 300mm zoom lens fit in the lens cases.
I find the pack to be very useful under normal circumstances.

A lot has been said by the other reviewers about this bag so I won't go over the same stuff again, several have complained about it being a bit small, I will just say that I use mine for an Olympus E-510, lenses for the E-510 like all 4/3 format cameras are more compact than the lenses for other cameras, so if you are looking for this type of case for a 4/3 camera this one is perfect

This just fits my canon 30D with the 17-85 lens attached. Its comfortable in use and is great for hiking.