Customer Reviews

Lowepro Terraclime 100 Recycled Camera Bag (Black)

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If you have a smaller DSLR camera or small lenses then this could be a great choice for you. Construction seems top notch and the innovative, removable padding wrap makes this a bag that could have utility beyond a mere camera bag. Unfortunately the Terraclime 100 falls short, at least for me.

The biggest issue is the size. Its just too small to hold a Canon 50D with any of my lenses attached. Forget about carrying additional lenses or a flash, no room.

My second gripe with the bag is the buckles to hold the top flap closed. They are not adjustable in any way and instead of fastex type buckles, they are a "insert TAB A into SLOT B" sort of arrangement. Not convenient and had they been adjustable the bag just might have worked. With no adjustments available its the kiss of death.

Due to these two things this bag will be going back to Amazon and I'll be searching for another alternative.

The product was just as described. I like the fact that is it recycled and I'm helping the environment. It is lightweight and not bad looking. I don't care for the look of regular camera bags - too bulky, and kind of nerdy - certainly not fashionable. I would have liked this bag to have a pocket on the outside of it so that I could stick my car keys or cell phone in it. It holds my canon rebel and 2 lenses. That's about all that will fit in it. Which is all I needed it for. All in all it's a good bag.

Just the thing I was looking for. Minimal. No hard-core bulky foam padding. Doesn't look like a tell-tale camera bag. I only wish it was a bit deeper or larger although it fits my D300 and lens + one just fine, it won't fit much more; I like to carry reading material, etc., an outside pocket on the back would have been nice. Strap is long enough to wear cross-torso which I would recommend instead of side shoulder. Strap is wide enough - I added my own strap pad to shoulder the weight. Not entirely wild about the closures which takes some effort to secure. The lightly padded external fabric, whatever it's made of, is nice and soft, not scratchy like some. The black is cool with the lime green camera wrap and lining. I would consider a larger version if available. All in all, I am pleased with my new camera bag.

I love love love love this bag. It's great for more than just my camera as well. There is a protective pouch inside that holds my camera so I can add things like sunscreen, magazines, etc without having to worry. Not to mention, it's 95% recycled and fashionable to boot! No one even knows it's a camera bag until I take my camera out. Also, I love that there is no Velcro on the outside so you don't have that annoying loud ripping sound. I didn't realize till now how horribly disrupting that noise is and now I don't have to worry about it and can even sneak up on my friends for the perfect shot.

This is the anti-camera bag with all the quintessential camera bag accessories. If you don't buy it cause it's green, buy it cause it puts all others to shame!

Some other reviewers said this bag was too small. I can see how that could be a complaint. But for me, it works just fine. I bought the bag for my rebel xs, which is a smaller slr, though still a good size camera. I keep my camera and kit lens in the "camera diaper," which is what I call the extra padding, because it is like a diaper that you wrap your camera in. The camera diaper is cool, because I few times, I have put my camera in another bag and I don't have to worry that it is getting scratched up or damaged. My rebel fits just fine in the bag, and I keep all my extra camera stuff (cord, extra memory cards, UV filters, battery charger, lens caps, etc.) in the zip pocket on the inside. When I go shooting, I usually don't take a purse, which is fine because there is just enough room in the bag for my small change purse, and I keep my phone and keys in the front pockets. I love that the bag is recycled, and I love the look of it. Most camera bags I looked at were bulky, ugly, and unoriginal. I got the plum color, and I've actually gotten compliments on how cute it is. I love that this bag looks just like a regular messenger bag, and doesn't scream at passersby that you are carrying around a $600 camera. This was really important for me, since I plan on doing a lot of traveling with my camera. My only gripe about the bag is the closures. They are kind of annoying to open and close. But for an otherwise great bag, I am willing to make the sacrifice.