Mountainsmith Aurora II Camera Lumbar Pack

by Mountainsmith

Product Features

• Push button quick-release buckle secures top flap.
• Removable padded shoulder strap. Padded and fleece-lined interior with adjustable dividers.
• Zippered pocket with key clip and organizational dividers.
• Fully contoured hip belt. Laminated mesh zippered pocket under lid. Exterior mesh pockets.
• Load stability compression system. Rubber molded handle. Large water-resistant pocket.

Product Description

Comfortable waist supported camera carrying alternative that fits from small to large bodied SLR's.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 8.5 x 7 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0028Y4QNS
• Item model number: 81011-01
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,659 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mountainsmith Aurora II camera bag, January 21, 2008

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Willwonder (West Hills, CA, United States) - See all my reviews

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I had high expectations for this bag but ended up returning it immediately. The zippers would stick and the velco dividers on the interior did not hold very well. My 23 year old Lowepro bag is better made. However, the hip belt is well designed and hugs your body very well. In concept the bag is good but the assembly and sub-standard materials fail to make this product useful. I would stick with M-Rock, Lowepro or Tamrac, those bags are designed and used by the professionals. I believe Tamrac is still made in the USA. It would be a shame to miss a shot because your camera bag zipper got stuck. I can't recommend this product.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars still a little small, January 14, 2008

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dylan harrell "shocking!" (colorado) - See all my reviews
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my wife has a nikon D80. i thought this bag would be a perfect bag for going hiking so that she wouldnt have to carry a backpack to take off every time she wanted to take a picture. with this she can keep the camera on her hip and pull it out when desired.

The only things we dont like about the bag are that it is a little small for a DSLR with an extra lens. it works...but its tight. i also bought her the extended grip battery pack which makes things tigher...but once again...we have made it work. other than the tight fit...the velcro on the adjustable partitions inside is a little weak.

all in all, the quality is very good. if my wife is hiking, she may just learn to start carrying one lens. for the 30 bucks i spent...i dont think we could have done any better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A number of significant design problems, September 10, 2010

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J. Coates (USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very well made pack but, there is no way a DSLR with a small zoom or prime could fit in this pack. That includes APC and full frame sensors. Pros, forget about this one.

It might hold one of the smaller DSLRs made by Sony Alpha (A33, A55), Panasonic Lumix, Samsung, and maybe Olympus. It could easily hold the smaller rangefinder cameras made by Leica, Panasonic, Sony Alpha NEX, Pentax, and Olympus. Point and shoot, would be OK.

Regardless, in the images of the pack, it shows the shoulder strap clasp (the clip sewn to the bag that the strap attaches to) as being on the side of the bag just below the main compartment zipper. But the current model you will get has the clasp sewn INSIDE the webbed exterior pockets. This makes the outside pockets less usable and unusable for small water bottles or really anything you might want to put in it. Like a small PET water bottle or one or two 16 oz Nalgen HDPE Round Loop-Top Bottles - the smaller version of the larger size Nalgene water bottles.

Also, the top lid has a metal zipper component that goes down on the back side of the camera or a lens you might have in the bag. Placing a metal zipper right over the camera LCD screen or even just on the camera or worse, a lens, is really bad design!

This is a nicely made bag for a good price but, I think Mountainsmith actually has NO pro photographers or even enthusiast photographers actually test out or review bag designs. This is bag that could be great if it was just bigger enough to actually hold something like a Sony A700 (and its replacement), Nikon D300S/D5000, and similar models from other makers. It does not need to hold a Nikon D3X (full frame top of the line pro DSLR with a grip). But if it could at least hold gripless APC size gear, it would be a big improvement.

Also, get the strap clasp out of the side pockets and watch where the metal zippers are going! Nobody wants a $2000 (or $300) camera or $3000 (or $300) lens damaged by the pack that is supposed to protect it.

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