Tamrac 5768 Velocity 8x Pro Photo Sling Pack (Blue)

by Tamrac

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 12.2 x 13.4 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P3X7RK
• Item model number: 576804
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Color: Blue

B1)TAMRAC 5768/VELOCITY 8X -BLUE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the right sling bag, June 14, 2007

By 

J. Halligan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tamrac 5768 Velocity 8x Pro Photo Sling Pack (Black) (Electronics)

I now own three Velocity Sling Bags. I frist purchased the Velocity 9, as I thought the 7 would not be big enough to carry my Cannon 300 and now the 400XTI, along with room for Three lenses Cannon 17-40 f4L, the 24-105 F4L, and the Cannon 70-200 f4L. assorted filters,caps batteries, and memory cards. well it was too big, next tried the Velocity 7, too small had to leave one lense out, well the 8X solved all problems. in addition they did one thing I had hoped for the zipper flaps are on the inside of the pack now so you open it away from you. makes it easier to get at everything.

If I had but one more suggestion it would be to be able to lock the cover closed. In Europe one has to be careful of pick pockets and locks would allow me to leave the pack on my back while more through towns and villages.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera bag for people on the go, July 6, 2007

By 

Ben (Downers Grove, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tamrac 5768 Velocity 8x Pro Photo Sling Pack (Blue) (Electronics)

I got this bag right before going on vacation. I easily fit my Canon XTI camera, a zoom lens, and my Canon Optura digital camcorder in the main compartment. The bag has several padded dividers so that everything could remain scratch-free. The dividers are kept in place by velcro so you can adjust them to fit your camera(s) and lenses.
The pouch in the front of the bag is big enough for me to carry 2 mini dv tapes for my camcorder, an extra battery, 3 Compact Flash cards, and the battery charger that came with the Canon XTI. Even with all that, there is still room left over for more stuff. The front pouch also has these red tag things that you can use to denote which memory cards or DV tapes are full.
The bag felt very comfortable and I was able to carry it all day without feeling the need to take it off like a regular backpack. Since it goes across your chest it doesn't pull on your shoulders and arms like a regular backpack would. We went to Disney World and walked around from morning to night and it didn't bother me one bit.
Another nice feature is that the bag opens away from you. So when I needed to grab a camera out of it I just swung it from my back to my side or front and opened the top pouch without it constantly falling close and getting in my way.
The only negative thing I could think of is that when you take the bag off and set it down, it doesn't stand up on its own. You either have to lean it against the wall or lay it flat.
Bottom line, this is a great bag for active photographers on the go or just folks that hate their camera bags falling off their shoulder all the time.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful if you have a battery grip on your camera, November 19, 2008

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L. F. Hunter (somewhere in the ether....) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tamrac 5768 Velocity 8x Pro Photo Sling Pack (Black) (Electronics)

I purchased the Velocity 8x Pro to house my Canon Rebel XSi and attached battery grip, also flash and zoom lens. The associated product description states that the pack will work with a grip, in this case it did not. The camera and grip is such a tight fit that it is extremely difficult to slowly zip/unzip the upper cover. The pack is just too small for this combination.

Thanks to Amazon's great return policy I returned the Sling Pack. I ended up purchasing a Lowepro Topload Zoom 1 Camera Bag for my XSI, it's not really the same in functionality, but my camera and grip fit well, and are easy to get to.

The Tamrac pack appears well constructed, and has ample pockets for accessories. It had a great review in Professional Photographer (November 2008), one of the reasons I initially purchased it. As some have mentioned, the shoulder strap padding does not extend far enough to provide all the padding you would need over your shoulder. Also, the single zip on the upper cover is not as efficient as a dual zip option, and will slow access to the camera.

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