I like this bag! After months of looking for a small sling bag for my Canon T2i with two "kit" lenses, I kept coming back to the SLRC-205. I was looking for a bag to travel light with only the Canon kit and a few accessories and with the main compartment sufficiently deep to carry the longer lens mounted (18-250mm EFS, 6.9" total depth w/body). The 205 appeared to be the most compact sling that would fulfill that requirement. The advantage of slings over backpacks is access to your camera without removing the bag. The disadvantage is that weight is borne by one shoulder, making slings less comfortable for heavy loads. Years ago I used a padded backpack for my heavy, film SLR system and found that I seldom used it in the field because of inconvenient access and that there often was no dry place to set it down. I increasingly preferred to select a few items to carry in a much smaller shoulder bag. A sling seems a better compromise.
I was, however, hesitant to buy the SLRC-205 because the Case Logic slings, unlike most others on the market, are "left-handed", i.e. they ride over the right hip making it easiest to reach for the camera with the left hand, as depicted in one of Case Logic's own promotional photos. Unfortunately, all cameras that I know of have right-hand grips and are difficult to grip from the left. The T2i is virtually impossible to grip by the left side, which is shallow, smooth and sloped and offers only the lens release button as a finger hold. In 50 years of photography, I have used shoulder bags of various sizes, always carried on my left side and often slung over my right shoulder with the bag pushed to the back while hiking, somewhat like a sling, although not as comfortable. Ultimately, I decided to try to adapt to a "wrong-handed" sling bag because the desirable characteristics of the SLRC-205 seem unique. After using the 205, I find the left-handed design is not a showstopper, but it does make camera access more awkward than need be, requiring that the bag be rotated fully to the front, which places the top at approximately nipple height. In this position the camera may be reached with the right hand, albeit with an awkwardly raised right elbow. If the bag design were opposite hand, you would not need to rotate as far and could reach across with the right hand as depicted in reverse in the Case Logic photo, avoiding the raised elbow salute.
One reviewer commented that the SLRC-205 was little more than a SLR holster with an attached storage bag - exactly what I had been looking for, but the 205 is more than that. The well-designed shoulder strap & hip pad fit comfortably and the waist strap helps to hold it in position. The strap padding extends under the buckle and belt attachments keeping hard parts away from skin. The bag resides in the hollow of the lower back and projects only about 6" from your body. That low profile coupled with a comparatively wide footprint and strap prevents the bag from twisting as you move and distributes the load well. The contents are readily accessible by disconnecting the waist belt and sliding the bag to the front, facilitated by well placed handles. The hammock holds the camera body securely and my lenses, with hoods attached, pass easily through the cutout. This hammock is a particularly attractive feature of the Case Logic bags as it suspends the camera so that weight is not borne by the lens front element. This is particularly important for the Canon kit (and other) lenses that have a moveable/rotating front element for focusing, which are relatively delicate and the focusing mechanism easily damaged if auto-focus is not disengaged and the front element fully retracted before stowing.
The main compartment is shaped like a SLR holster and is deep enough to accommodate a camera + lens total of about 8.5". The height is about 4.5", not enough for a battery grip, which would be inconsistent with light travel anyway, but adequate to accommodate an attached wrist strap with bottom plate (Opteka). The width (at top) of about 8" leaves ample room to slide a camera strap down one side with space left on the other for the wrist strap. Unfortunately, only soft items can be stowed with the camera in this space since there are no separators. The utility of the extra space could be improved if the hammock were attached on both sides with Velcro, allowing you to position the camera fully to one side, and if a separator were provided, but that's nitpicking.
The secondary compartment is an irregular wedge, difficult to dimension accurately but suffice it to say that a lens of about 8.5" long and 3.5-4" diameter should fit. I can fit (snugly) my 55-250mm (in a lens bag) along with a large flash unit (Vivitar 285), with room for the flash remote sensor housing and cable. The lens shade will also fit if placed over the lens bag. There are no pockets or separators in this compartment so if multiple items are stowed, they should be in lens bags or otherwise separated.
There are three external pockets: one under the tripod flap which is trapezoidal, about 6" deep, 7" wide at the top and 4.5" wide at the bottom and suitable for thin items (e.g. gray card, color chart, manual etc.); a 7" x 2.75" pocket on the side of the main compartment that includes two mesh holders suitable for memory cards and which fits my 1" thick PDA phone (see photo); a compartment on the hip pad that covers the irregularly shaped area between the hip handle and the strap attachments, which is a handy repository for lens caps or a small (flip) cell phone. This last compartment is curious since the zipper does not encompass the entire length of the compartment, leaving the forward portion nearly useless. If the zipper were merely moved about 1.5" toward the front, the compartment would be effectively much larger.
The space between the Main compartment and the handle on the hip pad would seem to be prime real estate due to its low position and ready access, but it is unused. It is a roughly triangular area of about 15 sq in. I recognize that this is an area that must remain flexible but it would be nice if it at least had a mesh pocket or straps to mount a small lens pouch, or other accessory. This is a minor gripe, but the bag is so good that minor deficiencies stand out.
As comfortable and innocuous as the bag is when worn, it is somewhat ungainly when off the body, due to the wide shoulder strap and irregularly shaped hip pad that make it so comfortable to wear. It is obviously optimized for wearing, not carrying, but I've found that if the shoulder strap is tucked under the tripod flaps and folded back to reconnect with the hip pad strap wrapped behind the main compartment (see photos), it is quite manageable and reasonably compact to carry by the handle atop the main compartment. I can't speak to the efficacy of the tripod flaps/strap for their intended purpose since my tripod is too large and heavy, but a compact mono-pod (Manfroto) stows nicely and is innocuous to carry.
The quality of materials and workmanship appears high and I've not found any loose threads or missed stitches. I expect it to last a long time.
If you need to carry the "kitchen sink" on every outing, there are more capacious bags available, but if you want to carry the photographic essentials in comfort and readily accessible, the SLRC-205 is a great choice, I only wish there was a right-handed version. I do like this bag!
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I was, however, hesitant to buy the SLRC-205 because the Case Logic slings, unlike most others on the market, are "left-handed", i.e. they ride over the right hip making it easiest to reach for the camera with the left hand, as depicted in one of Case Logic's own promotional photos. Unfortunately, all cameras that I know of have right-hand grips and are difficult to grip from the left. The T2i is virtually impossible to grip by the left side, which is shallow, smooth and sloped and offers only the lens release button as a finger hold. In 50 years of photography, I have used shoulder bags of various sizes, always carried on my left side and often slung over my right shoulder with the bag pushed to the back while hiking, somewhat like a sling, although not as comfortable. Ultimately, I decided to try to adapt to a "wrong-handed" sling bag because the desirable characteristics of the SLRC-205 seem unique. After using the 205, I find the left-handed design is not a showstopper, but it does make camera access more awkward than need be, requiring that the bag be rotated fully to the front, which places the top at approximately nipple height. In this position the camera may be reached with the right hand, albeit with an awkwardly raised right elbow. If the bag design were opposite hand, you would not need to rotate as far and could reach across with the right hand as depicted in reverse in the Case Logic photo, avoiding the raised elbow salute.
One reviewer commented that the SLRC-205 was little more than a SLR holster with an attached storage bag - exactly what I had been looking for, but the 205 is more than that. The well-designed shoulder strap & hip pad fit comfortably and the waist strap helps to hold it in position. The strap padding extends under the buckle and belt attachments keeping hard parts away from skin. The bag resides in the hollow of the lower back and projects only about 6" from your body. That low profile coupled with a comparatively wide footprint and strap prevents the bag from twisting as you move and distributes the load well. The contents are readily accessible by disconnecting the waist belt and sliding the bag to the front, facilitated by well placed handles. The hammock holds the camera body securely and my lenses, with hoods attached, pass easily through the cutout. This hammock is a particularly attractive feature of the Case Logic bags as it suspends the camera so that weight is not borne by the lens front element. This is particularly important for the Canon kit (and other) lenses that have a moveable/rotating front element for focusing, which are relatively delicate and the focusing mechanism easily damaged if auto-focus is not disengaged and the front element fully retracted before stowing.
The main compartment is shaped like a SLR holster and is deep enough to accommodate a camera + lens total of about 8.5". The height is about 4.5", not enough for a battery grip, which would be inconsistent with light travel anyway, but adequate to accommodate an attached wrist strap with bottom plate (Opteka). The width (at top) of about 8" leaves ample room to slide a camera strap down one side with space left on the other for the wrist strap. Unfortunately, only soft items can be stowed with the camera in this space since there are no separators. The utility of the extra space could be improved if the hammock were attached on both sides with Velcro, allowing you to position the camera fully to one side, and if a separator were provided, but that's nitpicking.
The secondary compartment is an irregular wedge, difficult to dimension accurately but suffice it to say that a lens of about 8.5" long and 3.5-4" diameter should fit. I can fit (snugly) my 55-250mm (in a lens bag) along with a large flash unit (Vivitar 285), with room for the flash remote sensor housing and cable. The lens shade will also fit if placed over the lens bag. There are no pockets or separators in this compartment so if multiple items are stowed, they should be in lens bags or otherwise separated.
There are three external pockets: one under the tripod flap which is trapezoidal, about 6" deep, 7" wide at the top and 4.5" wide at the bottom and suitable for thin items (e.g. gray card, color chart, manual etc.); a 7" x 2.75" pocket on the side of the main compartment that includes two mesh holders suitable for memory cards and which fits my 1" thick PDA phone (see photo); a compartment on the hip pad that covers the irregularly shaped area between the hip handle and the strap attachments, which is a handy repository for lens caps or a small (flip) cell phone. This last compartment is curious since the zipper does not encompass the entire length of the compartment, leaving the forward portion nearly useless. If the zipper were merely moved about 1.5" toward the front, the compartment would be effectively much larger.
The space between the Main compartment and the handle on the hip pad would seem to be prime real estate due to its low position and ready access, but it is unused. It is a roughly triangular area of about 15 sq in. I recognize that this is an area that must remain flexible but it would be nice if it at least had a mesh pocket or straps to mount a small lens pouch, or other accessory. This is a minor gripe, but the bag is so good that minor deficiencies stand out.
As comfortable and innocuous as the bag is when worn, it is somewhat ungainly when off the body, due to the wide shoulder strap and irregularly shaped hip pad that make it so comfortable to wear. It is obviously optimized for wearing, not carrying, but I've found that if the shoulder strap is tucked under the tripod flaps and folded back to reconnect with the hip pad strap wrapped behind the main compartment (see photos), it is quite manageable and reasonably compact to carry by the handle atop the main compartment. I can't speak to the efficacy of the tripod flaps/strap for their intended purpose since my tripod is too large and heavy, but a compact mono-pod (Manfroto) stows nicely and is innocuous to carry.
The quality of materials and workmanship appears high and I've not found any loose threads or missed stitches. I expect it to last a long time.
If you need to carry the "kitchen sink" on every outing, there are more capacious bags available, but if you want to carry the photographic essentials in comfort and readily accessible, the SLRC-205 is a great choice, I only wish there was a right-handed version. I do like this bag!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012
I like this bag! After months of looking for a small sling bag for my Canon T2i with two "kit" lenses, I kept coming back to the SLRC-205. I was looking for a bag to travel light with only the Canon kit and a few accessories and with the main compartment sufficiently deep to carry the longer lens mounted (18-250mm EFS, 6.9" total depth w/body). The 205 appeared to be the most compact sling that would fulfill that requirement. The advantage of slings over backpacks is access to your camera without removing the bag. The disadvantage is that weight is borne by one shoulder, making slings less comfortable for heavy loads. Years ago I used a padded backpack for my heavy, film SLR system and found that I seldom used it in the field because of inconvenient access and that there often was no dry place to set it down. I increasingly preferred to select a few items to carry in a much smaller shoulder bag. A sling seems a better compromise.Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012
I was, however, hesitant to buy the SLRC-205 because the Case Logic slings, unlike most others on the market, are "left-handed", i.e. they ride over the right hip making it easiest to reach for the camera with the left hand, as depicted in one of Case Logic's own promotional photos. Unfortunately, all cameras that I know of have right-hand grips and are difficult to grip from the left. The T2i is virtually impossible to grip by the left side, which is shallow, smooth and sloped and offers only the lens release button as a finger hold. In 50 years of photography, I have used shoulder bags of various sizes, always carried on my left side and often slung over my right shoulder with the bag pushed to the back while hiking, somewhat like a sling, although not as comfortable. Ultimately, I decided to try to adapt to a "wrong-handed" sling bag because the desirable characteristics of the SLRC-205 seem unique. After using the 205, I find the left-handed design is not a showstopper, but it does make camera access more awkward than need be, requiring that the bag be rotated fully to the front, which places the top at approximately nipple height. In this position the camera may be reached with the right hand, albeit with an awkwardly raised right elbow. If the bag design were opposite hand, you would not need to rotate as far and could reach across with the right hand as depicted in reverse in the Case Logic photo, avoiding the raised elbow salute.
One reviewer commented that the SLRC-205 was little more than a SLR holster with an attached storage bag - exactly what I had been looking for, but the 205 is more than that. The well-designed shoulder strap & hip pad fit comfortably and the waist strap helps to hold it in position. The strap padding extends under the buckle and belt attachments keeping hard parts away from skin. The bag resides in the hollow of the lower back and projects only about 6" from your body. That low profile coupled with a comparatively wide footprint and strap prevents the bag from twisting as you move and distributes the load well. The contents are readily accessible by disconnecting the waist belt and sliding the bag to the front, facilitated by well placed handles. The hammock holds the camera body securely and my lenses, with hoods attached, pass easily through the cutout. This hammock is a particularly attractive feature of the Case Logic bags as it suspends the camera so that weight is not borne by the lens front element. This is particularly important for the Canon kit (and other) lenses that have a moveable/rotating front element for focusing, which are relatively delicate and the focusing mechanism easily damaged if auto-focus is not disengaged and the front element fully retracted before stowing.
The main compartment is shaped like a SLR holster and is deep enough to accommodate a camera + lens total of about 8.5". The height is about 4.5", not enough for a battery grip, which would be inconsistent with light travel anyway, but adequate to accommodate an attached wrist strap with bottom plate (Opteka). The width (at top) of about 8" leaves ample room to slide a camera strap down one side with space left on the other for the wrist strap. Unfortunately, only soft items can be stowed with the camera in this space since there are no separators. The utility of the extra space could be improved if the hammock were attached on both sides with Velcro, allowing you to position the camera fully to one side, and if a separator were provided, but that's nitpicking.
The secondary compartment is an irregular wedge, difficult to dimension accurately but suffice it to say that a lens of about 8.5" long and 3.5-4" diameter should fit. I can fit (snugly) my 55-250mm (in a lens bag) along with a large flash unit (Vivitar 285), with room for the flash remote sensor housing and cable. The lens shade will also fit if placed over the lens bag. There are no pockets or separators in this compartment so if multiple items are stowed, they should be in lens bags or otherwise separated.
There are three external pockets: one under the tripod flap which is trapezoidal, about 6" deep, 7" wide at the top and 4.5" wide at the bottom and suitable for thin items (e.g. gray card, color chart, manual etc.); a 7" x 2.75" pocket on the side of the main compartment that includes two mesh holders suitable for memory cards and which fits my 1" thick PDA phone (see photo); a compartment on the hip pad that covers the irregularly shaped area between the hip handle and the strap attachments, which is a handy repository for lens caps or a small (flip) cell phone. This last compartment is curious since the zipper does not encompass the entire length of the compartment, leaving the forward portion nearly useless. If the zipper were merely moved about 1.5" toward the front, the compartment would be effectively much larger.
The space between the Main compartment and the handle on the hip pad would seem to be prime real estate due to its low position and ready access, but it is unused. It is a roughly triangular area of about 15 sq in. I recognize that this is an area that must remain flexible but it would be nice if it at least had a mesh pocket or straps to mount a small lens pouch, or other accessory. This is a minor gripe, but the bag is so good that minor deficiencies stand out.
As comfortable and innocuous as the bag is when worn, it is somewhat ungainly when off the body, due to the wide shoulder strap and irregularly shaped hip pad that make it so comfortable to wear. It is obviously optimized for wearing, not carrying, but I've found that if the shoulder strap is tucked under the tripod flaps and folded back to reconnect with the hip pad strap wrapped behind the main compartment (see photos), it is quite manageable and reasonably compact to carry by the handle atop the main compartment. I can't speak to the efficacy of the tripod flaps/strap for their intended purpose since my tripod is too large and heavy, but a compact mono-pod (Manfroto) stows nicely and is innocuous to carry.
The quality of materials and workmanship appears high and I've not found any loose threads or missed stitches. I expect it to last a long time.
If you need to carry the "kitchen sink" on every outing, there are more capacious bags available, but if you want to carry the photographic essentials in comfort and readily accessible, the SLRC-205 is a great choice, I only wish there was a right-handed version. I do like this bag!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2011
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PROS
- It's a lower profile bag. It's not boxy and does not stick out from your back while wearing it like most slings, so its not an obvious camera bag.
- For its size, it actually has a fair amount of space. Remember this is not a backpack style one that can fit everything, but for day trips and general walking around, it does great. I fit my Canon Rebel T2i in the main compartment with an 18-135mm lens on, and there's still a little space left around the lens to stash a blower or other little things. In the main side compartment, I am able to basically fit 2 rows of lens stacked in there. I fit my 28mm with my 55-250mm on top of it (about 9" stacked) and my nifty 50mm beside them with room to toss in a lens hood or possibly one more lens on top of the 50mm. On the other side of the main compartment, it has a slim side section with pockets for 2 lens filters. I keep 3 extra batteries and an extra memory card in these slots with no problem. In the zippered pocket on the strap, it's meant to put your lens cap in while the camera is in use, but I fit my remote trigger for the camera and a lens cloth in there. There is also a flat zippered pocket on the main camera part, which would fit your camera manual fine, but will fit anything small and flat. I keep my LensPen in there.
- The tripod holder on the outside of the bag works great too, and when its not hauling a tripod, its a great place to roll up and strap your jacket into when hiking around.
- One subtle thing it has which is kinda nice is a little handle on the strap that you can grab when swinging the sling around to grab your camera. Its also a great spot to attach a carbineer in case you need to attach anything else.
- Another neat feature which other bags should have is how this bags deals with the extra strapping on the adjustable belts. It has a little bit of velcro stitched on to them so you roll up the excess and wrap it around the main strap. Its a little thing, but it's a nice thing.
CONS
- The secondary waist strap is too short. My waist is 34" and the 'belt' strap used to stabilize the sling fits, but fits snug. If I were to wear a thick sweater or winter coat, the belt won't close. That said I've read of someone else who got this bag and sew an extension on the belt which I may do as well, but it's not a deal breaker. Sling still sits pretty well even without the waist strap.
- No waterproof cover in a hidden pouch. The material used is pretty resilient and your camera won't get wet in a little bit of rain or snow but it would have been nice to have that on this. Then it would be closer to a perfect bag =)
- Build quality on the 'hammock' system for the camera is good, but can see it wearing out over time. Still decent amount of padding in the main compartment so again, not a deal breaker in my eyes. The soft cloth on the opening insures your LCD screen won't be scratched.
Overall its a great little camera sling. The big handle on it is nice to grab and toss it around with when its not strapped to your back and the build quality is pretty rugged, while wearing it is pretty comfy. This is not my only camera bag, but it has become my main general purpose and walk around bag for my DSLR.
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