Manfrotto Advanced Camera and Laptop Backpack Tri L for DSLR with External Tripod Connections and Rain Cover - Black

I returned this bag (Size MEDIUM), even though I rate it as 5 stars!The reason: I preferred the Thinkpad Trifecta 8 bag as it better suited my carrying needs (yours may differ). Think Tank Trifecta 8 Mirrorless BackpackNow back to this bag.It's very well made, and it can be found on Amazon for ~50% of the price of the Think Tank! There's very little between them in terms of features and that price difference makes this a bit of a bargain. The Manfrotto materials feel higher quality and the bag offers lots of protection for your camera and lenses with wuite thick and soft interchangeable panels so you can re-shape the layout - though it's limited by the pre=shaped nature of the panels in some cases.The camera mounts horizontally in the bag, and will allow you to carry as M43 setup like an EM-1 with an Olympus 75-300 fitted, though with the HLD-7 hand-grip fitted you had to move the padding to the right side, which then limited the usefulness of that side of the bag.The novel opening system at the bottom of the bag provides great access but when shoulder mounted and swung round to access the sides, I found the clips that are there to retain the bag base just got in the way.The Manfrotto Medium provides extra carrying volume over the Trifecta 8 in the top compartment, and marginally more in the body. Although the Manfrotto is a larger bag, te main body comparison is far closer due to the amount of space it uses for the internal dividers and padding.Things that swung me to the Trifecta:Carrying capacity: This will be different for everyone, but with the Trifecta I can fit an OMD EM-1 MK1 with the HLD-7 hand grip, Strap and hand Strap with a Panasonic Leica 100-400 lens attached! I couldn't do this with the Manforotto Medium.Body Options: There's only really the potential to carry 1 x body with lens attached in the Manfrotto because of the horizontal loading, bu tin the Trifecta I could carry two - one in each of the side pockets.Side opening feature:The fact the whole bag base comes away is a bit worrying and the clips just get in the way when you're using the bag. The zips also weren't as easy to use as the Think Tank when opening and closing one-handed; with the bag slung off my shoulder.Generally though, this is an excellent bag, very well made and padded which will suit lots of photographers who aren't carrying several telephoto lenses at a price that's hard to fault.

Very comfortable to carry around for the day. Takes 77d easily with Sigma 18-55 lens and space for canon 70-300 lens. Top section could be a little bigger although was able to put fleece and 2 thin rain coats. Plenty pockets for USB battery charger and pack, cleaning kit etc. Laptop compartment easily held a couple of programmes from event.

I bought this to be used with my full frame (5D3) and three lenses (Canon 24-70mm ii, Sigma 50 f1.4, and Tamron 70-200mm). None of these lens are light and small. This bag was bought to replace my bigger bag for the trips and sessions that don't need to carry too many accessories and equipments. It actually fits all the lens and the camera okay, but the room is pretty tight. It says you can fit the camera with 70-200mm lens attached but I can't do that with my 5D3 and Tamron 70-200mm. I had to put the 70-200mm on the top of the compartment as the bottom compartment was too small for the lens. I can't complain the quality at all because it is so well built, and better built than my previous bag of another brand. I would recommend this bag to other people but I would recommend the larger version if you have big camera with more accessories and lenses.

Great backpack carrying all my photography kit secure and safe.. the back pack fell from the back of my hatchback. My camera and lenses were safe and sound.The side zip allowing for easy and quick access to the camera even with the battery grip attached to the camera.

Nice pack, but there's a real sense that these have been made in a rush (?) Stitching isn't uniform, some of the material feels very cheap, and the jacked up foam at the very back was just the straw that broke the camels back. Great size, great looking, but definitely not worth the money; other bags are significantly better made than these...

This item came on time and was used for my flight to LA in March. All the camera equipment I needed for the journey (DSLR body, medium zoom 18 - 135 and 75 - 300 zoom plus chargers filters, etc) along with iPads, A4 file, reading matter and a few items of clothing.This backpack is very functional and comfortable to wear.

I recently become a photographer lover, and this big guys is helping me a lot. I bought it because a friend's recommendation, it is big and I can place all my lenses easily.Well built and looks professional (even I am an amateur).

Not a zipped compartment but you have to open the zip fully. Zip is not at top/front but at bottom behind, hard to open and shut, you have to leave this open to gain access and lenses can fall out.