Lowepro Fastpack

I love the quality of the bag, the protection it provides for my gear and capacity. Great value

My old Lowpro SW400 bag had a major zip failure and I spent ages looking at alternative camera bags with a day bag section. Finally decided to purchase this updated Lowpro bag and having had a full day out I am very pleased. This bag has the side entry as well as full opening. The side entry is a good feature and large enough to access Sony A99 with full 70 400 lens attached - quick and easy. The fully loaded bag worn over 5km walk with day bag filled with kagool and grandaughter's coat and was comfortable. Amazon was best price with delivery from all UK sites viewed.

The bag has lots of pockets, plenty of room for camera gear and a space for jackets, phones, keys etc!

I’m generally a fan of Lowepro bags. I’m not 100% pleased with the weather hood on this bag but generally the overall format is quite useful for days out and/or travelling. The camera storage area can accommodate my Canon 5D with grip and large 24-70 lens. There is still room for another three lenses, speedlight and some accessories. In addition the top pouch provides storage for general non-photo items required for a day out, plus the additional laptop compartment.

To all intents and purposes, size wise, this is a replacement for the older Fastpack 350 size (which I've used for the last 8 years+ and am replacing with this Pro 250 version), in fact as it's slightly better packaged and shaped it probably has just a tiny bit more usable/adaptable space for roughly the same footprint. It also seems a little squarer and more willing to stay standing up with the same equipment in it as my old 350.The internal padding seems a little thinner but denser/stiffer than my original 350 version and so holds it shape and therefore also the shape of the bag better.A couple of minor observations so far with the example I have here; the velco sewn onto the internal walls of the bag for the dividers to attach to has quite a stiff backing material and therefore a fairly sharp edge and as it's stitched quite a way inside the edge this has left a sharp little flappy edge area just perfect to catch painfully under your fingernail or catch the edge of a lens hood that might be inverted on a lens in the bag and stop it coming out. Done both of these already.... I hope it will soften off with a bit of use...Secondly, the laptop pouch area at the back has the same padding dividers as the rest of the bag. This is fine but running your hand through it you can feel the bulkier parts of your equipment pressing through a little which could/will create higher pressure points on the laptop, especially if you're reaching forward or stretching at all while wearing the rucksack fully loaded.To be fair it has been the same with my older version and there's never been a problem but I'd prefer there to be a stiffener/board between the main rucksack and laptop pouch which reduced the potential for pressure points happening. It would not be good to turn up on a job and find the laptop screen is cracked or the surface of the screen has been damaged by contact with the keyboard.All in all these are terrifically versatile camera bags and I've not come across or used a better example of the type. The mk3 version refines the predecessors nicely too. As long as there's enough space I don't think you can go far wrong with one of these.

Love this bag. I have a drone as well as my camera and all it's lenses/equipment. I bought this thinking I would be able to take both out with me instead of sacrificing one or leaving lenses behind. I thought it might be a tight squeeze but it's like a tardis in there. With all the pockets and sections it just seems to hold it all perfectly.The quick side access is a boon, I invariably set up the camera with the lens I'm most likely to use before I go out, and with the quick access I can just unzip the part that holds the camera without disturbing anything or having to open the bag fully.Loads of space and comfortable to carry.

Yet another excellent camera bag from Lowepro. Purchased the bag as to fit my camera with two lenses. Still there was space for my charger including lead. Travelled abroad and it fitted snuggly my iPad Air 4th Gen 10.9in. Still had space in the upper zip compartments for my iphone, wallet, sunglasses etc etc. very lightweight bag. Robust outer layer. Fitted perfectly under seat in front of me on airplane. Definitely recommend !

Well padded lower camera compartment with nice firm movable dividers. Very easy to use quick access door on side. Firm but soft shoulder straps with additional chest strap. Useful top section which can be used for coats drinks or an additional camera. Quality material used throughout along with very easy to use zips. Probably the best camera bag I have used well work a 5 star rating.