Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-08-31 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 27, 2014, at 17:09 , Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too big, not too small, but just right. Room for all the camera gear and still room up top for what

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-08-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 22, 2014, at 22:36 , Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi Charles, Sorry, I don't have information about Fastpack 200, but I have used Fastpack 250 since April of 2008 (so it is not too new). Followup: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-08-27 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too big, not too small, but just right. Room for all the camera gear and still room up top for what you'd want in a day-pack: snacks, light jacket, and sundries. All I have

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
i have the similar LowePro Street Field bag, from a different era. I don't use it now, but I took it with me when I travelled round Romania and later India. I found it useful as a day bag and for looking after the less-used camera equipment. I still kept one or two cameras hanging from my

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 23, 2014, at 02:39 , Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: i have the similar LowePro Street Field bag, from a different era. I don't use it now, but I took it with me when I travelled round Romania and later India. I found it useful as a day bag and for looking after the less-used

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
Hi Charles I've had had the Fastpack200 for several years and have used it as a combined day bag and camera carrier for walking holidays. It works fine. I happily carried a K7, 16-50 and 50-135, along with wet weather outers for a couple of weeks averaging 12 miles a day. Only thing that might

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 23 Jul 2014, at 12:00, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jul 23, 2014, at 02:39 , Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: i have the similar LowePro Street Field bag, from a different era. I don't use it now, but I took it with me when I travelled round Romania and later

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 23 Jul 2014, at 14:07, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Hi Charles I've had had the Fastpack200 for several years and have used it as a combined day bag and camera carrier for walking holidays. It works fine. I happily carried a K7, 16-50 and 50-135, along with wet weather

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:00 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more

backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Charles Robinson
I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more comfortable/convenient than a standard camera bag -- not only because they have just the one

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread John
On 7/22/2014 10:00 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more comfortable/convenient than a standard camera bag --

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Charles, Sorry, I don't have information about Fastpack 200, but I have used Fastpack 250 since April of 2008 (so it is not too new). Here are my two postings about my first experience with it: https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg444934.html

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Paul
No experience with the Lowepro, but I have a Tamrac Zuma 7 that works well for me. http://tinyurl.com/mu98qud -p On 7/22/2014 9:00 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking