> > > In addition to the photographic requirement, the bag must > work well > > as a day > > > pack for hillwalks of 12-15 miles - in other words, well balanced, > > with > > > comfortable straps. > > > > I love my Fastpack 350. They make smaller versions too. > > I wanted a bag that in addition to room for camera gear had > convenient > > pockets for my wallet etc so I could use it as an every day bag. > > > > It's got a side access pocket for the camera, so I can > slipp one strap > > off, rotate it around my shoulder and grab the camera. > > > > Bob - I had my Fastpack 200 with me when we met last Sunday - > don't know whether you noticed it. It's the smaller one that > Larry mentions - not really big enough as a daypack, but the > principle is good. I can get camera and a couple of lenses in > the base and a thin waterproof and some sandwiches in the > top- but not much else. The 200 is aircraft hand baggage > friendly - don't know about the 350.
Thanks Larry & Chris. I'll take a look at the Fastpack 100, which has some significant size benefits. The other 2(350 and 200) aren't sufficiently different from the Rover for me to consider. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
