Lowepro Flipside 200 AW II Camera Backpack - Black

So I'll first start by saying that I should have got the larger bag for my rig! Now, the review. This bag is great for someone who has a medium/small body crop sensor camera or DSLR. You have room for your camera, 2-3 lenses depending on your flavor, maybe a rode videomicro, some batteries, charger or two, and ND filters etc. It is a great fit, nothing will be loose flopping around. The material is firm and very well padded on the interior. The exterior feels very durable made out of what feels and looks like a bit heavier duty nylon etc. Now for me, I say these things because that's about my b cam setup. Sony a6400, sigma 30mm f1.4, Sony 18-135mm f4, few ND filters, rode videomicro, some other small cage accessories (side handle, top handle), couple battery chargers, Aputure MC, and that sums up what comfortably fits. What I was hoping for, and what some pictures show, is a full frame fitting with large lenses etc etc. So, great for my b cam, but leaves my primary rig begging for its own bag:Sony a7S iii, Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, rode videomic ntg, atomos ninja v, handles, batteries, etc etc. The next bag up would have been what I needed to haul both around. But make no mistake, this bag does make an excellent grab and go and I'm fairly certain if I didn't try to pack my entire a cam setup that I could at least have what I needed for a small day shoot in there! So ultimately knowing what I know now, I would have simply purchased the next large bag as this one I would class as a medium/small bag ie it's on the smaller side of medium bags! Definitely recommend the brand and even this bag if you fit the description of my b rig or less. Well worth the money and I will be purchasing the larger bag with confidence based on this bag!! Hope that helps a few of you because I know I spent an incredible amount of time trying to find a good bag that was actually worth the price!

I like the profile of the bag, the access to my equipment, and the security of my things when carrying it. Great bag for a reasonable price. Holds everything I have which includes: Two Canon M50s, two GoPros, a portable LED light, all my batteries (including spares for all my cameras), all my chargers, three different RODE mics (micro, mic go, and a larger RODE mic), 13 inch MacBook, external hard drive, memory cards, filters, gorilla pod, tripod, several cables and accessories for various things, and more. Loaded this way it has very little room and is maxed out and can get heavy. It does still have room in the front pocket for various items like keys, pens, a small packable rain jacket, a hat, pad of paper, and other small items. There are plenty of dividers and I love the versatility of these in setting it up to suit my needs from any given trip or shoot to another. Could be configured to pack one of my M50s, my gamble, and the necessities for each. Or if I had a drone I could configure it to carry everything needed for it. I chose the 400 for the extra room and the additional padding on the belt for when I am accessing my equipment without setting my bag down. I have considered the 300 for a smaller load out but still feel it is a bit too small to justify the money when this pack will do what the 300 will do and much more as I have indicated above. If you have no need to carry additional items along with your camera and you don't need the room for a 13 inch or larger laptop, I am certain the 200 or the 300 will suit anyones needs just fine. Great bag, great materials, east to use, and carry.

I have the Lowepro flipside 450. Excellent product. Have grown attached to the flip-operation and love it.Wanted: all that excellence in an easier to carry, smaller package. Bought a cheaper wannabe bag to try. Yeah, it's okay, but, spoiled by the Lowepro excellence and all it's features...Enter this Flipside 200 AW II. Thrilled that it has all I love about the 450:- Rain cover - Flip operation - A divider that splits open to hold more small objects - pockets both sides ...BONUS: the tripod pocket! Not the easiest to figure out from images here, but there's a pocket tucked inside the back flap accessible from the bottom. It's a deep pocket/sling that pulls out, hangs down a bit lower than bottom of the bag. Okay - looking good, but I'll need to buy a strap for the top of the bag? NO! another ingenious pocket at the top - peel open that and pull out a strap system. So, tripod leg into bottom, one clip at the top = Side pockets remain available for other items (beverage bottle, etc). Excellent way to stretch the usefulness of this compact bag.In sum - has all I wanted, and glad I took a chance on the tripod pocket, even though not well illustrated here.Just be aware: If you want to carry more than 2 lenses, you're probably going to need a bigger bag, but if you want a quick grab for a short trip, I've got tripod, Sony a7iii, 24-105 G Master, and eventually, the 200-600, which at 12.5" should fit fine. Especially because you can pull the velcro'd accsy bag out of the inside top, exposing the full 15" height of the inside of the bag.Current deal (05-17-24) makes this an excellent buy at roughly $40 off normal street price elsewhere. Glad I didn't try another 40-$80 dollar knock off. Good to go with 2 excellent bags now, this one for light runs and the 450 when I'm "loading for bear".(BTW, I thought I bought the last one, 'cause that's what the availability counter said, LOL!)