Thule Perspektiv TPDP-101 SLR Daypack

This has quickly become my favorite daily pack. I am amazed at how much I can cram into it. It easily fits my Canon 70D with and additional lens and plenty of accessories. Extra battery, charger, cables, filters, etc. I also store a rolled up lightweight down vest, a few snacks, water bottle, and various items in the top compartment. The whole bag is really sturdy and well built. It's stiffness nearly feels like a hardcase. It stands up solidly on its own when set down. The bag feels and looks like a very detailed, quality piece of luggage. And, it is. I use it while riding my motorcycle and it is very comfortable. The shoulder straps are well padded and wide enough. The chest strap holds it securely. I like the option of tucking away the waist belts when on the motorcycle and then easily being able to pull them out for hiking. The included weather cover is a very nice touch and hides away easily. On occasion that you are not bringing along your camera, the upper and lower inserts can be removed and it becomes just a nice backpack. I highly recommend this pack if you like to carry your camera around wherever you go and need just enough room for a minimal outing. It is well worth the money, and better quality than most every other pack I have ever owned.

I'm an amateur photographer, I just carry my camera and one lens so I was not looking for a pretty complex pro camera backpack, it's really difficult to take your gear on a day hike so I was looking something like this backpack:•What I like: enought space for one camera (NikonD7200) and two lens, the acces is great you don't even need to put your backpack in the ground, water repellent, and with space for more gear (head lamp, extra cellphone battery, extra camera battery, small first aid kit, a compass, gloves, beanie and some snacks, stylish and with rain cover.•What I don't like: the water bottle space is pretty slim, so if you want to take your 1 liter camel bag bottle with you is not going to be possible, they forgot to put a wide mouth water bottle bag.If you ask me this is a must if you hike and occasionally take pictures, you know in case you find really great landscapes during your day.

I've found this works better for a single SLR in the top compartment, with the bigger bottom compartment used for normal stuff.Good build quality, good materialsSlight downsides:Waistbelt is useless unless you're mountain biking. It carries no weight.The external zip pockets are non expandable so have very limited capacityThat's really about it as far as I'm concerned. I don't think there are any major durability or design issues with packs (and I have owned a lot of very high end packs). This pack is built to better standards than the vast majority of 'camera' packs.

Decent pack. Holds decent amount of camera gear and very sleek. Can fit d600 with 24-70 attached w/o hood, 16-35mm, flash, and the 70-200 but very tight. Easy on the go access to camera. Other side has space for storage but sd holders are made with polyester cloth so can produce static, bad?Shoulder strap are only ok, very stiff and not anatomically contour. Sternum strap is very low even at highest position. Waist strap does not distribute weigh well when fully loaded. Tripod strap is not very well designed. Straps should of been bigger and clip at bottom instead of a fit all loop.Pack would be ideal if it was a few inches taller and maybe 1in wider. For an outdoor pack that won awards for outdoor use, there is no place for a water bladder. I would think that is pretty much a standard nowadays, useless the testers do not drink water when they go hiking, biking, etc.

In most ways this bag is excellentI gave it two stars so people would notice this post.Pros: Light,Well Made. Side Main Camera pocket great swivels off shoulder for easy access, Top pocket large and open. Build quality great, Looks Great, Comfortable.Cons: Terrible way to carry a tripod.The front top loop is threaded in thru a one inch slit in the nylon and out a parallel slit one inch away. There is a glued on backer but zero reinforcement. Nothing holding it except one thin layer of nylon. The lower loop is just a loop. The top loop tightens but is secured to bag at a single slit point. Your tripod would flop all over the place. And, I cant imagine how it wouldn't deform or rip the back at upper contact point.If you use the side to secure the tripod you have lost use of water bottle pocket and the side pocket.So, I think this bag is excellent but not if you want to carry a tripod with youI am only pointing this out because in the Thule videos they make it look like it great for tripods

too boxy. the insert is more difficult to work with. Too hard to get items in and out.

This bag is PERFECT! Very compact and sturdy! The stitching all around is very strong and weather sealed. Doesn't seem that their was a feature that they overlooked! I am actually able to put my 13 inch macbook pro in the main compartment if i slide it behind the camera insert. It's a snug fit but nice if you need to bring your laptop along for a shoot! This is now my go-to camera backpack and I am sure I will get many years out of it!

Just got this backpack today. I haven't had a chance to use it, but I did want to say that you CAN fit a laptop inside! The top padded compartment can be removed, which means you can slip a laptop into the back and it will slide in behind the camera compartment. My X1 Carbon (about the size of a 13" macbok air) slides right in.Since you can remove the top compartment and the camera compartment, this also means you can transform the pack into a regular backpack with one giant interior compartment.