Eh how about camera bags that don't look like camera bags? Heh. Depending on what you are looking for in your bag lah. Check-check-check these out!


Incase Sling Pack

Or something more stylo and street.

Incase Ari Marcopoulos



Or something more, *ahem* metro and office-like

Kelly Boy

Or something more outdoor + tahan lasak ke? Something that super jaga your backbone.

F-Stop Guru

Since there are many interest on Incase's Ari Marcopoulos Bag, here's my personal assessment (not a review) on how many things I fitted in. As you see below, is my camera bag and my gears


Compartment {1}, Side pocket

- Holga Nikon mount 60mm which is for sale here HOLGA

Compartment {2}, Largest area

- SB-700
- 50mm f1.8G, both inside Matin soft pouch

Compartment {3}, Mid-size area

- D7000 with MB-D11 grip mounted at bottom

Compartment {4}, Smallest area

- 17-55mm f2.8G in side Nikon grey pouch

Compartment {5}, Side pocket

- Two battery for D7000

Compartment {6}, Front pocket, with opening from outside

- Stack of filters with Matin pouch
- Neck strap
- Sb-700 color case

Compartment {7}, Zipper pocket

- Nikon Remote
- Eneloop Battery
- Pill case for SD card
- Lenspen
- Card reader
- Cloth with pouch
- Grip connecter plastic cover

Compartment {8}. Back zipper pocket

- 11" Macbook Air
- Flash bounce with elastic holder

My comment is;

This is not your bag if you wanna put in all your gear. Very good for street shooting, as the sling motion all you access your stuffs quickly without taking off you bag. Also when you have the bag on your back, you can jump, climb, crouch, lying on your belly etc. Exterior quality is made of rugged cloth, a smooth quality "guni beras" type-like. If I need a little more space, I can still juggle things around to have the "smallest compartment" free-up. It's high enough for 70-200mm 2.8 if you are wondering, but if to put in, you need "largest compartment" being free up.

Price, USD200 (around RM600) + RM75 shipping +RM75 Kastam.

Option {1}

Open the divider and you can lie down you cam, Bag can close easily.

Option {2}

Have you can stand on the lens, Bag will ngam ngam close only.

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Added on October 27, 2011, 9:50 pmWhen I bought this bag, the main reason wasn't the aesthetic. Just that there is no sling-type (body hugging type, not school bag type) camera bag. My main concern was, I move around when I shoot, and most of the time I never care for the conditions around me. I really hate most of the bags out there cause I probably need to worry about the bag all the time, rather than shooting.

If on budget why not the Incase Sling Pack? Bigger space than Ari, I probably take this if it was available earlier. But Ari is good bag, no regret what so ever. Much rugged than usual nylon bag.