The Lowepro Photo Traveler 150 Mica on a chair.
I put it on a chair so you will have a better idea about its size.
I really never wrote any camera bag reviews but seeing as it is, I thought may be this will be useful for someone. Firstly to begin with this is a very small bag. Its very inconvenient when you don’t have a dedicated camera bag.
Before buying this camera bag, I would carry my gear in a normal backpack with my jacket as padding. I used to think I didn’t need a dedicated camera bag. But hell, no. I had to buy one. It does not look professional when you are taking the gear out of your bag like a magician is taking out stuff from his hat, you never know what’s coming next. When you are working with a team, it is very embarrassing.
Inside the Lowepro Photo Traveler 150 Mica bag.
The empty space you see is where I kept my Nikon D200
So I started searching camera gear sites for suitable, affordable bags with different features. I wanted to buy something below $60 (Approx.INR 3000). So after searching a lot I finally found the Lowepro 150 Mica (INR 2499) to be a suitable one on flipkart.com. I was impressed with all the things I saw crammed in it. In the pictures and videos the bag looked big enough, so I placed an order. It came almost after 2 days from Bangalore which is fast enough. I opened the box and was shocked.
The bag is just a little bigger than a normal lunch box. I considered sending it back after I tried to fit in my D200 and it was difficult. I called up the site but they wouldn’t take it back. I also posted an ad online but ZERO responses. Heck, may be its destiny. I decided to keep it anyway. I unpacked all my gear from the sleeve they were in and one by one tried to put in all my gear, which isn’t too much. I realized, to fit in my gear, I had to remove some compartments. I did. Slowly one by one, to my own surprise, I managed to cram every piece of equipment I had into this camera bag, which is a wonder in itself.
This is what all I put in
- Nikon D200 with 18-55 lens
- Nikon battery charger
- Nikon batteries – 2 nos
- Sigma 28-105 lens
- Sony a200 camera body
- Sony 18-70 lens
- Sony battery charger
- Sony battery
:
1. Sony HDMI cable
2. A multi card reader
3. Sony power cable
4. Nikon power cable
5. One CF card
6. paddings that I removed from the bag
1. Sony HDMI cable
2. A multi card reader
3. Sony power cable
4. Nikon power cable
5. One CF card
6. paddings that I removed from the bag
There is a provision for a pen/lens pen in the top panel. My only gripe is that there is no more space for a flash gun. I am thinking may be I can cram it in somewhere if I bend it 90 degrees and forego my Sigma 28-105mm lens. To adjust and utilize the space I stored my Sony a200 and the Sony kit lens 18-70 separately.
The quality of the bag is very good. It’s well stitched, well zippered, well planned. Only the size is a deal breaker. There are so many other bags so much bigger and at half the price. I feel $50 for a bag of this size is way too much money. The only consolation is the quality.
Bon Appetit !