Lowepro Fastpack

Having wanted a hiking pack for both my drone and camera, including a fairly large M43 telephoto lens, I'd previously bought a K&F backpack, which was huge but ultimately really impractical in the field. To retrieve anything, you'd have to stop, take off the backpack and fiddle with lots of zips to get out what you needed. A faff.Even on sale, I baulked at buying this Lowepro pack, and when it first arrived I was quite disappointed by the size - it looked a lot bigger on the YouTube reviews I'd watched prior to ordering. My first thought was return it for a refund as I was convinced it wasn't going to carry all the drone and camera I needed on a regular basis. I needn't have worried.This thing is like a Tardis. The more stuff you put in, the more space seems to open up. That sounds backwards, but trust me. I managed to get everything inside that I used to have to carry 2 packs for. My camera sits in the middle of the main compartment with the 100-400mm telephoto lens attached, and with some creative positioning of the dividers is super well protected. The sling bag feature of the pack makes pulling the camera out really fast an intuitive, without having to put the bag on the floor and faff with multiple zips - especially useful if the ground is wet etc.All of my drone gear - a DJI Air 3S, RC 2 controller and six (yes 6!!) batteries - fit comfortably in assorted compartments, along with ND filters, propellers and a power bank for backup. Fantastic.To top it off, this pack is supremely comfortable to wear even when fully laden. The weight is distributed so evenly inside the bag that it feels about a quarter of the weight on your back than when you pick it up with top stap off the ground initially. I've hiked miles with all of my kit and it's made remote location photography with both drone and camera a much more enjoyable experience.Absolutely delighted with backpack and despite my initial reluctance to buy even at the sale price, find it worth every penny. Highly recommended.

I love the quality of the bag, the protection it provides for my gear and capacity. Great value

To all intents and purposes, size wise, this is a replacement for the older Fastpack 350 size (which I've used for the last 8 years+ and am replacing with this Pro 250 version), in fact as it's slightly better packaged and shaped it probably has just a tiny bit more usable/adaptable space for roughly the same footprint. It also seems a little squarer and more willing to stay standing up with the same equipment in it as my old 350.The internal padding seems a little thinner but denser/stiffer than my original 350 version and so holds it shape and therefore also the shape of the bag better.A couple of minor observations so far with the example I have here; the velco sewn onto the internal walls of the bag for the dividers to attach to has quite a stiff backing material and therefore a fairly sharp edge and as it's stitched quite a way inside the edge this has left a sharp little flappy edge area just perfect to catch painfully under your fingernail or catch the edge of a lens hood that might be inverted on a lens in the bag and stop it coming out. Done both of these already.... I hope it will soften off with a bit of use...Secondly, the laptop pouch area at the back has the same padding dividers as the rest of the bag. This is fine but running your hand through it you can feel the bulkier parts of your equipment pressing through a little which could/will create higher pressure points on the laptop, especially if you're reaching forward or stretching at all while wearing the rucksack fully loaded.To be fair it has been the same with my older version and there's never been a problem but I'd prefer there to be a stiffener/board between the main rucksack and laptop pouch which reduced the potential for pressure points happening. It would not be good to turn up on a job and find the laptop screen is cracked or the surface of the screen has been damaged by contact with the keyboard.All in all these are terrifically versatile camera bags and I've not come across or used a better example of the type. The mk3 version refines the predecessors nicely too. As long as there's enough space I don't think you can go far wrong with one of these.

I’m generally a fan of Lowepro bags. I’m not 100% pleased with the weather hood on this bag but generally the overall format is quite useful for days out and/or travelling. The camera storage area can accommodate my Canon 5D with grip and large 24-70 lens. There is still room for another three lenses, speedlight and some accessories. In addition the top pouch provides storage for general non-photo items required for a day out, plus the additional laptop compartment.

The bag has lots of pockets, plenty of room for camera gear and a space for jackets, phones, keys etc!

Love this bag. I have a drone as well as my camera and all it's lenses/equipment. I bought this thinking I would be able to take both out with me instead of sacrificing one or leaving lenses behind. I thought it might be a tight squeeze but it's like a tardis in there. With all the pockets and sections it just seems to hold it all perfectly.The quick side access is a boon, I invariably set up the camera with the lens I'm most likely to use before I go out, and with the quick access I can just unzip the part that holds the camera without disturbing anything or having to open the bag fully.Loads of space and comfortable to carry.

My old Lowpro SW400 bag had a major zip failure and I spent ages looking at alternative camera bags with a day bag section. Finally decided to purchase this updated Lowpro bag and having had a full day out I am very pleased. This bag has the side entry as well as full opening. The side entry is a good feature and large enough to access Sony A99 with full 70 400 lens attached - quick and easy. The fully loaded bag worn over 5km walk with day bag filled with kagool and grandaughter's coat and was comfortable. Amazon was best price with delivery from all UK sites viewed.