LOWEPRO Micro Trekker 200 Black Camera Backpack

Rating:
Summary: An excellent day-bag for urban and mountain photographers
Review: This is an excellent small day-bag for urban and mountain photographers. I've started to use backpacks instead of shoulder bags and this is my favorite day-bag. It's compact enough to easily fit under the seat of airplanes and doesn't tempt to you to carry everything and the kitchen sink.

That being said, it can carry a *lot*. With my EOS 10D, it carries:
1. EOS 10D body with 16-35mm L attached
2. 24-70mm L lens
3. 550 EX flash (this could be used to carry another lens)
4. ST-E2 transmitter
5. 2 spare batteries
6. All my CF cards and CF card reader
7. Still lots of room for personal items (wallet, cell phone, maps, keys, sandwich) in outer pocket


With my Hasselblad system, it carries:
1. Hassie 203 FE with 80mm CFE attached and A12 back
2. 50mm CFE Distagon
3. 2 spare A-12 backs
4. Digital point and shoot as a proof camera (on site polaroid)
5. Small flash for fill flash
6. Personal items as above


In addition, you can strap a small tripod horizontally on the bottom of the pack. This is much better than the vertical strap system on my LowePro Rover AW. The vertical straps get in the way of getting into the pack (you have to remove the tripod to access the innards). The Micro Trekker's horizontal system lets you only use the tripod when you want to, and still gives full access to the pack.

The pack is small and inconspicuous. Just the thing for street photography. But some bigger men have found it too small for them. It's perfect for women and men under 5'10 or so. I found the waist strap a bit flimsy (it's more for stabilization than for carrying weight) but otherwise this pack is perfect for my needs.