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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

Color: BlackStyle: 55 AwVerified Purchase

Lowepro Toploader Zoom 55 AW II
Excellent, well-made, full-featured bag! Just the right amount of padding without being over-padded, bulky, or stiff. This bag is the perfect size for my Fuji X-T1 (with L-bracket and sling-strap) and 100-400mm attached (hood reversed). Lots of extra storage pouch room for batteries, filters, phone, keys, etc. Well-located grab handle works great. This is simply a great walk-about bag.

I do prefer top zippered flaps that open from the front with a buckle closure. Opening/closing with the zipper is not quick. But this rear-open style appears to be the current fad on all bags.

Stock strap is basic, yet functional. I never use stock straps, always replace with OP/TECH USA.

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Bud's dad

Perfect fit for Nikon P900

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020

Color: BlackStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

I'm writing this review because a previous reviewer stated that this case barely fits the P900. My finding is that this case provides a snug fit for the P900, but I have no trouble closing the zippers even with the shoulder strap attached. This is exactly what I wanted - I didn't want a bulky case with a lot of dead space. I did have to reposition the velcro attached piece that the lense sits against to allow the camera to fit further into the case. After doing that, no problem with the fit. The case is well padded and well made, and with the roomy pocket to carry a spare battery and filter, etc. it was exactly what I hoped for.

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JJ

Great small bag for quick access

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

Color: Galaxy BlueStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

This is a great bag and I give it a full 5 stars even though there is one strange little problem, the main zipper pulls broke after using it for 2 days. I don't know if the bag was stored for a long time before it shipped but they both broke very shortly after starting to use the bag. But that is a minor issue and just used some Paracord to make new ones. Now the interesting thing is the other zipper pulls on and inside the bag are both a Paracord material, why they chose the crappy plastic ones on the main pulls was odd. Otherwise the bag exceeds my expectations, it is very durable and fits everything I needed for hiking with the camera and having quick easy access. I love the blue color they offer, different than the standard black of my main bag.

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Omar Siddique

good size if you use a large zoom

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018

Color: BlackStyle: 55 AwVerified Purchase

A nice bag from camera-bag stalwart LowePro. It's sized for a professional camera with a mid-sized zoom attached. The big white 70-200 Canon L glass probably won't fit, but a full-frame with 24-105 should easily fit.

I was looking for something smaller than my CaseLogic SLRC-205 (which gets mistaken for a backpack by security guys all too often), but this bag is almost as large, though less backpack-like. I ended up sending it back in favor of something smaller.

I liked:
* quiet zippers
* nice material
* well placed grab handle
* lightweight
* good depth for a big zoom
* balances standing on its end

I disliked:
* Adjustable support (velcro panel) is for the end of the lens, not the body, so full weight is on the lens. Bad if you set it down hard. I prefer a cradle design.
* Bottom of bag is not hardened or obviously coated for waterproofing.
* Only one accessory pocket (though well organized). I like multiple small pockets instead.
* A little too large, but not large enough for the bigger lenses. A little smaller would be better, leaving big-lens people to proper camera bags.

Pictured: This LowePro (L), a Canon 7DMk2 with 35mm L lens attached, and the smaller Amazon Basics DSLR Holster (R). The 7DMk2 is a mid-size crop DSLR , and the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L is a substantial short lens.

I ended up going with the inexpensive "Basics" bag instead (pictured), though it's more cheaply made and jingles as I walk. It fit my usage profile exactly, and has more segmented storage with 3 pockets, instead of one like this LowePro. It also has adjustable supports (so the weight of the camera is cradled by the supports, instead of on the end of the lens), and a hardened bottom.

This LowePro didn't work out for my purposes of a minimal case for body + short lens, but it's a nice bag for the price. If you usually carry a mid-to-large zoom, and/or have a full-frame body, this is a good bag, although it could have more protection for the end of the attached lens. Otherwise look at the next size down or the Basics bag.

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Brian

Not for the Nikon P900

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016

Color: BlackStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

Bought this for my Nikon Cool Pix P900. If you're wondering if this is a good case for that camera, that depends what you are looking for. I read the reviews and someone stated that my camera would fit so I bought it. It does fit in but BARELY. I have to pull at the zippers to get it in perfect and closed. If the strap is not tucked in alongside the lens housing perfectly it will not fit. Because of the design, it will also hold and extra battery and UV filter but be warned for this model camera (P900) there is not room for much more of anything and it has to sit in there perfectly to get it to close. That being said, it is a good bag, well padded and will fit slightly smaller models perfectly. Had I been able to try it first I would have went with a slightly bigger bag but my fault for risking it. I'll live with it though because it is well made and I can swap it out with another camera bag.

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Lunica

Compact, great for traveling and hiking

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022

Color: BlackStyle: 50 AwVerified Purchase

I bought the 50 AW II and I can fit in my Canon mirrorless and the RF 100-400 Zoom (with filter attached). But it’s definitively tight and some people might be uncomfortable with this fairly long lens in the 50 version. However, for me it works and I like that the camera is compact that way to take everywhere. Can wear on a belt or with shoulder strap. Weather protection is awesome, additional storage functional and overall great quality as to be expected from Lowe.

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Da Lowrider

Poorly made .. small

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023

Color: Galaxy BlueStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

It was not well made and too small.

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Paul S.

Excellente!

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020

Color: BlackStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

Great protective sling for your DSLR camera. I use a Pentax DSLR with a 60mm lens. The Zoom 45 AW II has more than enough space for them. Lots of pockets on this guy too. Two on top(one outside, one inside), another one on the side with a small mesh separator inside of it, and one final bottom compartment inside the main compartment that is separated with a Velcro liner. This liner can be taken out to make extra space if you have a longer lens or bigger camera. Or you can keep the liner in, and use that extra space for a couple of small doo-dads. Cool! Very well made, comes with a built in rain fly, and comfortable to use. Nice!

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nozamA

AW45: Backpacking with Canon T5 / 18-55

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2016

Color: Galaxy BlueStyle: 45 AwVerified Purchase

The AW 45 is just deep enough for a Canon T5 with 18-55 lens, UV filter and lens cap. Don't try this for anything bigger.

Used this case for a 2 week trip to Alaska including 5 days backpacking in Denali National Park. We got plenty of rain.

Case is nice and light. As other reviewers mentioned, the rain cover is pretty thin and doesn't have taped seams. Perfect for light rain but I'd put the whole thing inside my pack (or in a dry bag) for heavy rain. Things did get a little damp at times on the trip. Cover goes over entire case except the back. Two holes in the cover line up with the D rings. The open back has a loop you could thread a waist belt through (not included).

I wore the case a few different ways with a multi-day (or smaller day) pack and they all worked well. Over the shoulder using the included strap (thread your pack's waistbelt through the loop on the back of the AW45 for a really solid fit). I also found the chest strap on my pack worked well threaded through the back of the AW45. Camera / case are light enough that it didn't annoy me having it there. Made it easy to grab the camera quickly and take lots of pictures I wouldn't have had if it was buried in my pack.

Case includes shoulder strap, rain cover stowed in outside pocket and one internal divider. The divider doesn't serve any purpose for me because it only fits in one spot (to internal velcro strips) but might be useful for smaller camera / lens combinations.

Case has two pockets, One inside the top cover fits a spare SD card, lens cloth and spare lens cap. The front pocket was able to fit a couple of spare batteries and a rather large Polaroid time lapse / remote control that also came in handy on the trip. Alternatively, it would work for some filters. I also carried a miniature tripod which did not fit in the case but gave plenty of for great pictures on the trip.

I also now own a Toploader Zoom 50 which fits the Canon T5 with a 55-250 lens

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nancyt

LONG enough for zoom and mounted hood!

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018

Color: Galaxy BlueStyle: 55 AwVerified Purchase

In reading reviews I have seen a lot of confusion; I think people have gotten different sizes but the questions and reviews are all jumbled together. I say this because people have said that combinations of cameras and lenses that were not all that long did not fit in the bag, I got the Toploader Zoom 55 AW II. My Canon 77D with EF 70-300 f4-5.6 IS ii USM WITH HOOD and WITH extended eyepiece fits into this easily without taking the hood off.
In addition.I can just barely fit a 40mm or other pancake lens into the bottom of the bag to the side of the camera's zoom lens (mounted on camera).It is easier to put the 40mm and the nifty fifty in neoprene bags and stuff them in the front pouch, with room to spare, and a flat wallet, filter, battery can be added in the bottom of the bag or added to the pouch.
The padding or stiffness of this bag is thinner than two other shorter Lowepro toploaders that I have, and overall this bag is floppier. I have to say honestly that I got this one instead of the older cheaper model of the same size because I am sick of black camera bags and this comes in blue. I was very pleased that I could fit this combo of camera and zoom in with hood, as I can then have it ready to grab and SHOOT when walking around. There is a velcro piece that can be used vertically as a divider between the side of the mounted zoom and other small articles, or can be used as a sling to form a bottom compartment for other lenses, with the camera and short lens on top. My main complaint is, the velcro area on the side of the bag itself is just a band halfway down the bag and not all that wide, so if you want to use the velcro divider vertically, there is nothing to anchor it at the bottom. The divider piece is a bit flimsy compared to others I have. The four stars come from the fact that it is long enough for the described assembly and is not black!! But not quite up to the other Lowepro products that I have had. If I could give it 3.5 stars I think I would.

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