Adorama Slinger

Owner contribution

Unlike a lot bags, the Slinger is tall enough that I can put the Olympus E-1 with Olympus 50-200mm lens lens and EC-14 teleconverter attached, so that I can take it out and be ready to shoot. Note, I do have to reverse the lens hood to use this bag. The bag is fairly narrow, which means you can't put the E-1 with SHLD-2 attached in the bag. On the other hand, being narrower than other bags, means I can fit it in my airplane carry on roller bag along with my laptop, providing I take the flash out of the front pocket. I should mention there are few things I wish were done differently on the bag: The bag should have a few more D-rings to attach things. It has 2 D-rings on the side with the strap and 3 D-rings on the other side (the extra is for the strap to attach to), and the D-rings are vertical. For carrying extra stuff, it would be useful to 4 D-rings on each side so you can do horizontal or vertical. The strap is padded, but not removable. It is a little cumbersome if you are putting the Slinger in another suitcase. I find after a couple of hours, the strap becomes a little bothersome, but then carrying 4 lenses makes it on the heavy side. I don't like how it sits when it is across the neck, and I just carry it on one shoulder. The bag is definitely one sided, in that it is meant to go on the right side (there is a left side version available), but I can carry it on either shoulder. Since it is a private label brand, you can't see it in person, but have to mail order it unless you live in New York city. I believe the bag has doubled in price from when I bought it, but it is in the same range as other similar bags. Thanks to Michael Meissner for review.

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Owner contribution

This is a very comfortable bag. As you can see from everything I'm putting into it, it can carry a lot. They make a Pro version especially for cameras with Grips or high end Cameras like the DX or XD series which is two inches thicker for the grip. Has neoprene on the sides to absorb water perspiration from water bottles. Mainly I will just talk about gripes since the bag is so great and inexpensive. Cons. 1. No zipper for main compartment. I like it when bags at least give you the option to zip the main compartment if you want to, it has zippers everywhere else, why not there. f a big rain comes, just give me the most weather safety please. Has a nice overlay on the sides with plastic clips which help a lot. 2. Either make it a touch longer or shorter. It can't have the 70-200mm attached to the camera for quick shooting with that lens. Make it longer so you can use it attached, or make it a bit shorter so room isn't wasted as it is if you don't have the 70-200 in the bag. Making it the height of a speedlite would be perfect. Or making it a bit taller. 3. Plastic clips, not metal. 4. Uh, that's about it.

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