Inverse 100 AW

This is a fantastic bag for the money (half price compared to other ECommerce sites back in December 2009)Lowepro obviously know there stuff..and not just bag designers, these people are obviously photographers themselves.The bag has so many ingenious little designs. In fact, I am sat here looking at it now, smiling as I think of them and remember saying to myself "Cool, that's a good idea":The quick-access top lets you work out of your pack with minimal effort.A patented All Weather Cover provides serious protection from rain; sand and dust.The 3D contoured mesh lumbar belt distributes weight evenly; offers cushioned support and helps wick away moisture. A detachable and padded shoulder strap adds a comfortable, additional carrying option.Memory card pockets, adjustable divider, mesh side pocketsexterior pockets and SlipLock attachment loops let you organize your gear to suit your needs.Remember folks - this is not just any camera bag - this is a Marks and Spencers Lowepro Inverse 200.....Go take a look in Jessops or somewhere next time you are up town, then come back to Amazon and buy it cheap!

I purchased this product mostly for carrying my photographic equipment on the hiking and for its waterproof feature.I'm also carrying a bagpack, so i wanted a second bag for my camera but at the same to distribute the weight as much evenly as it can be. Additionaly, the equipment is easilly reachable.The bag fits my nikon D5000 with its 18-55mm lens and an extra wide angle lens (or macro lens).I'm very pleased with this product.

I wanted a bum bag camera carrier because I quickly suffer from neck ache using my shoulder bag.The bag ideal for my need as it moves the main load from my neck and shoulders. Although the bag does at times seem rather big, it is comfortable to wear with the lumbar belt distributing weight evenly and offering cushioned support. The bag allows quick access to the camera so you can keep the camera in the bag rather than over your neck. The bag has enough space to carry my SLR camera with attached lens, plus space to squeeze in another lens or two or a flashgun. Good accessory pockets plus external pockets for water bottles etc. There are also some straps underneath for a tripod if required but I have not used these yet. The waterproof bag is good in our weather but then restricts camera access. This bag is definitely recommended.

To start, praise for the seller, avides media, for a quick offering of a recent product at a fair price and reasonable carriage costs. Next, praise for avides media for keeping to their forecast for arrival into my loving arms. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.Now, the product:brilliant! Mine now contains my Olympus 420, 3 lenses, an Olympus FL-36 flash, my classic JVC camcorder, spare batteries, bits and bobs, a small bottle of water and a snack, and slung inderneath it my tripod and my camping stool. Obvious tip: the Olympus 420 is carried with the Olympus 35mm macro lens mounted, because it's also a general purpose lens and I could need to react quickly: stop, hop! and pop the shutter.A high quality camera bag that can swallow that lot, snugly fitted and quick to put into action would be brilliant enough to convince anyone, BUT....(my, that's a big butt) but there's more. I can manage a short distance on my crutches, otherwise I use my wheelchair, and this bag can be worn very comfortably in front and fastened around my waist, with everything falling very quickly to hand without obstructing my use of the crutches or the wheelchair. Absolutely brilliant, I can be more enabled with this bag than with any other this size at this price-point. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant...There's even a hood to protect your kit from the worst weather. Brilliant...plain ordinary brilliant!

Very well made as always with Lowepro (three stars) however... quite poor storage features and bulky (so only three stars).Strange design decisions have been made which result in a less than compact yet surprisingly cramped and no frills camera bag.Yes it has an All Weather cover (which most Lowepros have), but there the remarkable features end. It has apart from the main compartment, one reasonably (but not generously) sized and somewhat bulky satchel pocket on the front which you could detach along with the AW cover on the front. Making it detachable has undoubtedly added bulk, which I guess is handy if your indoors, but bear in mind you would have just got rid of your only useful pocket. Other than that is has two finger sizes SD card pockets inside. That's it!I bought this because I now have 3 lenses + 1 body, 4 filter cases, 2 caps, a battery, a brush, and a couple of cloths that I like to carry, and my Lowepro Nova 160 simply couldn't accommodate 3 lenses, only 2. However it could accommodate *and help me manage* all the rest. My old Nova 180 has an external zip pocket on the back with room enough for two filter cases. 1 spacious external pocket on the front with room for another filter case behind an elastic divider, 2 elastic net pockets to hold my battery, then room for a blower brush shoved in loose. Then another pretty spacious and *very* convenient zip pocket on the outside of the lid into which I could quickly shove a lens cap or something and forget about. Then under the lid yet another small but surprisingly roomy zip pocket in which I could keep my body's cap, and a lens back cap, and on the front of that a couple of SD card pouches for a card and my cloths. In the main compartment room enough for my 5300, a couple of medium lenses + hoods and yet another filter case. Wow!Now contrast the above with this product the Inverse[ly useful] 200. One okayish and bulky zip pocket, + two SD card finger pockets inside. THAT'S IT! (I rarely feel the need to use capitals.) No help in managing my stuff, not much room in the pocket, and the main compartment wont accommodate much besides the lenses and body, perhaps one filter case *at a squeeze*. A whole different kind of Wow. I haven't seen the larger Novas but unless you absolutely *must* have the bum-bag/waist-strap functionality of this Inverse then you would surely be much better off with one of the former. Besides if you have that much kit I suspect the bum bag would need to be snug to be comfortable at which point it would be difficult to swing round and start to become cumbersome. Goodness only knows how inconvenient the AW cover is going to be with this configuration, I haven't bothered trying. Also I suspect if you neglect a little day long drizzle the fold over canopy lid of the Nova will be far more forgiving than the not brilliantly shielded top zip of the Inverse.*You have to NEED the waist strap to justify all the other sacrifices*