Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II Black Pro Modular Backpack with All Weather Cover for Laptop Up to 15 Inch, Tablet, Canon/Sony Alpha/Nikon DSLR,…
$10,203,040,506,071,000.00
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- Tough eva moulded top armoured section and protective padding all round the bag ensures equipment inside is protected
- Flexible and adaptive dividers inside allow multiple configurations of camera kit to be positioned with ease
- Modular Includes two quick lock straps and a slip lock tripod cup to mount a tripod securely also fits multiple accessories in the lowepro range with the slip lock system
- Comfortable carrying with the activzone system technology delivers targeted support at shoulder blades lumbar and waist for all day carry comfort
- Protective laptop carrying with cradlefit pocket suspends and protects up to 15-Inch laptop for 450 and 13-Inch for the 350 model
- Rain protection Safeguard valuable gear from the elements with the built-in all weather aw cover
- 4-Point access so you can reach gear quickly and easily. FormShell-molded, turret loading top
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Philippe-Olivier Dupuis –
I was not sure to order this bag at first because of the price but after receiving it I’m in love with this bag. You can fit a lot inside this bag! I have a Sony a7III with the 100-400mm GMaster and it fit perfectly and you can put a lot more after that. Everything in the bag is perfect for photographer. Worth every penny. Quality is amazing.
UPDATE: After using the bagpack for a day, my back was now hurting me. Seem like it too big for my back. Will have to return it sadly.
Jay –
I love this bag and hope it lasts. The only quirks I can think of is that it does not stand on it’s own and must be leaned against something no matter what is in the bag. The second quirk is that the external straps that clip to the bag can easily become unclipped. I work around this using locking carabiners to replace the mounting on the straps.
Arrived promptly and in good condition.
jackharrybill –
This is a very good camera bag. I spent a lot of time considering which bag to get to replace my old work out bag. This one comfortably carries two DLSRs and several lenses. It is good to wear and the two openings that allow very easy access to both cameras without opening the main compartment. I like that the main zip is on the back of the bag and therefore hidden when being worn. This does make opening it a little more fiddly but well worth it.
My minor gripes would be that when carrying a laptop as well it is a little less comfortable and that there aren’t quite enough pockets for smaller items. However this is no different to all the camera bags I have used. I begin to think that my perfect camera bag doesn’t exist but this is pretty close.
NoBa –
Nun ich habe den Rucksack nun seit über einem Jahr in Verwendung und ein Fotorucksack muss bei mir generell auch mal für eine längere Wanderung oder auch Tagesausflüge im Urlaub aushalten.
Die Größe ist gut und die Verarbeitung ist so wie man es von Lowepro gewohnt ist. Das Mollesystem ist dabei ein gutes Gimmick da man auch mal eine kleine Extratasche oder ähnliches anbringen kann um die Hände frei zu haben. Er ist solide Verarbeitet und würde sicher lange halten.
!!! ABER !!!
… wenn da nicht das Wort ABER wäre…
Aber, er ist für mich völlig unbrauchbar, da sich die Ingenieure gedacht haben das so ein Mesh-Stoff am Rücken eine gute Idee ist.
Der Nachteil ist, das der Stoff den man trägt sehr schnell beschädigt wird. Dabei hatte ich mir bei einem kleinen Nachmittagsausflug eine leichte Jacke stark beschädigt und bei einer halbtägigen Wanderung ein weiteres Shirt.
Fazit:
Wenn dir deine Klamotten egal sind, kann ich den Rucksack durchaus weiterempfehlen, sonst leider nicht.
Schade Lowepro.
Robsteriark –
I bought this hoping it could hold my three micro-four thirds bodies, four lenses and a flashgun. It totally failed in that respect.
The internal space is not very square which wastes a lot of space. The bag is not deep enough to stand bodies and lenses vertically and still be able to close the main access flap, and that makes it impossible to safely place a laptop in the bag as it effectively reduces that space even more.
The side access pockets are a good idea, but rapidly become useless as they form a substantial part of the interior surfaces to which the velcro dividers must attach. So you get the choice of having usable side access and not being able to usefully divide up that space, or losing side access by attaching the dividers to them. There also simply aren’t enough divider inserts provided.
The exterior is also not great: if you lash a tripod to the side then you lose access to one of the side flaps. Unless you skew the top fixing then you also end up fixing it onto one of the small upper side pockets, not only losing access to that pocket a well, but putting a lot of load onto a much smaller and weaker zipper than the others on this bag.
If you use the included accessory straps to fix the tripod to the extensive webbing on the rear of the pack then you can’t really use much of the remaining webbing to attach any of the other included accessory bags. The bag also cannot lay flat for the rear access if the tripod is mounted on the back. Despite all the attachment points, none are provided in my preferred location: horizontally, beneath the bag.
The bottom of the bag has a rain cover stowed away, but it’s permanently fixed to the bag. A bad design choice as when the cover has got wet and then needs to dried it can’t be removed and given a really good shake and pat dry, or hung over a handy chair back or on a clothes line to dry. Sure, it means the cover won’t get lost, but lost covers are easy to replace (just use a draw-string bin-bag if necessary) and folded wet covers go mouldy and smelly.
The zips felt awful and cheap. Great big chunky things with no water-resistance at all, and certainly not smooth to operate. But in my case as soon as the bag was part-loaded the zips kept catching up on the interior lining of the bag.
The only good points were that the bag had a generous level of accessories included, except for the dividers, and the straps were wide and deeply padded though not too wide to mount Peak Design Capture clips. I also liked that the waist belt was fully detachable to save some weight or to use as a standalone utility belt which you can attach accessories to. The belt also had a couple of small zippered pockets.
As a photographic gear holder it’s simply not good enough. If the zips weren’t so poor then as a general carrying bag with a small amount of camera gear then it would be OK.
I’ve now sent mine back and have a totally different model from MindShift arriving soon.
Moto800 –
*Update: I’ve had this bag for over a year now. Used it on many shoots, tossed it around, used it thoroughly. It’s held up very well…nothing broke, zippers are good, no tears anywhere. It’s a very well built bag, worth every penny. I have zero regrets, absolutely love it.
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I bought this after my old cheap bag started to come apart and Velcro wouldn’t stay anymore. In all aspects this is a very sturdy bag. The only thing I would mention is try not to play around too much with the Velcro as it starts to weaken with every tear.
Size is great. The top compartment and the bottom sides are fairly useless as they are rounded and leave a lot of space around the camera…especially mirrorlless or film. But then again, I would rather have more space than not enough. 🙂
alleswirdgut –
der LowePro Protactic 450AW II verfügt über zwei Schnellzugriffe für DSLR samt Objektiv. Max 70-200mm 2.8 unten/seitlich und eine DSLR und 24-70mm 2.8 mit Zugriff von oben. Er ist aber auch so flexibel, das eine DSLR mit größerer Brennweite transportiert werden kann. Natürlich dann nur mit Zugriff von oben, und entsprechender Anpassung der Einteiler. Durch das Molle System lassen sich aber noch mehr Taschen an dem Rucksack befestigen und dadurch erweitern. Der Rucksack ist sehr gut verarbeitet, hat eine schlanke Erscheinung und lässt keinen meiner Wünsche offen.
Leider hat aber auch LowePro hier einen nicht unerheblichen Designfehler vollbracht. Für das abfangen der Gurtüberlängen an den Beckengurten wurden Gurtschlaufen mit Klettbandbefestigung verwendet. Diese Klettbandreste zeigen nach innen, also in Richtung Körper. Wenn jetzt diese Gurtschlaufen sich im Mittel des Beckengurtes befinden dann zieht das Klettband Fäden an der Kleidung. ( siehe Bild ) Hier besonders bei Microfaser, die z.B. bei Sportkleidung verwendet wird. Das hinterlässt dann hässliche Spuren darauf. Es muss also beim tragen unbedingt darauf geachtet werden, das die Gurtschlaufen mit der Klettbandseite nicht mit der Kleidung in Berührung kommen kann. Leider kann man das Gurtband auch nicht drehen, so das die Klettbandseite nach außen zeigen würde.
Da dies nicht unerheblich ist, kann ich nur 3 Sterne geben. Ansonsten wären es mindestens 5 Sterne.
garydevon –
When I first received this bag, I was quite impressed as it gave me everything I needed as a pro photographer – plenty of storage, easy access to kit on the move, comfortable to wear. The problems started a couple of weeks after starting to use it when I came home from a shoot to discover that one of the straps which are designed to allow you to attach items to the exterior of the bag was missing (well, half was missing as it was undone and wasn’t fixing anything to the bag at the time). I put this down to bad luck and had a spare strap that came with the bag so I resumed using that strap to attach my tripod to the exterior of the bag. A few weeks later, I was on a shoot in a remote part of the moors; when I finished shooting I attached my tripod to the bag and started to walk back to the car. On the way back, I did stop a couple of times, placing the bag on its front, so that I could access my gear from the back. After doing so I would turn away and haul the bag onto my back and continue (as you do when putting on a rucksack). When I got to the car, I discovered that my (very expensive carbon fibre) tripod was missing, and the strap was hanging from the bag, with one end detached – exactly as before. Clearly, when I put my bag down on it’s front, the pressure on the strap mechanism released it, and I managed to walk away leaving my tripod somewhere on the ground. Despite retracing my steps, the tripod could not be found (it’s probably hidden in some undergrowth and not easily visible). A strap becoming detached in use once could be a freak accident, but twice in a matter of weeks is clearly a design problem. The bag is designed to be placed on its front to access the rear, but in doing so you risk putting pressure on the strap which makes it detach from the bag. This is clearly a major fault in something designed to secure expensive bits of camera equipment.
I contacted the manufacturer; unfortunately, their response was that they hadn’t seen this problem before so could only offer me a replacement strap. Not great for the loss of a tripod that cost three times as much as the bag (which isn’t exactly cheap!). If anyone else has had problems with these straps, please do report it as they clearly don’t believe me. I will be continuing to use the bag, but only when I can source some third party straps which secure firmly and do not pop open under pressure when you place the bag on the ground!
Without this problem, so far after only a couple of months of use, I would have awarded four stars, but for this fundamental problem, and how the company responded to it, I find it hard to give it more than a one star.
Quick update: only a couple of weeks after losing a tripod when one of the straps came undone, another strap has come loose and fallen off, and another time I found the strap had come undone simply after putting the bag in the boot of my car. I now only have half a strap left and that is going in the bin. I am awaiting delivery of a bungee with carabiner fixings which I know will hold my replacement tripod securely! I have kept the manufacturer informed, but they now seem to be ignoring my emails…. If you do but this bag, please immediately bin the tactical straps that come with it, and buy something that you can trust with your expensive kit…
B+ –
For the past 20 years, I have tried several backpacks and sling bags for my gear and this is the only one that I grab every time. It can accommodate good size long lenses (e.g. Canon 100-400L and Sigma 60-600mm attached to camera). Modular design allows for setting the internal compartments as needed as well as adding a tripod and a water bottle externally. Very comfortable to carry heavy equipment for a long walk. Recommended.
EDIT: After a year of use, be careful that the shoulder straps may leave a permanent orange colored stain on the shirt. I think the color of the material inside the straps leaks if it gets wet because of sweat or rain. Rather disappointing.
VanGuy –
I looked at the other bags, such as the Peak Design and other more trendy brands you see the YouTubers pushing, but the Lowepro 450 AW II has been awesome. Those other bags are pricier or offer less features. I am a video shooter so this regularly holds a Panasonic GH5, a couple of Canon EF mount lenses, as well as one or two native Panasonic MFT lenses. I can also fit an external monitor and audio gear. Add to that how sturdy this bag is and it’s a winner.
Young Won –
I need a bag that I can store camera equipments as well as some other stuff (water, snack and extra clothing for my son on upper part of the bag).
last bag I had was Kata 3n1-35 which I can store other stuff on top compartment and camera stuff on bottom. I loved this bag but it was not confortable. my shoulders were killing me after an hour of walk.
I read so many reviews to find the perfect bag including Nomatic (too expensive), Pgytech Onemo (no top access), Manfrotto, Peak Design etc and I decided to give this one a try and it is better thant I expected. I probably tried Pgytech Onemo if it had top access tho)
I can walk for hours and my shoulders are fine. very confortable. I can store all my equipments + my son’s stuff, the bag has access from both sides, top and full access from the bag. 450 AW ii comes with utility pouch, water bottle pouch and tripod pocket and couple of straps. it comes with a lot of dividers to customize the bag the way you’d like.
Highly recommended
Solomongti –
Beautiful and tough, I put 200-500, 70-200, 14-24 , 28-70 and 200 micro with a lot of accessories and a body of d850 and a flash.
It’s heavy but excellent.
Derka –
J’ai longtemps cherché un sac à dos pouvant satisfaire tout mes besoins pour mes excursions photo. Avec le ProTactic 450 AW11 je suis entièrement comblé. Je peux apporter tout ce que j’ai besoin (beaucoup, vraiment beaucoup d’accessoires) et de façon très confortables. Avec sa configuration vous pouvez ajouter toutes sortes de pochette de type MOLE si nécessaire.
La toile pour recouvrir le sac en cas de pluie intense, peut-être un peu difficile à mettre en place si votre sac est remplis. Faut juste pas être pressé.
Je marche parfois jusqu’à 10 km avec mon équipement, et se sac rend la randonnée confortable. Les nombreux accès à son contenu sont géniaux et convient à toutes les situations.
Robuste, solide et confortable.
Mon seul regret c’est de ne pas en avoir un d’une autre couleur (vert, brun) ou mieux, de motif camouflage.
Je recommande ce sac pour les randonneurs photographes à 100%.