Originally posted by Zephos Just bought the Pentax Sling Bag 2 on B&H. It had good reviews and was only 30 bucks. Anyone have any experience with it?
I got one for "free" in a camera bundle a couple of months ago. It's a nice bag, but not my first choice. It has room for a camera body, 3 extra lenses (up to maybe as long as a 55-300mm), a flash, and some other smaller accessories. So, quite a bit of stuff in a pretty small package. The compartments can be adjusted with the standard padded velcro inserts. Instead of three smaller lenses, you could put one longer one. Accessing the camera is easy, it is comfortable to wear, and the strap can be adjusted to go on either shoulder. The strap is padded and wide enough, so even with all of that, it feels light. It also feels sturdy or protective enough, but I haven't done anything to test either.
My main complaint with it is that it looks like a camera bag. I would rather use a nondescript (waterproof) messenger bag, something that could just as easily be full of diapers as it is hundreds or thousands of dollars of gear.
But for the price? It's great and hard to beat.
I still use it occasionally, and I always keep it loaded with something. It is the smallest bag I have and easy to grab in a hurry.