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I hope this is genuine Lowepro:
www.ebay.com/itm/221307872706
AU$53 + AU$12.30 shipping sounded reasonable, so I ordered one (they have also all-black version).
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I like the Lowepro idea of back-side gear access, and I'm selling my newly arrived Canon Deluxe 200EG backpack finding Canon 200EG with its zippered-only front flap not secure enough for Pentax gear.

[rawr]

Give it a try.

I got a green Flipside 400 AW from a local dealer, which I presume is 'genuine' but it doesn't look much different from the one in your picture.

[jpzk]

I have a Flipside (black and grey) 400 AW too ... for which I paid a LOT more.
Hopefully, this one you are showing here is the real thing.
If so, that is one heck of a deal.

[Prakticant]

I'm also for a purchase of Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW (which is holster-type bag some bulky in size, but due to its 12'' length fits Pentax body & attached DA* 50-135mm/2.8 lens with hood in a shooting position) from Chinese seller (£26.60 or AU$49.17 P&P incl.):



Looks as if new - old stock (replaced by new Lowepro model of Toploader Pro II 75 AW) .

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Hopefully, this one you are showing here is the real thing. If so, that is one heck of a deal.

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Last edited by Prakticant; 04-01-2015 at 07:44 AM.

[boriscleto]

I bought a Fastpack 350 direct from China. Took more than a month to arrive, but it was half retail. About the same price Best Buy was offering it for during an in-store pickup sale. There weren't any available within 500 miles of where I live...

[murattoz]

I've received the same bag from a popular seller on Ebay..Believe me you'll be surprised with what you get for that money... It's really like the ones in stores.The buckles have the same imprintings and labels ...Shoulder straps are well padded and belt fastener is also made from good material.
It stands up without any sagging while the bag is full with a K3 with a Tamron 28-75 mm 2.8 lens + a Sigma 12-24 + a Pentax 31mm + a Pentax 77mm + pentax 50-135 mm lens + batteries filters and a tripod ... What else can you ask for more ?
The only thing is that the removable pads separating the lenses are a bit thin and the rain cover may not be really waterproof.
But I'm sure you'll enjoy the bag a lot.

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And now as I checked I can clearly see it's the same seller that I made my purchase.Enjoy your bag..

[eddaytona]

The Ebay one is pretty close but the stitching and material placement along the bottom part of the bag is slightly wrong. Amazon US pricing is double the Ebay price even for a used bag. Likely counterfeit.

[oxidized]

Very probably a fake.

[Joojoo2010]

I did buy my toploader 75 AW like that in above pic and it has served me well few months now. Just did get home 30mins ago with that bag and I really like mine. did pay about 30-35$. its probably fake ofcource but good fake. Strap is connected to bag with plastic not metal...donknow how its in original but I not like plastic there

[Weevil]

You can get the same (maybe fake) copy on aliexpress, for 48$ USD SHIPPED!
Shop lowepro flipside 400 aw green online - Buy lowepro flipside 400 aw green for unbeatable low prices on AliExpress.com

[nater]

I found out the hard way that Lowepro bags and lens cases are being cloned by Chinese maker(s). I confronted an ebay seller after receiving one, and they claimed they didn't know it wasn't genuine. I let Lowepro know as well. While it wasn't bad per se, comparing it side by side to genuine Lowepro showed the overall quality was lower, stitching/ design was slightly different, padding wasn't as dense/rigid, and it had a slight smell to it (like lower-grade plastics/nylon can).

[Prakticant]

I received my Lowepro Flipside 400 AW direct from China today (pretty quick delivery).
Have no time at the moment to make PhD, but there are some details as if it was genuine and also some details as if that was a fake (very very well done fake if so).
I do have more Lowepro items (genuine I believe, from Canadian/US/EU sellers), so I'll inspect the Flipside 400AW backpack for your advantage.
One thing you can feel at the very moment of opening the plastic bag - the strong smell (kind of rubber/plastics smell) , which I've never felt from any of the Lowepro bags before, but the smell may come from black [polybuthylene?] shipment wrapping.
The bag itself looks more genuine (the buckles look to be original) than the product leaflet attached - the photographs in the leaflet are of a very low quality as if scanned from another printing material, also the white barcode 'label' is printed not sticked as with other Lowepro products.

[snakebite]

You can get the same (maybe fake) copy on aliexpress, for 48$ USD SHIPPED!
Shop lowepro flipside 400 aw green online - Buy lowepro flipside 400 aw green for unbeatable low prices on AliExpress.com

I bought that bag. They sent me a black one. Took a month to arrive. I didn't even notice until I saw your post that it wasn't green. If it isn't genuine Lowepro, I can't tell. It's certainly worth the $50 imo.

[boriscleto]

The smell doesn't take very long to go away.

[Prakticant]

I received 'Chinese' Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW yesterday (quick elivery), there was a different seller:
www.ebay.com/itm/191416844262
Shoulder-strap hooks/rings are metal, but I have quality doubts, the all-weather cover seems to be to small to fit the bag.
I do have original Lowepro Toploader 75 AW (non-Pro, 2005 y. from Henry's) which seems to be of higher quality concerning some details (like zipper pullers reinforced with plastics part), but that might be by design (bookkeepers, you know).
I'll try to find local dealer of Lowepro bags with Toploader Pro 75 AW in stock (not easy task, as there is a new Toploader Pro 75 AW II), confront them, and eventually make a claim to the eBay seller. If it wasn't that small raincover (I find small AW cover useless, or the fault is on my side not fitting proper way to fit it on the bag) probably I would't bother.

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Strap is connected to bag with plastic not metal...donknow how its in original but I not like plastic there