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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
10-04-2016, 02:18 AM
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Not sure if you can get this where you are, but I have one of these and I find it to work exceedingly well: Fotorucksack Foto Rucksack XXL Kingkong 40 Hohe Qualität Sensationelles Design | eBay
How about the Fancier Kingkong 40? I suspect this is some Chinese make, but it's well made and ticks all the boxes. I can carry my K-5, with battery grip and up to 8 lenses.
Their smaller models, the Kingkong 20 and Kingkong 30 may be better for you size wise. There is a separate compartment for small stuff and a semi-separate compartment that will take an item of clothing, etc. There's also a sleeve for a laptop and the whole thing is not only water resistant, but comes complete with a built-in rain cover too.
Because it's not a well known make, it does not shout "camera bag". There's space for a tripod but, to attach a water bottle you'll need a water bottle of a specific design. I have carried a water bottle inside mine, on the one side, on long hikes. It's comfortable on long hikes due to the waist strap option, and the best part is that the design allows you to get your camera out without having to remove the backpack entirely. You just slip off the one shoulder strap, swing the bag around to your front and extract the camera from one of the semi-hidden side access flaps. The design is identical left and right, so this works equally well whether you're righthanded or lefthanded.
The different compartments are all size adjustable, so you have complete flexibility as to configuration. The only negative I have is that, if you size the compartments too loose for a particular lens, then on a long offroad hike with some bouncing around, a lens not securely held in a compartment can slip out of that compartment and into a neighbouring compartment. But, that's easily solved by adding some padding around a lens, if need be, and by adjusting the compartments properly.
There's a mesh back, but no rigid frame like a true hiking pack. I have found the mesh back helps keep you cool on hot days and the pack is comfortable, even on a demanding 8-hour serious off-road walk.
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