Summary: Simply Love it
Comment: I started out with a over the shoulder bag when I had the Canon Rebel Xti. Over the past year I have not only added extra gear but changed cameras, now have the Canon 40D with the battery grip. With all my camera gear and accessories I was out growing my bag pretty fast and the weight made it hard to carry. I do a wide variety of photography. But when I am out on nature hikes I don't want to lug my bag along so if I needed extra lens or whatever I could not take them with me. So I searched for 2 months on a new camera backpack. I came across this one in my search, read all the reviews and fell in love with it before I even bought it. This was a anniversary gift from my husband and have to say it was well worth the purchase.
This bag comes in many colors and Amazon even offers a few of them with a new monopod. I could of used a new monopod since mine is very much out dated but was not worth it since I did not really like the accent colors. I liked the Pink and White one but it would show dirt, scuff marks so I went with solid black. I wish they offered one just like the picture since its a little more grey but that is nothing to complain about.
When I read the reviews everybody said there was tons of room specially in the top department and man where they right. I can see that section getting full of almost anything I want to just throw into the bag and go. The bottom part was nice, I like the thick padding and I wont have to worry to much about my camera being at the bottom of the bag. I like how its designed to have easy access. With a little time and patience I should be able to move the inserts around and make it more comfortable for me. Most of the time I take the lens off and put the camera body only in the bag in its own slot. But the purpose of having this bag was to have it where I can sit the camera in or take it out of the bag with a lens already on.
KATA has a wide variety of bags. If you use mostly telephoto like the 70-200mm L then you might consider the larger bags which is a step up from this one. You could still use this one. The top compartment would hold it perfectly fine by its self or in its case that comes with it. My Sigma comes with a carry case that I had sit in my old bag and I would put my lens in it every time I was done. Where as if I needed the extra room I could go back to that way still with this bag as well.
I did see the water holder that everybody complained about. I can see why it would not hold the top part of the netting is tight so if you had a small bottle it would have to be squeezed in. But like most its not a big issue. You won't regret purchasing this bag. And I found a new brand that I will stay with for a long time.
