Lowepro Flipside 300

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I bought one of these yesterday, the reason being, as mentioned in another thread, that I needed a smaller bag that would be acceptable to Ryan Air as carry on luggage but would also still carry a decent amount of gear. To be honest though I was looking for something instead of my Lowepro 350 Fastpack anyway as once loaded with camera gear, laptop and other stuff it is very heavy, in fact even with nothing in it it’s quite a big heavy bag.

The 300 Flipside is a very compact looking bag but is surprisingly roomy and it comfortably holds my 7D with EF-S 15-85 attached, EF-S 10-22 and EF 70-300L with hood reversed (would also take the longer 70-200 f4 L instead). It also has room for a flash and there is a removable accessories bag in the main compartment, which would be useful for storing a compact camera, charger, leads, etc.

It also has an external side pocket for a few bits and pieces (cards, phone, pen, etc), an external mesh pocket, which is probably for a water bottle, and it has fastenings to carry a tripod.

So for anyone looking for a compact backpack with good capacity (for camera gear only) that will be accepted by the stingiest of low cost airlines as carry on luggage then the flipside 300 would be a good bet. :thumbs:
 
Yes, I picked one of these up a few days ago, excellent bag. I have also got a Flipside 200 which was fine for the D90 but couldn't quite take the bulk of the D700 comfortably, I also tried a Flipside 400 AW but that was a bit too big really. The 300 is the best of the bunch IMO, compact but roomy.
 
It's also got a decent sized comfortable carry handle for when it's not on your back/shoulder.
 
You could also get a lowepro classified 160AW as i think they would fit within the airline limits (although dont quote me on that).
 
I have a flipside 300, good bag but lack of storage for other stuff (coats,food etc). Trying to sell it at the minute, to get something with more storage.
 
Had the 300, but lacked storage space for miscellaneous stuff, much happier with the 400 I have now

Waterproof cover and padded waist strap are added bonuses along with the extra space, seems better quality too and more comfortable to carry
 
Had the 300, but lacked storage space for miscellaneous stuff, much happier with the 400 I have now

Waterproof cover and padded waist strap are added bonuses along with the extra space, seems better quality too and more comfortable to carry

Yes, 400 is bigger with more extra space, but then so are lots of other bags. That however wasn't the point of the post. :cuckoo:
 
You could also get a lowepro classified 160AW as i think they would fit within the airline limits (although dont quote me on that).

Surprisingly it's a little bit thick for Ryanair but you'd probably get away with it? :shrug:
 
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