Comments about Kata Kata GDC R-104 Compact Rucksack Backpak for Pro Digital / SLR Body with Up to 300mm Lens and Battery:

Was in the lookout for an ideal Bag to carry my 17 inch laptop, DSLR, 70-200 lens - attached with DSLR, and three other lenses along with a few camera accessories. Tried various brands, but found that with laptop there used to be some difficulties or other in my travel. Once I found this was a bit hesitant to buy seeing its large size. [...] if you are used to carry your dear and near camera len ses and heavy bodies, you will really LOVE this bag - it gives that much of protection to the camera lenses and body.It came with a Lens pillow - a kewl stuff for the pro lenses. and now the best thing, for getting your DSLR for quick shot, you need not worry, it just take 2 seconds - quickly pull down the front zipper compartment, and here comes the gear to your hands in the next second! its so convenient and at the same time prevents a zoom lens to fall off if you dont take it out, but just un-zip the compartment - it has a blocking strip which protects the zoom lens and makes it stay in its place.Within the bag - we have plenty of room for all your stuff - 4-5 extra lenses, flash or an extra body, adequate space for each lens, good sippers to carry chargers, extra and extra batteries, cables, several SDHC or CF cards, several filters - all fits safely in!and amazingly you wont feel the weight! its harness and support is so good that we have a feeling of our body merged to it - the back support strap is so good and it helped me in long walks many a times now. I got this back a few weeks ago, now used it for three long trips, all were fantastic, no worries about gear. I carried my 15.4 in laptop, not my 17 in, so i could simply keep the extra laptop sleeve at home and carry it simply inside the back pouch. The god part is the separate compartment for laptop which allowed me to keep my laptop cables, a portable HDD also. I thought of sticking in my compact gorillapod there, but didnt do! i kept it outside and there is good support at the back of the bag, but it will also fit in, if i had tried!! The bags material is top notch - as expected with kata which manufactures high quality bag for all conditions. The weather cover is kewl, we can use it in sun or in rain (just reverse it) and it fits snugly over the bag. It has support for a trolley, but i didnt buy it as i never plan to use it with that. I felt very comfortable without the trolley, carrying it on my back. Another key feature is wile i was using my pro 70-200 lens. the Lens is heavy, and the bag allows the camera to be hanged on the bag's straps - than on my neck! which is a great boon in a full day or prolonged shootings. No other bags come with this much pluses, and offers a good comfort to your back. I had used many slingshots earlier, which were really comfortable too, but with all my gear a slingshot will not be adequate. Final verdict is that this bag is a winner supporting all the gears and offering good comfortable travel. It is within the allowed size of flight journeys, so is a go to bag!recommends it buy.