Name: Used Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack, Slate Gray undefined
Brand: Lowepro
SKU: US1870843
Price: 19.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)

Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack, Slate Gray

Lowepro Hatchback 16L

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Buy: Used Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack, Slate Gray undefined

The Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack (Slate Gray) is an excellent choice for a day out in the field, walk along the boardwalk with the family or even a quick down and dirty gig. It's designed to hold your DSLR with an 18-55mm lens attached and two additional moderately sized lenses, flash, accessories as well as your iPad or tablet held safely within its own dedicated compartment. The "wow" feature of this bag is that it comes with a removable camera box which, when removed, turns the pack into a full-fledged, empty pack that can be used as a daypack. The camera box comes with a storm flap for protection and two handles for easy removal. Load it beforehand, place it in the pack and you're off. And, on days when you don't need it, just lift it out and the pack is ready for clothes, books, food, jacket or groceries.Access is via a top loading zippered opening or its very handy side "hatch" for rapid retrieval of your camera when the shot appears. All the zippers are YKK for added durability. The 2.0 lb pack is comfortable with its adjustable backpack straps. This is an outdoor pack that is prepared for all weather eventualities since it contains Lowepro's All-Weather cover that can be rapidly deployed when the weather turns against you. The Photo Hatchback is made from strong 600D polyester and 210D nylon ripstop polyurethane-a combination made for the outdoor enthusiast.

Used Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack, Slate Gray undefined

I bought this after a lot of shopping, with very high expectations. It has exceeded those!
It hasn't left my side camera or no camera.

Money well spent!

Sturdy bag with many compartments. Great for on-the-go shooting (day-hiking/traveling). Don't expect to carry any telescopic lenses, though.

Solid bag at a reasonable price

Versatile camera pack, perfect size for modest amount of gear and accessories.  Built-in raincover is conveniently stored and works great. 22L was large, 16L better suited for daypack use and offers great camera protection.

Versatile camera pack

I was looking for a backpack that was light and had a slim profile. I had given up on sling designs as they would be very uncomfortable on my shoulders after a day out. There are many backpacks, but most of them protrude  at least about 10 inches or more. I had a kata 66i (I think) which is a great backpack but protrudes more than I would like it to. It is hard to find a good balance of having a slim profile bag while keeping your camera adequately protected. Most of the bags that fir this profile are "made" for smaller camera systems such as mirrorless system and entry level crop sensor DSLRs. I was hoping to find something that would fit my 5D Mark III with lens attached along with another lens and some smaller accessories. The design of the Hatchback series by Lowepro caught my eye. The thin profile looked great but the vast majority of customer reviews were for mirrorless systems. I did not see reviews that mentioned full sized SLRs like the 5D series or D800. After looking at the dimensions online, looking at Lowepro's website (which noted that the 5DIII with attached lens would actually fit) and measuring my main "go-to" combos (5DIII w/ 16-35mm f/4 or 24-70mm f/2.8) I decided to give the bag a try. I opted the 16L as opposed to the 22L because of the smaller profile. I chose the blue (orange is a bit cheaper, but its orange, and the slate grey is nice but a bit more expensive and I actually like the change, since all my other bags are black or tan). I was pleasantly surprised when I brought it home. The main compartment in the back (it opens in the back) easily fit my 5DIII w/ 16-35mm f/4, though there was little room left over in the main camera compartment for much besides a charger or filter case. A word of warning is that the 5DIII was a bit high and did not fit flush, though the compartment was sill able to be zippered close and I was unable to feel any discomfort on my back due to the backpacks excellent cushioning. I didn't mind only fitting my camera with lens in the main compartment since the front top compartment was quite large as I was able to fit my 300mm f/4 L across with room for other accessories. I was also able to fit my 70-200mm f/4, 24-70mm f/2,8, 430ex, and 580ex in that top compartment alone. That compartment has a large zippered pocket within there. There is a front pocket that can hold a tablet, or an 11 inch macbook air from what I can tell. I was not able to fit my 13 inch macbook pro in the there. The beauty about this back if that the main camera compartment can come out (velcro) and this bag transformed into a normal backpack with one large opening. You can see reviews videos on this online from customers. Deep pockets on both sides of the bag enough for water bottles or a gorilla pod. The kicker here was no tripod strap, which seems to have been very easy to accommodate from Lowepro. With the deep pockets, all they needed to do was attached a strap on the top of the side and a small travel tripod such as the Gitzo 1541T would have been able to fit perfectly. I may try to sew a strap on in the future as it does seem very simple to do. Overall I am very happy with the bag. Hold exactly what I need to to hold (less the tripod) and only extended to about 6 inches.

Great bag, not only for mirrorless systems....

OK, so, the idea that you're going to tuck away your camera behind your back ... nope.  I'm going to tuck some lenses back there, sure, but then I'm going to want to put the camera body with attached lens into the top compartment ... except that the top compartment isn't large enough to tuck away a full-sized Canon 7D with attached battery grip & a long lens.  It's just not going to happen.

So, this means that where my Slinger could handle everything but a couple of extra lenses, and this bag can hold everything so long as there's a short lens on the body, I'm going to have to say that I'm going to revert to my Slinger, despite the one-shouldered ergonomics of that bag.

Basically, if you've got a setup with more than 3 lenses, this bag doesn't work.

Additionally, the only portion of the bag that's padded is the bottom section, which means whatever's in the top is going to get dinged.  Not a feature.

Meh - don't bother.

A very useful backpack.  Holds my Nikon D7000 with 18-105 lens attached, normal lens, small flash and filters in bottom compartment, plus a couple pounds of gear in the padded upper compartment.  Outer sleeve holds an iPad, plus small tripod or two water bottles on the side.  Bottom camera compartment only open from the back side, so you have to remove it in order to gain access to your gear -- great safety precaution.

Used Lowepro Photo Hatchback 16L AW Backpack, Slate Gray

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