B&H shows "Not specified by the manufacturer" for the dimensions and weight so I weighed it and it came to 20 oz. I don't have any notepads but I checked the spec's of Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 and it's 6.7x9.6" so there's plenty of room, depending on the size of the notepad. Behind the camera compartments is one that's about 7x12" that can hold a notepad. With the camera lenses pointed up, it can hold three of them including the 55-200mm with the lens hood attached. Although I'm not sure how I'd feel about taking a leather one out in the rain - once you wax up the cloth one it holds up really well in the wet.įuji's Messenger Bag is similar, slightly larger I'd guess and at $70, less expensive. The front pockets don't hold much, but easily handle extra batteries and a lens pen and stuff. I think the key is using some lighter padding I had laying around from one old Domke or another - the Ona pads are really thickly padded and probably overkill. Without the extra lens, the XT1 fits luxuriously, but even with the extra lens, it's an easy carry. And the little compartment on the far left holds a Nikon Coolpix A. The center is a Sony RX1 with a lens hood and the EVF both mounted. Here's my (cloth) Bowery with the XT1 on the right with the 14mm mounted and the 60mm under a pad beneath the lens - the lenses can easily switch places. Right now, the bag with everything in it weighs 5 lbs, that's less than my Domke F2 empty.Īrrived just in time of a day trip to Boston later this week. Move that stuff to the two front pockets and there would be plenty of room for an X-100, X-20, or another X-body. The last compartment has miscellaneous stuff, spare batteries etc. I could easily put another lens in with the 18mm. The center compartment has my 18mm f2 lens with the hood for both lenses. I divided the other half into two equal compartments. My X-E1 with the 35mm f1.4 and the Fuji neck strap takes up half the bag. The bag comes with one divider splitting the interior into two equal parts. After unpacking the bag, it looked much smaller than I expected and I seriously thought about packing it up again and sending it back. I also ordered a set of two small dividers because the bag only comes with one divider. I would also look at the Billingham Hadley Small which is the same if not a bit more expensive than the ONA I think.After months of indecision, I purchased a leather Ona Bowery bag to use as a day bag with my X-E1 and the two lenses I have. Crumpled is not a first choice for my taste. The locking mechanism is nice, but make the flap top heavy and hard to work out of. The problem is the bags are too soft and lacking the rigidity when you start loading the bag. I tested a few ONA bags and they will fit the Fuji X camera and lenses. Thanks - that Jack is pretty cool but it's much bigger than I'm looking for. It also wouldn't easily be confused with a purse since that is a concern. The Retrospective is perfectly sized, very practically designed, and (IMHO) attractive but not one to attract unwanted attention. I was put off by the Bowery because of the leather cinch and the fumbling that would be required to get into it in a hurry, should there be a need. I'll vouch for the TT Retrospective as a terrific choice. No bag is worth that!Īt least it won't look like this camera bag, the Jill-E Juliette Leather Camera Bag : My concern comes from the endless stream of comments I will get from my wife and wise-cracking friends if it does indeed look like a woman's purse when around one's shoulder. I know, I know, I shouldn't care what others think. I guess that you're not near NYC but if you ever plan to visit, you can compare them at B&H which has most of them on display. It's the smallest Retrospective but still has a slightly larger interior space than the ONA Bowery and it's about the same price, $6 more than the canvas ONA Bowery. I prefer Think Tank Photo's canvas Retrospective 5 which seems to be a better, more practical design for photographers and it includes a rain cover. Jill-E Designs are what you'd want to avoid, although they have one that's more like ONA-like, their Jack Messenger Camera bag. The ONA Bowery Bags are more stylish than purse-like. I really want the leather one, but I'm wondering if the canvas version might look a little less purselike than the leather. They have great reviews, and I love the look, but I'm hesitating because it's been said in a number of reviews it looks very purse-like in reality when worn over the shoulder. I'm wanting the ONA Bowery Bag for a small walk around kit (XE1 and 2 lenses).
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