9/14/09

Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Bag Quick Review (long term)

Crumpler bags, what can I say? Oh, I know! They are the best bags to grace our planet!
A while back I was looking for a well made photo messenger bag. I ran across a company called Crumpler, while their website is not all that great, their bags sure are. The thing I like about Crumpler and their bags, including the "7 Million Dollar Home", is that they are different. The company is in their own world, (a VERY good thing), and their photo bags don't look like your typical boring black photo bag. Because their bags don't look like a typical photo bag, theives might over look them.
Ok, now to the 7 Million Dollar Home. I had the bag for a few years now and all I can say is his is a great bag. The years that I had it nothing has gone wrong with it. Although I did notice when I moved my padded dividers around a lot, some of the velcro "hooks" came off and where stuck on the inside lining of the bag. I think these "hook" came from the ends of the velcro where it was cut. This is a very minor complaint though.
This bag can hold a lot of gear. I can put my trusty Sigma 50-500mm, upright in this bag. (Without the camera attached) A camera body with lens attached. My flash and another lens or two. There are also pockets to put memory, filters, wires etc... Those pockets are big but they don't have little holders for your stuff. So it can get a little messy.
This bag does seem to be somewhat water resistant too. You do have to be careful though. Where the flap folds over, it leaves two holes on each end on top of the bag.
It a very durable bag and you won't be disappointed if you get one. In fact you'll be so happy you bought one of these bags that you'll want to spread the word. From your rooftop, at 3:00AM, on a Monday.

Side Note: Photo's are on their way.
Also I have plans for a review of the 2009 Land Rover LR2. I told you I did a lot of testing in the small luxury SUV market.

2 comments:

  1. Does the Bigma fit on the camera in another orientation, or does it need to be stored detached?

    Thanks!

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  2. It will need to be detached. If you go with the seven million dollar home you can fit the lens attached to the camera horizontally in the bag.

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