Can someone take a photo of this bag with a 300mm f2.8 lens in it ? I have a 300 VR and even though it says it fits on body, I have my doubts. Anyone have some experience with the bag ?
Hi Darren, I have the Flipside and actually sold my 300 VR. I tried to fit the D700/grip attached to the 300 VR but couldn't get it to fit. If I remember correctly, I had trouble fitting the D700 with the grip attached (by itself, not mounted to a lens) as it was too tall. I actually just bought another 300 2.8 VR yesterday that should arrive this week (I missed my 300!). When it comes I can try to fit the combo again and see if I have any luck.
Hi! I have the Flipside 200, which is the same design as the 300 but a little smaller. I do really like it. The Flipside models feel very solid on your back. I use mine for walking around the city and for biking and it works well. One functionality of the Flipside is supposed to be that you can like ... flip it over and open it very easily without taking it off your back ... or something. Anyway, I did not find that to be true. You should put the bag on the ground every time you take the camera out.
The 300 f2.8 should fit inside the Flipside 300 when attached to a body. The lens is about 10.5 inches long but the bag is around 15 inches tall (which includes the little pouch at the top, which I cannot remember if removable. In any event, the 300 on a body will fit snuggly, but should still fit. You could always just bring it to the store and try it out in person.
One last word -- the Lowepro website specifically says the Flipside 300 is made to fit a pro series dSLR with a 300 f2.8 lens attached .... so if that's not enough for you I don't know what is
well I said the heck with it and bought the flipside 300 from my favorite Canadian bag pusher http://www.photo-co.com/ Best price and nice service. No connection, I just like em....
soooo just to confirm .... the bag will easily hold my 300 f2.8 VR, d2xs, zeiss 100, voigtlander 58mm f1.4, and misc other crap...
mdude85 wrote:
Hi! I have the Flipside 200, which is the same design as the 300 but a little smaller. I do really like it. The Flipside models feel very solid on your back. I use mine for walking around the city and for biking and it works well. One functionality of the Flipside is supposed to be that you can like ... flip it over and open it very easily without taking it off your back ... or something. Anyway, I did not find that to be true. You should put the bag on the ground every time you take the camera out.
Are you sure you're not confusing the Flipside with the Fastpack, which does slide around to the front like the Slingshot bags? I think the Flipside is so named because the entry into the bag is against your back rather than in the more traditional facing away from your back style.
Perhaps I am, OldCodger! I do remember looking at both the Fastpack and the Flipside and ended up going with the Flipside, so it's very likely that I had their functionality mixed up.
In any event, the Flipside is designed in such a way that it is virtually impossible to get to it unless you take the bag off and set it down somewhere. That took a little bit of getting used to for me personally, as I had been using a shoulder bag for a long time that provided very easy access on-the-go.
I purchased the Flipside 300 back in June for a trip to Beijing in July. I carried my 1D Mark 3 and a rented 300 2.8 IS in it many times during the trip. It fit well along with a 135 f2 or 17-40 f4. I love the pack and see it as a great value.
I have no images of the pack with the body and lens inside but will say the was no problem fitting it with the hood reversed.
OldCodger73 wrote:
[Are you sure you're not confusing the Flipside with the Fastpack, which does slide around to the front like the Slingshot bags? I think the Flipside is so named because the entry into the bag is against your back rather than in the more traditional facing away from your back style.
Where the Flipside really excels, however, is with its slightly ridiculous looking but highly functional on-body "platform" concept. Getting the bag off your shoulders and into working position is easy: fasten the waist belt, slip the bag off your shoulders, and rotate it around until it's in front of you. Supported by the belt, the bag flips down until its flat base rests against your leg. Unzip the access panel and you're ready to shoot. With this quick change feature, the Flipside provides the ease of use of a belt pack system with the comfortable wearability of a backpack.
Because the bag rests against your leg in this position, the Flipside provides enough support and stability to work comfortably for short periods, even with a heavy kit. After some divider reconfiguration, I gave the system a try with a weighty medium-format film body and several lenses. Even with this gear combination, the Flipside worked alright in limited use, though using the bag in belt-pack position for hours with any setup will likely become tiresome. The issue in this case has to do with the design of the waist belt: I found the thin webbing straps here not in keeping with the comfort and quality seen in the rest of the bag. A nice, wide belt like the ones from Lowepro's belt pack systems would be an ideal upgrade for the next-generation Flipside.
So long as you're able to limit your working time in belt-pack position, however, the Flipside is relatively flawless for real world shooting.
I don't own this bag so I can't comment on how accurate the review is, but I am interested in it.
WillWeb, that sounds like a pretty convoluted way to access the bag while wearing it. The Fastpack is similar to the Slingshot line. You slide out of the right shoulder strap and then rotate the bag as you do with a Slingshot with no need to rest it on your leg.
