The Adventura SH 140 II is a Very Nice camera case, as long as you value the design features it offers - and are willing to ignore a couple of quirky choices; and, of course, you purchase for the "right" usage & for the "right" camera.
The Quirky Stuff (with an acknowledgement that not everyone will find all of these "odd"):
1) The bag opens (into the main compartment) from the REAR, via a top zipper - and yet there is a Front Flap, held down by an adjustable clip.
After years of carrying a Tamrac Explorer, still tend to open that flap expecting to find my camera. The front flap seems to be little more (nothing more - ?)
then a superfluous "Style" choice...
2) By the name ("Adventura"), and the presence of a small rubber "skid pad" on the bottom, you might expect this to be a bag designed to withstand The Elements
(or at least a moderate rainfall): but the Top Zipper (again, directly into the main compartment), is not sealed, is not covered by a weather flap, and no rain cover is provided.
Oh: and the side pouches simply have elastic at their tops: not likely to keep anything but a light mist out of them.
3) For a Non-Cheap bag, it seems Somewhat Cheap to provide zippers with bare metal pulls; and a carry strap that has thin "padding" and lacks rotating (anti-twist)
connections. (Although it can be clipped off, and hence replaced, if one wishes.)
SO: With all of the above "Flaws," why Buy - and why the 4 Star Overall Rating?
1) The construction appears high quality, and the bag is nicely padded. It gives some assurance that the contents might survive moderate bumps & / or falls.
2) It was the "perfect" Size AND Shape for the CAMERA and USAGE it was purchased for:
a) Camera: Panasonic FZ1000 - it fits very nicely, lens down, and supported by the two fully adjustable "dividers" provided with the LowePro.
NOTE: LowePro recommends the Advertura SH 120 for the FZ1000. After trying both bags, the 140 seemed a much better choice.
b) Size: Just large enough to hold the FZ1000, a couple of batteries, charger, SD Cards (more than currently owned...), micro-fiber cloth & a (SMALL) notepad
& an appropriately small pen.
c) Usage: Will often be carried within a Timbuktu Classic Messenger bag (Medium), but also want ability to carry it on its own as well.
The intent to carry within another bag put a premium on Minimal Dimensions, especially fore-and-aft. Would have preferred NO front pouch,
but at least the one on the SH140 is SLIM (in fact, about its only real use is to hold a small cleaning cloth & paper pad).
And the "skid pad" - beyond perhaps helping to keep the cloth bottom away from a slightly damp ground - actually helps the case slide into the messenger bag.
Even the elastic-top side pockets help: a bit of care folding results in the carrying strap neatly tucked into one of those pockets (stretching across the top),
which keeps the strap out of the way while in the Timbuktu, while still being readily usable if you want to remove the LowePro and carry it solo.
LowePro suggests putting your loose lens cap inside one of the side pouches when the camera is in use.
The elastic at the tops is tight enough that this should be a safe option.
You can also stuff an UltraPod II into one of the side pockets - legs down, of course - and the business end will stick up slightly higher than the top of SH 140.
OH: and the Rear Opening - with no "Weather Cap" - makes it easier to open the LowePro and remove the camera while it is in the larger bag.
3) Final odds & ends: Unlike the outer zippers, the pocket zipper in the top of the bag has NO metal pull, but a small "rope" instead,
and it has a protective sleeve you can slide it under.
The elastic memory card holder is very small, but the zippered pocket is essentially the full width and length of the top (albeit not very deep, of course).
Plan to use that for memory cards, but you could also put one or two of the Pan's batteries in there as well.
The carry handle on the top of the bag is only useful as long as the bag is zipped closed.
And there are a pair of belt loops on the back (about 2 1/2 inches high.
For the purpose of carrying a FZ1000, and spending much of its life inside a larger (and somewhat more weather resistant) bag, the SH 140 appears a good choice.
