Lowepro - Urban Reporter 250 Camera Bag - Black

I work for a community newspaper and am always carrying a camera as well as a laptop. This bag has room for everything if you don't carry extra lenses and does not add a lot of weight. I even use it for a 15 inch MacBook Pro (it's tight but I'm getting ready to buy a 13 inch so went with this bag). You could probably add one lens (I carry a flash) and there is plenty of room for notebooks, etc.

Bought this on a lark as a daily special - it turned out to be a very well thought out bag indeed. You can put a lot of gear in it, including laptop and tablet and it's still quite compact overall. The bag has a padded laptop pouch which is perfect for the current Macbook Pro 13" Retina. It is set up for a very thin laptop like the MBP Retina (my son has one). I have a MBP 15" Retina which is too large to fit in the padded slot, but actually does fit in the case against the camera insert. I also have a Lenovo X1 Carbon which is also less than 1/2" thick but has a 14" display and is also a little too large for the padded slot. The camera insert is an open block with a bunch of velcro dividers to customize for your equipment. I easily configured this to hold a Nikon D7100 w/18-200 lens attached, plus a big telephoto and one other lens, speedlite, and there's still room for filters, etc. It's very flexible and can swallow a lot of gear. There's a big front-side pocket under the main flap that has zippered sub dividers for small items and two large side pockets as well. On the back of the case (the side toward your hip, there's a thin pocket which will hold a full size iPad (just normal nylon interior, not plush, but that's OK). There are a couple weak points too. The main one is that the case has old-style metal snaps to hold it shut, instead of velcro or plastic bayonet snaps. This is pretty bad - there are two of these to close the main front flap and it's quite hard to open or close them with one hand. The side pouches are also closed with snaps, and are very difficult to close (the case side of the snap is on a little bit of nylon webbing so you can put your finger under it to close it). It's a bad design that makes these side pouches much less functional. Also, the material of the bag is a grade lower quality than on most of the (admittedly more expensive) LowePro bags that I have - seems like cotton instead of nylon, although I could be wrong about that. Same with the straps which have metal hardware instead of the normal nylon slides and buckles. So, it's a very useful design, completely well thought out except in the snaps and hardware category.

Great back with lots of storage. Second bag I have purchased online with store pickup. I like this with all of the compartments and additional area for an iPad. The over the shoulder takes a little getting used to since I was using a backpack. I have the kit lens 18-55, telephoto lens, SB700 flash, 50mm lens, macro wide angle lens, iPad, store the phones on the outside flaps. Still have room for SD cards, camera battery chargers, etc.

Been in the market for a new bag for a while to replace my Crumpler 5Mil and have gone through a couple of other bags here and there with no real lasting impressions. Ordered this one and when I opened it up, I could tell it was built really well. The fabric is tough but soft and not too stiff. Metal angled strap loops really help keep the bag at your side without the base sticking out away from you. Good amount of space inside for a prosumer-DSLR, couple of lenses, flash and laptop/tablet. Although, I don't believe it would fit a body with a vertical grip attached. Some of the features that I like: There's a pocket on each side to put things like your or your subject's phone or keys Underneath the flap there's a zippered section with pockets for business cards, cables, lens covers, filters, my PSVita has room in there, or any other portable device. The main pocket has a removable padded section where the bulk of the camera equipment is housed and is covered to protect the inside and to keep eyes off your gear. Behind that, inside, is where you'll find the area to hold your laptop/tablet. The top has a cloth handle with a leather grip that's adjustable to change it's length The back has a large pocked that can be used for a pad of paper or forms. Parts that I wish were different: Buttons on leather straps are used to hold the flap closed. While they look great and stylish, I prefer quick-release clips. I wish there was velcro holding down the flap also. You don't always want to have to undo the button and slip out the leather strap to get into the bag then have to re-feed it back through the loops to keep it closed when shooting. Velcro here would help greatly. Overall, very happy with this new bag. I have yet to put it through it's paces but based on how it's built and the materials used I expect it to stay with me for a long time.

Between the smaller and older Lowepro Passport Messenger I used before, and the much larger AmazonBasics DLSR/Laptop backpack, even though the Urban Reporter is much more expensive than both it's really worth the price. I love the soft denim-like feel from the material and the roomy padded interior, and I can fit enough gear for an entire day of shooting quite easily. The only negative I could possibly have with this bag is that the snaps that keep the flap closed are a bit hard to deal with, and the bag itself can't be locked because of them. Also, when I bring it home, the outside fabric attracts cat hair like you wouldn't believe. Loadout includes 5 (!!!) lenses, 1 mirrorless FF body, 1 full-sized flash, a commander unit, and a 12.5 inch laptop. Sony A7ii + SEL35F28z, SEL2870, SEL70200G, Rokinon 50mm f/1.4, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4, Nissin Di700a, Nissin Air 1 Commander, ASUS t300 Chi.

I needed a new bag and this was the perfect size. It holds my 70-200 plus a smaller lens, plus my camera. And if you are trying to get this into sporting events with bag size restrictions, this is small enough to get in the stadium in most cases. It is well padded and will also hold a laptop too.

Fits my laptop, DSLR, lenses, hard drive, tablet, and Go Pro. Plenty of space for everything.

Great size. I no longer have to carry two bags. My camera, plus 2 additional lenses, battery charger all fit. And I love the fact I can also carry my laptop. Best investment I have made!