Lowepro Fastpack Review
And perfect timing too, as I’ve been looking into getting a photo backpack capable of storing a laptop for my trip to Manila in a few months ; DigitalCameraReview.com have a review of the Lowepro Fastpack (the particular model they review is the Fastpack 250)
I’ve always been a big fan of Lowepro bags, in fact I own 4 of them. Some people dislike them because they supposedly look like camera bags - quite honestly, I don’t know about that. As far as I know the only ones who would know they were camera bags would be your fellow photographers - who would also know all the other brands like Tamrac, Crumpler etc.. What I like about the Lowepro designs are that they’re not splashy, and most of the the time they’re available in black. That’s pretty much as inconspicuous as you can get methinks. Unless you get a beat-up backpack and just wrap all your gear in old t-shirts.
Overall, based on this review, it looks like the Fastpack is definitely going to go on my list. My main concern right now is the lack of weather-proofing it seems Lowepro decided not to add their All-Weather cover to this particular line of backpacks. (it’ll be the rainy season in the Philippines during my trip)
The Lowepro Fastpack 250 for 15.4″ notebooks is available at Amazon for $89.95 ; and the Fastpack 350 for 17″ notebooks is available for $112.95.
From: DigitalCameraReview.com via WhatPhotoGear.com