Mountainsmith Quantum Camera Backpack - 1709cu in
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Description of Mountainsmith Quantum Camera Backpack - 1709cu in : |
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The Mountainsmith Quantum Camera Backpack is designed for those who make hiking their priority but enjoy bringing along their camera. No longer will you have to choose between a comfortable daypack or a bulky camera bag. With an ingenious system, the Quantum offers top access to a padded internal camera case that can be removed for quick side trips. This case is suspended in the top of the pack, allowing you to easily load up your food, clothes, and gear for a day in the woods through the back panel access and zippered front pocket. Mesh side pockets and tuck-away compression straps allow you to load up, or slim down this pack as is needed. Carry all your hiking gear and camera equipment easily in the Quantum. *Compatible with small and medium Beacon camera bags.
Bottom Line: Take your camera with you on every hike. You never know what you'll see.
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| Don't look at the 1709 cu. in. volume, it's not that big. 07-26-09 |
Sawyer Sutton (0):  |
| Overall: Has a lot of clever features, but it's akin to ordering a minivan or station wagon engineered by someone who's never had kids.
Pros: Element-sealed camera compartment zipper is very effective.
Comfortable at least for medium or smaller people (I'm 5'9" 140)
Camera compartment is well-sized. I used it with a Canon 20D and it's more than large enough, but secure. I've also used it to carry a Nikon D2Xs and Kodak Proslr-c (full frame cameras), where the compartment was a little snug but workable.
The rear opening of the pack (this is how you access the main body) includes two partially padded zippered sleeves, which are great for carrying filters small hoods, extra batteries and the occaisional charger without hurting your back.
Tripod carrying is easy and comfortable on the sides for smaller tripods.
Except for the front outside pocket, the pack is padded, so its great for carrying lenses, although I wouldn't attempt carrying anything longer than Canon's 70mm-200mm f2.8L because of the space the camera compartment takes up.
Not American-made. It IS made in China.
The built-in pack cover is great and attaches easily in three places.
Cons: The pack could be larger without compromizing utility or comfort, and is not practical for a full day hike (of 15 miles or more).
Lack of dedicated sleeves for lenses
Only smaller format and backpacking-variety tripods fit with this pack, it's not large enough and does not have stays and therefore is not rigid enough to carry a medium-length tripod, although you can get away with a monopod.
The pack will always hang a little low.
The tripod carry on the bottom is not secure enough and the tripod WILL smack the back of your legs if you use it. The worry isn't so much that the tripod will fall off, it's that it swings around.
The camera compartment takes up a lof of space in the pack and makes packing slightly irritating.
Stiching on the pack is a 7 out of 10, it does the job, but even with moderate packing, the white seams/stiches become visible and therefore are a bit unnerving.
The removable camera compartment attaches and detaches with the same clips that the shoulder strap attaches with, but this also means that it only has a shoulder strap and offers little to no protection from the elements other than impact when removed and carried separately.
The velcro removable camera compartment door(separate from the zippered top of the pack) can often get in the way of the zipper, especially when carrying full-frame cameras.
Additional Comments:
If you are hiking in good lighting conditions and don't need a tripod, a couple of nalgenes easily and will securely fit in the sides, and you will be very able to throw in a rain jacket and a little bit of food, but if you carry more than a medium lens and a less-rangely zoom lens, this is not your pack. |
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| Greatest Daypack I've Ever Had 06-19-08 |
astone2223887 (1):  |
| Here's the scene: I've got myself a brand new camera and this brand new Quantum Camera Pack. I'm off on a weekend in the Berkshires with friends. I leave the pack in the car, so nothing will happen to it. Someone decides to be "helpful" and, thinking I've left the bag unintentionally, moves the bag (with brand new camera) from the safety of the car, to the exposure of the field. When the thunderstorms hit, all I thought was how glad I was that my backpack was safe and dry in the car. When I went to find it, I was certain my camera was done for.
As it turns out, the water-resistant camera pouch outlasted a good hour of driving rain, and my camera was find, even without the storm pouch wrapping the pack. While I won't be leaving it out in the rain again, It's nice to know the bag will protect my gear. |
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| Perfectly fine for a day pack/camera bag 10-14-09 |
| Rick in Va (0): |
| I just did a short hike in the Grand Canyon (rim to Indian Gardens) and I would have liked to have had this pack with me. For that hike I used a Camelback Blowfish with a 100oz bladder. However, the MountainSmith would have worked better for me. It has space for plenty of water and if you have a CamelBack Stowaway bladder (70 or 100 oz), that will attach easily to the Mountainsmith.
The nice thing about this pack is that the camera slips easily into the weather/rain resistant top compartment and there is room for 2 other lenses in a compartment that is easily accessed on the back of the pack. When hiking I only carry two lenses plus the body - if you are looking for carrying much more gear than that you will need something else.
As to adequacy of volume for a day hike, it has room for a shell, food and other gear. It may be a tight fit, but no more than you'd expect. Access to the main compartment is through the back of the pack.
The pack has outside mesh pockets and compression straps and plenty of attachment points. The pack is built with contours that sit on your hips and the hip belt, though not fancy, is made of 2" wide webbing and has a substantial Rock Lobster buckle. The tripod/gear straps on the bottom are handy and well made.
There is also a wide rubber coated webbed handle at the top of the pack for grab and go carrying.
Materials are high quality and construction/stiching is very good. |
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| Material: |
420D Nylon |
| Dimensions: |
8.5 x 11 x 18in (1500cu/in) |
| Camera Type: |
Small to large SLR |
| Suspension: |
Padded shoulder straps and waist-belt |
| Access Type: |
Top for camera, back panel for gear |
| External Pockets: |
1 Front, 2 side mesh |
| Warranty: |
Lifetime |
| Recommended Use: |
Bringing your camera on a backpacking trip |
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