Lowepro Fastpack 200 Black
August 10, 2010 by admin
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On streets or trails, you can shoot all day when you wear the lightweight, comfortable Fastpack 200 backpack from Lowepro. It protects a digital SLR with a mid-range zoom lens attached, plus 2-3 extra lenses or flash units, audio player, and other gear. You won’t mis a shot, because the side-entry compartment lets you quickly grab equipment and accessories, without having to take the backpack off! Customize the easy-to-access main compartment with adjustable dividers, use the outer organizer to keep large accessories handy, and manage memory cards with a built-in pocket. Brethable, contoured shoulder straps distribute weight evenly. more info
Fastpack 200
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This backpack camera bag is great. It has plenty of padded room for camera and lens plus extra pockets for additional items deemed necessary. I like the idea that everything is on my back instead of my shoulder. That way there is no chance that it will keep slipping off or make my shoulder start to ache. My hands are free which is another advantage. An all-around terrific way to carry your camera safely.
excellent backpack
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a very good backpack for carrying around your camera gear. Very comfortable, holds a decent amount of gear, though I wish there was an easy way to carry a tripod.
lowepro fastpack 200
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I really like Lowepro bags you can always count on functionality,good looks & quality construction with their products and this is no exception.Cleverly designed to remove camera without taking off the pack makes shooting on the fly much less of a hassle.Plenty of room for an slr with attached zoom plus an additional lens and accessories this pack is the perfect size not to big and not to small.Comfortable straps with mesh backing (no waist belt on this model)also side compartment for a water bottle there is really nothing to complain about. I think this is probably the best pack on the market in this price range.
Filled to the gills
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I purchased this pack for a trip to South Africa and it turned out to be a good choice. You can fit an amazing amount of camera gear and accessories in this pack. I really liked being able to remove the right strap and turn the pack on its side and pull out my camera for a quick photo or two. I didn’t want to be walking around with my camera dangling from my neck so this pack served me well. It was really heavy to lug around when traveling through airports since I packed it with 2 cameras and their associated items. However, I didn’t have any issues getting it on the planes and putting it in the overhead compartment. If I was going to purchase the pack again, I think I would have gone with the bigger one, the 350. Even if you are not carrying a laptop, you can put magazines in the laptop compartment. Lowepro makes the best camera bags in my opinion and you can’t go wrong with a Lowepro.
Perfect backpack
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This backpack is exactly what I wanted. I have had it a couple months now and take it everywhere with me. I love having my camera and a few extra supplies at my fingertips. I am left handed so I have to remember to swing the pack off my right side because the side access to camera unzips naturally for a right handed person. But this is a small inconvenience to deal with all the great advantages. The pack is not much bigger than a regular pack but just feels and looks bigger because it is stiff with all the padding. That is ok by me because I know my gear is protected. The pack actually tumbled out of the floorboard of my van onto the ground once and nothing was damaged. There is plenty room in the top section for my wallet, makeup bag and several other personal items. I own a Sony A200 with a 70-300 zoom lens and a regular kit lens. There is lots of room left in the compartments with camera for much more gear. Everyday I wear the pack slung over one shoulder. I only put it completely on my back when I am hiking.
Good camera bag with space for personal items
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this bag for my recent trip to europe and it worked great. This bag satisfied the two conditions I was looking for:
1)Easy access to my camera.
Being new to the dslr world my gear consists of a little rebel xsi w/18-55 kit lens and a flash unit so the camera compartment had more than enough room for my equipment plus it was well cushioned. The side opening allowed me to bring out the camera easliy when a photo op presented itself and put it back when I didn’t need it. The small pocket under the flap also provided a nice space for my filters and extra battery.
2)Enough space for personal items.
] but I was aslo able to fit a few maps, extra pair of gloves, extra scarf, small souvenirs, and other small misc items along with the meds.
This was very important to me since I would be traveling I needed space not just for my camera but maps, medicine, snacks, etc. I’m happy to say the top compartment had enough space for my needs. Most of the time it was packed with medicine [flu
Lowepro makes smaller and bigger versions of this bag so stop by a camera store to see for yourself which one feels comfortable to you. But I recommend this model to anyone who is looking for a nice combination of camera bag/day pack in a faily small package.
What a camera-bag!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I recently bought this backpack for a trip to Peru. I was uncertain, at first, as to which camera bag would fit my needs, but ultimately decided on the Fastpack 200 (red, like a beautiful autumn sunset). This sweet baby was so choice! I don’t have a lot of camera equipment (the Fastpack 100 would’ve been suitable), but what drew me to this backpack was the extra room up top. I was able to fit my various small accessories (sunglasses, small electronics, etc), a jacket and small souvenirs in the top compartment (Note: the jacket made it a pretty tight fit). The camera/lens storage area below is spacious and sturdy (like a prison cell). Also like a prison cell, it kept my equipment (prisoners) on lock-down when I wanted it safely stored away from each other in separate compartments (or cells). A DLSR, 2 lenses, and a point-and-shoot only filled it half-full (with a backpack this great, how could it be half-empty?). The stiff padding protecting my equipment left me with no need to worry about my precious cargo. The shoulder straps are comfortable, even after wearing the backpack for hours. Lastly, the quick access side-zip deal was smooth, and it was very easy to access my camera and put it away. My only qualms with the Fastpack are: 1) There’s no good place to attach a tripod. 2) The zipper on the camera compartment would stick a little on zip-up after a lot of use (but it’s not really a big deal).
I highly recommend this product for anyone who needs a good bag that can hold more than just a camera and its accessories. It’s a great vacation camera bag. Plus, it has plenty of sex-appeal!
Great Bag
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Bought this backpack specifically for an Alaska cruise. Wanted to be able to easily pack all my gear for touring around in the different ports we stopped in.
Was able to easily fit my Canon Rebel XT w/ 18-55 attached, additional zoom lens, a point-and-shoot, Canon Vixia HF100 camcorder with Canon wide angle lens attached, and a host of cables, filters and extra batteries and cards. Also was able to pack a rain coat, binocs, and a few other small items in the top compartment. I also added a LowePro card case to the accessory holder on the shoulder strap.
This pack is very well built and while not rated as waterproof, in and out of pretty heavy rain, all of my contents remained dry.
Only issue was it could use some d-rings on the outside to lash a small tri-pod to it.
camera bag
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this bag, I was looking at another bag before I decided on this one and I’m glad that I went with this one, it is the right size, I can get all my camera stuff in the bag with room to spare, I’m glad that I went with the 200 instead of the 100(that was too small). It is very easy to use and get in to, the padding is great for all your gear. I have some long trips planned so I’m looking forward to only having to take one bag. Love it! Amazon has it at a great price too.
Very Handy
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This bag filled the need I had for a convenient way to carry my camera and all of its accessories. It is brand new, but appears to be well made and durable. Personally I would have liked it if the upper compartment was maybe a little smaller, with more space and compartments in the lower section, it would also be nice if it had a couple of straps to secure the tripod somewhere.
Very comfortable & useful photo backpack
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Really like this backpack. I recently took it to Arches Nat. Park in Moab, Ut. Very comfortable to carry & all the space it offers was quite useful. One suggestion to improve it – - it needs some straps on it somewhere to attach a tripod.
Great bag for your camera
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
So you just bought your first DSLR and you’re looking for THE bag to protect your hard earned money.
Unfortunately for me, I bought a tamrac (expedition 3) in my haste to have a bag for my DSLR. Wrong decision as it was too stiff. Although my camera will be well protected, I was worried all the time that my camera LCD, camera body, lens, and other stuff would get scratched by its velcro lining (really stiff, scratched the back of my hands while moving the compartments around). Not to mention the zippers that are really a pain to open/close. I’m the type who puts his camera back in the bag instead of settling it on a table when not in use even though I know I’ll be using it again in a couple of hours. So it was really tedious to open/close the whole bag just to get the camera.
I have a friend with a Lowepro flipside. I like the accessibility but I didn’t like how it looked, triangular like a pigeon hole. Plus the fact that it looks like a camera bag (too flashy) and a sling-type, it would be really uncomfortable to carry it around when you try to squat or bend. That is why I just settled for the tamrac.
After a few days though, I stumbled upon the Lowepro Fastpack via youtube. I saw how great it looks (just like an ordinary backpack) and with the easy access design as well. I didn’t think twice anymore so I immediately ordered it.
The bag is well designed and VERY comfortable. The back part of the bag is well padded and has a plastic cardboard underneath, perhaps to keep it upright at all times. The straps are really comfortable and one of the straps comes with a pocket for your phone, money, or other things you might want to have access on easily that will fit in the pocket.
The bottom part of the bag has the easy access area where the camera is kept. It has an inverted type zipper, instead of the metal side of the zipper, the cloth side is exposed so this helps (in a way) in sealing off the compartment and preventing splashes of water or rain from going in. As with the advertisement video, there are buckles to prevent the zippers from opening fully so you will be able to get your camera quickly without worrying that your lenses would fall out. The paddings are adjustable to fit your needs and the velcro is strong enough to hold your stuff in place but soft enough to not scratch anything, even your skin =).
As for the upper part of the bag, the zipper is installed in a regular fashion but the bag has flaps to cover the zipper. There are several pockets all over the bag that you can use to put other small items.
What I like about the bag, aside from the easy access, is that I have the upper compartment for other personal items. With the tamrac, it’s purely a camera bag so there’s no room for me to place my wallet, phone, keys, extra shirt, etc.. Also, if the lower camera compartment is not enough, the upper part will accommodate extra accessories such as flash guns, telephoto lens, and other accessories that comes with their own pouches.
Just to give the readers an idea of what’s inside my bag. Bottom part has the camera with 18-55mm lens attached, big flash gun, 55-250mm lens, lens hood (around 3 inches deep for the 55-250mm), body cap, lens cap, camera battery charger, and AA charger. The upper part has 2 lens pen, blower, and remote receiver with transmitter. The pocket in front of the bottom part contains the AA batteris, and the foot of the flash gun.
Overall, I really like this bag. The build, comfort, and easy access makes this bag THE bag for me and will plan to keep it until it wears out or I simply have more stuff that the bag will not be able to accommodate.
Note though that the easy access opening is on the left side when worn on the back. If you’re right handed (like me), it will take some time to get used to swinging the bag from your left side instead of the right. At first I thought that this would be irritating but when I actually used the bag, I realized that it’s great that the easy access is on the left. I went to the zoo one time to try out my new long lens. After I was done, I figured that I would also take a shot of the entrance but my long lens couldn’t capture the whole sign without me backing up. Unfortunately, there was no more space to back up so I decided to switch to my short range lens. This is where I felt the ease of having the easy access opening on the left. Since I was right handed, it’s normal to swing my camera on my right side so it’s more comfortable to have my backpack swinging from my left side. This gave me the ease of opening the backpack without my camera blocking the way. I was able to switch lenses right then and there without having to juggle between my bag and camera. Perfect!
Limited space for other personal/non SLR items
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I had already owned several lowepro products (e.g. Microtreck 200) when I decided to purchase Fastpact 200 since my family had been growing with 2 children, and thus, needs travelling to combine children stuffs (pampers, etc) and SLR.
This bag has been designed not to that purpose, but instead to cater a single person trip that only brings camera and several small items (ipod, books, light jacket). The space for non SLR items too limited, certainly not enough for my needs. I didn’t return the product since I couldn’t find any other product that can fulfill my needs.
The access is good though. Easy to retrieve SLR without really open the whole bag.
I would hope Lowepro consider developing a bag pack that can carry one SLR with one zoon lense and one flash. No room needed for extra lense. The remaining room would be dedicated for other stuff.
Great camera backpack
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Versatile and easy to use for many needs. Easy to get the camera in and out. I also use it when I need other stuff (a book, journal & pen, kleenex, etc.), and want to have the camera along just in case. Very handy, and very comfortable.
A tight fit–but works for me.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This pack was almost a five star item, but I could only give it 4 stars. I needed a backpack for my Canon 40D, with a 24-105 mm lens with lens hood–attached, plus two extra lenses (a large telephoto 70-200, and a Canon 100mm macro) so I could comfortably carry everything in the field or on walks through the city. Well…..no matter of rearranging will allow all of that with ease. You can make it fit, but it’s a job. It’s like it was designed for smaller lens than the ones on the market. (If you took off the lens hoods it was closer, but who wants to spend the time to do that, since the idea is ‘fast & easy’.
Other than that, it’s a great pack. If I just pack my camera, and one extra lens, it fits fine, and there is room for an extra jacket, some food and water…. it is everything they say: comfortable, easy to access the camera, somewhat safe, because of the way you get into the pack, and good looking. It looks to me, more like a nice regular old backpack, and not like a camera pack. I like that. It IS a quality piece of equipment….very well made, just like all Lowepro products I’ve had or seen.
If you don’t plan to overload this backpack with lenses, you will not go wrong with “the fastpack” I would buy it again, but I do wish it had a strap or something to hook a mono- or tripod to the outside. I will end up making my own.
Great camera pack
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We bought the Lowepro Fastpack 200 for Christmas so that we would have a home for our Canon Rebel XTi. This has been one of the best investments we have ever made. The pack is very well made and stores the camera and its accessories very well. Damn good job.
Awesome camera SLR bag – roomy, useful features, fit lots of lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
A great camera bag. The bottom half is for your camera(s) and gears/lenses, the top half is for your other items (clothes, jacket, binocular, food, etc.). Side pocket for any kind of water bottle. Love the mini pocket with flap for storage of memory card(s) for photographer on the go. Also a front pocket for cell phone or pocket knife.
Able to fit in my Nikon D40 with the huge long 50-150mm f/2.8 II zoom lens attached, 18-55mm kit lens, 35mm f/1.8 prime lens, several filters, lens cleaner kit, memory card(s), remote control, and yet there’s still extra space on this bottom half part.
Very comfortable to wear for hours of hiking / outdoor purposes. Great padding. Seems to be waterproof. It doesn’t look like a camera bag, which is great to deter theft.
High recommended.
great camera bag but not for small person
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this camera bag for a trip to Yosemite and just for around town. It is excellent quality but for me it is just too big. I am a small person only 5′3″ with small frame and this bag is overwhelming for me. It is great for my husband. Lots of pockets and well thought out arrangement. I returned this for the fastpack 100 only because of the size. One thing I like better about the 200 is that it will hold a bigger size water bottle than the 100. I love the upper pocket to hold food or whatever you need on a dayhike.
Perfect so far
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Got this for my D40 as a daypack. I don’t have a lot, but I can fit my tripod (one of those tiny flexible ones, just in case) the D40 with 18-55mm VR, my 50mm f/1.8 AIS, a lenspen, and a canon sd770 (which I’ll probably carry in my pocket, but I like having room for it). I was worried at first because the D40 is actually a little small for the space, but it doesn’t move around. In the future, I’ll be able to carry at least two more lenses, and just move the miscellaneous stuff to a different pocket. Also, more than enough room to keep putting other stuff I need–spare battery, the grip if I get it, hoods, etc.
If your longest lens+hood+filters+camera is less than 11″, it will fit without disassembling it. This will leave you two roughly 7.5×2″ rectangular compartments on each side of the lens, which you can further divide into two more compartments with different combinations (from about 4×2″ to about 6×2″ for the larger compartment in each).
The top compartment is roughly 12″ high, 8″ wide, and 6″ deep at the base. It stays at about 6″ maximum depth until 6″ high. so if you can fit your other junk in a 12″x6″x6″ space, you’ll be good.
I was worried that the top pocket wouldn’t be big enough for my laptop (8.9″). I love being able to take it, since I can stop and type up a page if I’m feeling inspired. I used to carry a notebook but it literally takes me an hour to read my handwriting and retype it. I can also plug in a mic and take audio notes as I shoot if there’s something particular I want done with a shot, or just to record my thoughts. Weird, but nice. Anyway, this bag is more than big enough for the laptop in its padded case, and I have a lot of space to spare.
The pocket on the top front is roomy, and can ALMOST fit my 8.9″ laptop. Not quite though. Actually, it would probably fit, but the zipper would tear it to pieces so I don’t wanna
The bottom front pocket (which is covered by the security flap) is decent sized. You could fit a good paperback novel, user manuals, etc. I’ll probably use it for my wallet/papers.
Definitely no room for textbooks, which I might have liked, and the bigger “camera” bags are much more expensive. I also found mine a bit cheaper than the one listed here.
Overall, a really great camera bag that fits my needs perfectly.
OH wanted to add another concern I initially had. I thought the side compartment might be a security risk–well, if you’re not interested in the “fast access,” you can simply move the zippers of the side access under the security flap. This means that you can’t open it easily, but neither can anyone else
Terrific general purpose camera bag
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This backpack is very well designed for its purpose: casual travel or street photography. It keeps one camera easily accessible, looks like a regular backpack, and safely holds a moderate amount of gear.
I’ve previously traveled for weeks at a time with a traditional Domke shoulder bag (J-1 or J-3). Here are the pros and cons of the Fastpack compared to a traditional “journalist” bag:
Pros
– More comfortable to carry for long periods.
– Doesn’t look like an obvious camera bag.
– Once zipped up, your gear is well padded on all sides; it can sit sideways, go in an overhead compartment, etc.
– Leaves plenty of extra space for your water bottle, guidebook, sunglass case, lunch bag, whatever.
Cons
– Obviously less convenient during a shoot. Your camera is pretty easy to get to. You could maybe get to one more lens with the bag still on your shoulder. But that’s it.
– Layout of the main compartment is not very flexible; the dividers can only be positioned pretty much as shown in the photo (though they can be removed).
– No D rings or straps for a tripod, etc.
In size, the 200 model is a good fit for a Canon 5D (or 50D) without battery grip. A 5D with grip or a 1D would barely fit. Regarding lenses, a 70-400 f/4 will fit mounted on the camera or in the space below, barely. For smaller size L zooms (such as a 25-105 f/4 IS) you could fit four (one on the camera, one next to it, two below) and still have room for a flash.
Note the 200 model has exactly the same space and layout inside the camera compartment and top compartment as the 250 model; the only different is that the 250 adds a laptop compartment and a waist strap.