420D Pro Camera Sling Bag 7L

I wanted a camera bag that would; a) carry a mirrorless camera with16-80 zoom, one large primary or two small primaries, 2 spare batteries, memory cards, blower and lens pen. This 7L bag does all that. b) I wanted it to fit, fully loaded, in the bottom of a medium sized rucksack and leave room for sweaters hats, book, ipad etc. It does that, c) I wanted a compact shoulder-sling that I could wear when city walking etc and didn't need a rucksack. It is that, so it ticked all my boxes. It seems pretty well made, though it is not cheap. It looks OK, though not as attractive as the Crumpler which is a bit more roughty toughty. The sizing is really well thought through 3L bags are just too small, 9L too big. The tripod straps are a bonus. I spent ages comparing with Peak design, Manfrotto, Vanguard etc etc, this really looked the best spec for my needs at an acceptable price. Overall I am very happy and will be taking it as my sole camera bag on a trip to Asia next month, we shall see how it performs.

420D Pro Camera Sling Bag 7L

Everything i could ask for in a sling. Only wish the warranty would be longer.

The bag is spectacular. Only complaint could be that the back isn’t very rigid which may be uncomfortable over long movements.

I purchased the 420D Pro Camera Sling Bag 7L over the weekend, today (Monday) I had an email to say they will hand deliver my bag today, as they are a local company! how is that for service!!

Firstly, I wanted a small sling bag when going on day trips and want minimal camera gear (1 camera body with lens)
I already had a Peak Design 3L sling but this is on the small side, it won't fit my Sony A7RIII+24-70mm lens attached
So I started searching for an alternative, I looked at the Peak Design 6L obviously but it's very basic.
Other options were the GoMatic Peter McKinnon Sling, which although looked great, with the name, comes the price tag.

Then I found InstinctBackpacks, that was it, the search was over, the 420D Pro Camera Sling Bag 7L looked great, very stylish
and had features that no other bags had, like the mesh water bottle pockets for example!. That and the tripod mounts at the bottom for me was the selling point.

I was a little worried that 7L though may actually be too big for a minimal bag, as minimal was key, I wanted a small enough bag to be just big enough for my 1body, 1lens.

The size is just perfect!!

I am blown away with the quality of the bag itself, they have thought of everything! it has been designed with such care and thought to every detail, plenty of space for other accessories like batteries, lens cloths, memory cards, mobile phone, chargers etc
the material is so nice, and my gear will be protected from the rain

I can't rate this bag highly enough, as well as the company itself. But in terms of longevity, well this is yet to be seen, but so far...very happy! so if you are reading this, stop, just go buy it.

I do now have my eyes on the 420D Sacoche Lite & the Tech & Trek Sling to match this bag ;)