Tamrac 3385 Aero Speed Pack 85 Dual Access

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Tamrac 3385 Aero Speed Pack 85 Dual Access

Tamrac’s Speed Pack 85 Dual Access Photo/Laptop Backpack is the perfective carrying solution for the photographer who alternatively chooses the ease of a backpack, but doesn’t want to sacrifice the capacity to quickly and without apparent effort access photo gear. To accomplish this, Tamrac devised an progressed Dual Access System that allows fast access through the side door when the pack is worn over one shoulder. Like a traditionalisti photo backpack, instrumentation may also be accessed through the front panel with the pack is removed. This versatile backpack holds and protects a DSLR with a grip and lens attached (including most 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lenses), 2-3 further and added lenses and accessories. A separate, foam-padded laptop compartment holds most 17-Inch screen laptops. For weather protection, the side door is equipped with a water-resistant zipper while the front panel has a weather flap. Inside the side door, accessory pockets hold memory cards, lens caps and other accessories. In addition to the exclusively foam padded bottom compartment, the pack has a big top compartment perfective for personal items, such as a lunch or light jacket. An elasticized mesh side pocket provides commodious access to a water bottle. The pack features a carrying handle and a comfortable, foam-padded backpack harness contoured to disseminate the weight of the camera gear throughout the shoulders. Two lash tabs on the bottom concede a tripod to be carried (requires accessory straps, Model S-113, sold separately).

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158 of 159 people found the following review helpful.
This is the camera bag you need… trust me
By Alex R. T.
Executive summary: Buy this bag, it’s exactly what you need. Trust me, I looked at the other bags out there, and this does everything, plus it’s well designed, intelligently assembled, and generally perfect.

43 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Great Pack with one problem
By D. Andrews
Tamrac 3385 Aero Speed Pack 85 Dual Access Photo/Laptop Backpack (Rust)

This is a great camera/equipment backpack with one problem (more about that later). The pack is well designed and carries a great amount of camera and equipment in the field and has room for a laptop and a jacket/lunch (or whatever).

When hiking the pack when loaded is comfortable and does provide quick access from the side to your camera body and attached lens. There is one problem that limits the use of the pack’s design for quick acccess during colder temperatures (20 degrees f and below):

The side quick access flap and the laptop access zippers have a vinyl zipper cover that is designed to waterproof the zippers–works well for waterproofing and during warmer temperatures, while stiff to operate, does allow quick access to your camera. However, when temperatures are on the cool side the zipper(s) get so stiff that in order to access yur camera equipment you have to take the pack off and access the equipment from the from access panel which has a convential zipper and a normal pack-cloth flap for weatherproofing. The result is that when hiking or snowshoeing in colder temperatures, one of the pack’s finest features is useless.

So if cold weather is part of your use for this otherwise great pack–beware–you will need to give up on the quick access the side access panel is designed to give you. Let’s hope Tamrac corrects this problem.

DPA
Colorado

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