Lowepro slingshot 200

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Amazon have a good deal on at the moment, the above mentioned bag for £46.80 inc P+P.
Nearest I could find was £60.
 
Must be a huge bag according to Amazon

The SlingShot 200 AW holds an SLR with mid-range zoom lens attached 34 extra lenses, cables and accessories and has a full access lid to make loading it a snap. :thinking:
 
I bought this bag in November and anyone thinking of buying it should be aware it has very limited use for camera and three to four lenses, they would have to be pretty small. I had to put my 80-200 Nikon lens in lengthways which took a lot of room to protect it properly.

It's a good day bag for camera with one or two lenses. The slingshot bit is pretty good, but does make your shoulder ache from only having one shoulder strap when it's heavy and you are carrying it around for hours. Lots of reasonable pockets for bits and pieces, so overall I am very positive about it as long as you understand it's limitations.

At £46, that's very good as I paid 20% more.
Jas
 
Take a look at the Tamrac Velocity range as well if you are looking at this.

I have the Velocity 9 and it is great for a camera and three or four lenses.

Got mine new for £40 inc postage
 
TomB said:
Anyone know if the 200 would take a D50, kit 18-55, 70-300vr and sigma 150 macro?
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No problem. I have one and it comfortably holds my 400D, 17-70, 50mm, 70-300 & my 100mm macro. Also my charger, card reader, cleaning bits and pieces, spare battery, 3 CF cards, lens caps a few other bits and bobs .........and a partridge in a pear tree :thumbs:
 
I've had a 20D with grip and Sigma 24-70mm attached, Sigma 10-20mm and 30mm, Canon 50mm and 85mm all in the main compartment as well as a Sigma flashgun, 2 CPL filters, spare batteries and giotto rocket blower in the two pockets :D

I only ever managed to get a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 in there when unattached (in addition to the 24-70 and 50mm)

Great bag and IMO although it only has one strap it's far better padded than the likes of Lowepro's Mini Trekker for example and I honestly never had a problem carrying it around when packed like that. :)
 
I have one of these, best buy ever, love mine, means I only need to take the one bag out with me. I never have had shoulder ache/pain from this bag after taking out bag with all my kit, purse, phone, tom tom, radio, and other girly bits and pieces.
 
Jessops (Online) have a 20% off all bags at the mo... Just enter the following code - Bags20 - in the checkout marked codes/discounts and bingo!!!

Using this code the 200 AW comes to £51:94 (inc P & P)

:)
 
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Lowepro Slingshot 200 shoulder bag/sling bag for digital SLR
Price £46.98 inc P+P

ps Thanks ;)
 
Shame there's no decent way to attach a tripod to the bag... unless someone knows better :)

(My Slingshot 100 happily houses 400D with 24-105 attached, 70-300 and 10-22 in the main compartment)
 
TomB said:
Anyone know if the 200 would take a D50, kit 18-55, 70-300vr and sigma 150 macro?
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My Slingshot 200 AW is a year old now and the only bag I currently own ... it comfortably carries the following gear ...

Main Compartment:
D200 + 18 - 200mm Nikkor VR fitted
Battery Grip (separated)
SB 800 Flash Gun
12 - 24mm Nikkor
105mm Micro Nikkor
50mm f/1.4 Nikkor
1.4x TC or Epson P 2000
x2 AP Lens Wraps (also good for additional packing)
Spare CF Cards (internal special flapped pouch)

Front Compartment:
Cleaning Cloths
Remote Cable
TP Pen
Notebook & Pen/Pencil
Flash Stand & Filters
Spare P 2000 Battery

Top Compartment:
Spare D200 Batteries
CF Cards
Flash Gun Cable
White Reflector
Gray Reflector
Spare Lens/Body Caps

I also have Lowepro kit pouches x3 for Mobile Phone/Binoculars/Water Carrier etc., that fit to specially designed fixtures on the Slingshot ... :D

All in all a very comprehensive and extremely versatile kit carrying choice imo ... :thumbs:

It does have a few limitations for overall use though ... it can be heavy when fully loaded and is not therefore ideal for all day or extended trekking but is very comfortable for short forays say on location with the car where short walks with occasional breaks are the order of the day ... if I need to carry my 80 - 400mm Nikkor I have to carry the Camera over my shoulder separately ... and, as mentioned above the Slingshot does not have fixings to take a Tripod ...

However ... it is intended to be a quick access type photography back-pack for which the Slingshot idea works remarkably well ... and I suppose then by definition it is not meant to be an all day trekking type bag ... :shrug:

For the money stated it is a versatile and extremely useful addition for purpose ... as long as the limitations are accepted ... and I would heartily recommend it for short haul 'multi-drop' type walking outings ... :clap:

Don't forget ... for those who need something lighter or heavier use Lowepro also do a 100 AW and more recently a 300 AW version ... with the higher capacity 300 AW supposedly able to take a mid to long range tele/zoom lens fitted to a semi-pro/pro camera ... ;)

HTH ... :shrug:




:p

 
The 300 might take my 100-400, guess I need to see one up close and personal to find out.
 
I think the pictures HERE should prove that to be the case DS ... but you're right ... nothing like up close and personal ... :D





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