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Review: Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW Ergonomic Camera Bag

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 10:24 pm

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If you were to look through this blog you would find a whole heap of photos of my trip to Sydney. I can safely say that I really enjoyed that trip and taking lots of photos of the beautiful sights that I saw on a daily basis and one of the things that made it so enjoyable was my Lowepro Slingshot 200 All Weather Backpack! How can a simple camera bag improve on a family holiday? Well, to answer that let me tell you how it used to be.

On previous holidays I used to carry the old normal camera bag which apart from carrying all my photo gear it didn’t have much going for it. It was always getting in the way and it was damn cumbersome. Getting the camera out meant stopping, setting the bag down and fishing for it and then picking it up again and slinking over my shoulder just so someone wouldn’t run off with it. It was such a pain I tended not to put the camera in the bag meaning I was now having the bag over my shoulder as well as having to carry the camera. It was such a pain. Not so with the Lowepro Slingshot 200 All Weather Backpack. This is a photo of my favourite camera bag.

As you can see my Canon EOS 550D Digital SLR is sitting in there as sub as a bug in a rug. It’s also holding my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens, my 55m-250mm lens, my Sony DCR-SR300E camcorder as well as my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50, my Flip UltraHD Video Camera as well as other bits and pieces. It even has a special rain hood to keep my expensive equipment dry when it rains.

The best thing about the Lowepro Slingshot 200 All Weather Backpack is it’s ingenious sling strap which allows me to easily get to my camera, even whilst walking, without fear of any of the other stuff falling out. I can then quickly slide it out of the way allowing me to easily compose and take my photos. I reckon I could go on for ages telling you how good and how it really improves your photo taking experience but perhaps it would be better if you could see a video of how it really works.

I highly recommend the Lowepro Slingshot 200 All Weather Backpack as the camera bag of choice for every photographer, both for its ease of use and for the amount of photo equipment it can carry.

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How A Different Perspective Can Change The Photo

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 at 12:44 am

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After the post on Experiment By Taking Photos From Different Angles I decided I would do another series of photos on the same subject. It’s of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St Salva which I featured on my ScenicAdelaide blog.

What really stood out about this remarkable church is the many domes it had, five in all. It wasn’t the best of days as it was overcast but at least it allowed even lighting for the photos. Naturally I could use the same technique I portrayed in my post about changing the sky but I prefer to leave it the way it is.

That’s enough for now, let’s get on with the photos. The tallest tower in this first photo is actually the bell tower. I bet you it rings loudly on those religious occasions.