Review Summary

Reader Score: 7.55 (out of 10)

"Finding a suitable home for your new digital SLR and lenses isn't as easy as you might think. Maybe I'm unusual, but when I travel with my camera, I really dislike standard-issue camera bags. While I was growing up, I remember my photo-enthusiast dad carried a large, hard-bodied shoulder case that blared to the world, "Hi, I'm a tourist: See all the nice camera gear I have with me?" Even though it was a black box, the case's design somehow screamed out that it was housing camera equipment. When I travel, be it domestically or internationally, I don't like advertising to everyone around me that I'm carrying a bag full of equipment: As a native New Yorker, that kind of conspicuousness is just the sort of thing you learn to avoid.

Lowepro's Orion Trekker II is the closest I've found yet to a multipurpose daypack that doesn't scream out "This is my camera bag!" The bag is a big, full-size backpack, and it has two connected sections; the top flips over to reveal the zippered, segmented compartment beneath. The top section can accommodate lunch, supplies, trinkets, or maps - you could even fit a compact DSLR up there (my Nikon D70 fit fine). The bottom is fully adjustable, so you can play with the lens and body fittings as needed."

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