Lowepro Protactic 450 AW II Review vs Peak Design Everyday Backpack | Why I Upgraded 

How you liking it? Maybe do a video on it :)

@@robertlee6338 I think it's obvious that you weren't in Terminal 4 of Tullamarine when I was, or you'd have seen airline staff checking carry-on baggage for weight, except those who were carrying things like laptop bags.

I've been traveling this week and can definitely confirm the convenience of the lowepro over the peak. You have some good points, I like the peak and it's a great looking bag and well built. But functionally Lowepro has worked out some kinks to make it a better bag. At least for us videographers.

You can use the pass-through zippers on the divider compartment to reach anything in the front compartment provided you're not using the large camera cube. I love my PD Travel Line, but it's a travel bag first and a camera bag second, with the lowpro being a camerabag first and a travel bag nowhere.

It’s a great travel bag!

My feelings about Peak Design is that it's a company that makes great products overall in terms of quality but they are lacking the "photography-sense" in terms of functionality with their backpacks. They play on the card of being trendy. Their backpacks are nicely designed in terms of esthetics and are well made but they are also design as if the team designing them have next to no experience of using camera gear in the field. This video really highlights the issues well. The access points are weird, and on top of that it is also a hazard in the making if you don't check if the sides are zipped up. They don't offer much in terms of organization and they seem like they only work if you use few large lenses in order to maximize the volume of the bag. There's not enough dividers and the options to customize the layout. They also offer very little in terms of additional pockets and storage areas. As if they are meant to carry just the cameras and lenses, ignoring that both photographers and videographers need so much more. It sucks to see that because the company has so much potential. I am a very satisfied user of their Slide strap as well as the capture clip. But I don't see myself ever using their bags unless they do a complete 180 with their design philosophy for the backpacks.

Thanks, yeah it has a great stealth look to it. Nice, I bet it's a bit colder there this time of year, haha.

+1 I’d like to know this too.

me too!

I think it will. Laptop Compartment Dimensions:2.2 x 37 x 29 cm: mb pro 16 inch dimension: 1.62 x: 35.79 x 24.59cm

Yes

Now I want another bag haha

Hey Matt I'm in the same boat as you with deciding between those two. Did you make a decision?

David Veitch I ended up getting the V2 30L but because of COVID haven’t been able to use it much. Just the look and feel though, it’s amazing.

Yes, I tried it - works great.

Yes

Yep, absolutely. You can take all of them out and put the exact amount, if any, back in one by one.

Still love it for long trips and flights. It's a bigger bag so I don't use it as much around town or day trips but for a few days it's great. The padding it offers for gear is top notch. It fits under a seat but just fits. If you need to put it in overhead it's a bit tight but also works.. it's been a while I don't think it works facing toward the door on overhead so it would sit length wise.

@@KylePugliese Thanks for all your advice Kyle, I ordered one and it just arrived today. I can't wait to move all my gear over to it. I'll probably keep my smaller Lowepro bag for flights if I only need to bring minimal gear. Have a great day!

Glad you’re enjoying it!

I got my Lowepro 450 AW II today and I'm 5'8". This bag is actually cheaper than the smaller Lowepro 350 AW II

Nope won't work, you will have to go vertically

I fly with it regularly and have never had issues

Thanks! That sounds like a fake to me, this is definitely a quality bag and I've put mine through a beating the last six months and it still looks practically new. It should be between $250-300 new so that's not too bad. I'd return it and try another vendor if possible

@@KylePugliese Yes I've sent it back. Thanks for the heads up. Gotta find one in retail to get the real deal. Cheers

I was using the GearUp Case Large - amzn.to/2t7wrBO but honestly I wouldn't recommend this standalone outside of the Lowepro Protactic bag as it really doesn't offer much padding. It comes with two padded pockets but you have to remove them to fit the Mavic. I put my Mavic in a padded sleeve then inside this bag with chargers, remote and spare battery. The Protactic will fit under a plane seat I recently did this on a trip. It is tight but it fits.

Thanks, yeah I do use them. There's a few ways to attach it but I found that the one strap on the shoulder works perfectly for it and can support the weight of the camera with a lens no problem. It's an inch or so strap, so it's not as rugged as where you attach the clip on the peak Everyday bag, but I've had no actual issues with it working.

I own the older version, even a Nikon D810 with a 24-70 2.8 is not easy to get out and in. And the f...ing raincover is not rainproof. After a heavy rain.... new camera. Best shoulderstraps ever. Even with 12kg is 30km hicking no problem. Actionsports like running or mountainbiking ...no problem, the bachpack is glued on the back. But the raincover...

Thanks! I've travelled twice with it so far, once domestic and also international and have carried it on along with a rolling bag that was larger. It fit under the seat or in the overhead no issues (a bit tight under the seat). Granted different airlines have different policies but I doubt you'd have an issue based on my experience.

@@KylePugliese Awesome thank you so much!

@@EthanBares If you can can carry it on your shoulders it's will never be checked ... even on small planes they let you keep it ... it's more a mental thing I guess - but with all the roller-carry which are more boxy they are almost ignore backpacks in my experience. They can't even imagine how heavy they can be :D

Just tried both on for comparison. Because the peak has the swivel mechanism where it attaches I'm only seeing maybe a half inch more width on each shoulder with the Lowepro. That being said the Lowepro straps are significantly more comfortable, especially with a fully loaded bag. They have much better padding, the Peak is very dense in comparison. I'm a big peak fan, I just think Lowepro has done a better job at this time, I'm excited to see what Peak's next iteration of their bag is.

Kyle Pugliese thanks for the quick answer and the test. Appreciate that a lot. 🤙

I haven't tried but given it's using molle panels you should be able to strap it on, it may just stick above the height of the backpack a bit.

@@KylePugliese Thank you for the reply. That is no problem as long as straps and pouch can hold the weight.

It’s tight, depends which seat and if there’s a power brick but it’ll squeeze

I own the older version. Raincover is not rainproof. Minus a Nikon D810. Shoulderstraps are perfect. Quickacces with a fullsize DSLR with 2.8 lensess? Nooo, the openings ars to small.

Garmin. Fenix 5x in that video

@@KylePugliese Thank you.

Yeah that actually breaks down very well inside this pack

Absolutely. I just travelled from the US to Lithuania for a week and did just that. About 2/3 gear and the rest was general travel items. Because it's so modular you can build a layout exactly the way you need to store stuff, it's very efficient.

Kyle Pugliese Thanks for the response! Would be awesome if you made a video of how you packed it on a trip!

One step ahead ;), check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wk-X2hEO4rg.html

Kyle Pugliese 🙌. Subscribed! Would like to see your input on a Mindshift Backlight! Keep up the work

Reply please ?

Broken down yes but not comfortably. It would have to lay flat so it takes up a lot of space.

I haven't used the flipside bag personally, but it looks like it has some extra support straps for that manner. You could probably use it quickly to get something out but I don't think it would stay in that position without some handholding.

5’ 10”

Kyle Pugliese okay, I just ordered the bag thanks to your video & response. 👍🏻 thanks for helping me making my decision!! 😊

Garmin Fenix

I put my ronin s on the outside. It would fit inside but take up a lot of space due to the size

The Ronin SC is my biggest worry. It could fit the rest and an AK2000 gimbal as I've fit similar setups

Barely. It would in the middle seat but it's right on the others or may not depending on the plane.