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MADE Products CA-2001-BLK Seattle Sling Waterproof Bag (Black) | 
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| Brand: Made Products
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $86.56 (On sale from $92.89)
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Rating:  46 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 14.5 x 8.5 x 9.5
MPN: CA-2001-BLK
Model: CA-2001-BLK
UPC: 875912005265
EAN: 0875912005265
ASIN: B001AYW91I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | No zippers-proven dry-bag technology works every time | | • | Roll three times-dirt, dust, sand and water stay out | | • | Impact protection-padded inner box keeps your gear safe | | • | Quck access to your gear-don't miss a shot |
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Product Description
BAG, SEATTLE SLING, CAMERA BAG,WATER
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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 Super protection August 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This bag offers comprehensive protection for your gear. Starting from the inside...
The innermost piece is a removable box composed of soft felt padding. The box contains four dividers that are held in place by velcro. You can move the dividers around to fit your gear. Most camera bags have this feature.
Next is a heavily plasticized bag that closes with a folding flap. This bit seems very waterproof. You can remove this if you like. It secures to the outer part of the bag with three webbing/buckle bits.
Finally, the outer bag. It is padded. It secures with velcro. Lots of velcro. Noisy velcro. No webbing/buckles are used to secure the lid.
The outer bag has a large flap to hold a tripod. It secures with two webbing/buckle bits. There is room for a fairly large tripod here.
The bag has a clever system for slinging onto your shoulder. It features a large padded strap that goes across your chest, and a small strap. It took me a while to figure it out. I like to put it on like this:
1. Unfasten the small strap.
2. Sling the large strap across my chest.
3. Fasten the small strap.
There is a maneuver that should be used to access your gear. While you are hiking through the woods, the bag is on your back, like a mountaineering pack, in a vertical configuration. You can
1. Unfasten the small strap.
2. Loosen (lengthen) the large strap. Do it now, while the buckle is easy to reach.
3. Slide the bag around to your stomach. It is now in a horizontal position, and you can look down on the opening flap of the bag.
At this point, both your hands are free to open the bag. This involves
1. Open the velcro flap. This is loud, so forget about sneaking up on wildlife here. Conveniently, the flap opens away from your body, revealing a large opening that faces straight up. Your gear won't fall out.
2. Unfasten the three webbing/buckle bits that secure the waterproof bag.
3. Unroll the waterproof bag. You are now looking straight down at your gear, nestled in the padded dividers of the bag.
The above maneuver can be safely done while standing knee deep in a sea of mud. You don't remove the bag from your torso.
Everything I see on this bag seems to be well thought out, well built, very nice! There is an outside panel that rests on your back when you are carrying the bag. This panel has padding and ventilation like a soft mountaineering pack. There are several loops of webbing on the outside of the bag for lashing on gear. All of the webbing/buckle bits are large and strong.
The only reservation I have regarding this product is that the user should determine that he really needs this level of protection. It is obvious to me that the bag offers superb protection against shock and penetration, dust and dirt. I believe that the bag offers superb protection against water and mud, although I have not tested this! However, this bag is somewhat large and heavy. In fact, I would estimate that the outside of the bag occupies somewhere between two and three times as much volume as the amount of gear that can be stowed inside. Finally, there are no outside pockets to this bag that would allow rapid access to small items.
All of the disadvantages listed in the previous paragraph are a direct result of the high level of protection that this bag offers. These are not design flaws, these are what you get. If you need a lot of protection, this bag rocks.
Major protection in a very comfortable, even stylish package August 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've never met a professional or hobbyist photographer who didn't have a collection of camera bags and was always on the hunt for the "perfect" bag. Well, the perfect bag doesn't exist, that's for sure. But many bags fit some needs perfectly - and the Seattle Sling Waterproof Bag falls squarely in this category.
If you've ever tramped around in the hinterlands of Washington, Oregon or California, you'll instantly understand the beauty of this bag. Same is true if you're on the other side of the continent in the mountains of New Hampshire. In fact, any place where you and nature's elements - sand, water, rocks, dirt - come together, the Seattle Sling will be a very welcome companion.
The manufacturer, Made Products, earned its reputation with Camera Armor, an encompassing silcone cover for many professional and prosumer DSLRs, like the Nikon D80.
The first thing you'll notice about the Seattle Sling are the orange tabs that come out from under the top into snap clips. When you open the bag, you'll see that the orange tabs are just the hint of a sealed seam sturdy Velcro-sealed vinyl-like pouch that completely surrounds the padded compartment that holds your camera, lenses and accessories. This bag closes with a roll-over and fold-over cover to form a very water-resistant, if not truly waterproof, barrier. The top of the case then folds over the waterproof bag and seals with enough Velcro to carpet a small room. It is very secure. I'm not about to load it with my cameras and drop them into nearby Lake Michigan to test it out. But it sure looks like it would protect my gear for at least long enough for me to retrieve it . . . if I can.
In an area with sudden rainstorms like the Northwest, the Seattle Sling is a welcome addition. The outdoor photographer anywhere will appreciate this bag in snow, early morning dew, nearby surf and sand. It's really a terriffic idea.
The storage compartment will comfortably hold a DSLR with a long zoom, an additional lens or two and an external flash unit. A smallish side pouch with web pockets can hold filters, extra batteries, flash cards, a manual (!). remote release, but not too much more.
There are four loops on the outside of the case that might be used to hold longish objects, like perhaps a QuikPod DSLR Handheld Convertible Tripod.
The front side has a flap and buckle arrangement which will securely hold a fairly hefty tripod.
The outer bag is made of some kind of man made material with padding between the layers.
Every aspect of the bag exhibits very good design and excellent manufacturing processes. It really a nice piece of design and very well made.
It has an over-the-shoulder carrying strap. Hand Made Products' attention to detail is evident in the small security strap that wraps under your arm to secure the main strap and keep shifting to a minimum. If you've even been trying to get down a steep slope and had a bag shift on your shoulder, you'll know how much a security strap like this is great to have. Its inclusion also demonstrates Hand Made's design prowess and attention to detail.
Overall, I think it is more comfortable than a backpack.
With a full kit of camera, accessories and tripod, the bag is suprisingly well balanced slung across the back. There is additional padding to ease the pressure on your back.
Is this bag perfect? No. There is, alas, no such thing as a perfect bag.
But the Seattle Sling has fewer drawbacks than many other camera bags.
The biggest problem lies in its biggest strength: the waterproof envelope. Unfolding it is a kind of slow process, not burdensomely slow, but slow enough to make rapid changing of lenses impossible. Thus, this is not the bag to use when you're shooting sports or any other event where you want to be able to change lenses in a flash.
The Seattle Sling is somewhat on the small side and not suited for those who feel the need to carry a half-dozen or more lenses, multiple external flashes and the like. But the Seattle Sling is not designed for those people - it is designed for people going into places where there may be water, sand, dust, mud and all those other things dangerous to cameras.
It will carry what you need for a trek in the woods, a photo walk down the shore, a day of shooting flowers without breaking your back in a very secure weather and environment proof bag.
All in all, the Seattle Sling is a very well designed bag for its purpose and I suspect many photographers will immediately see its place in their kit.
Jerry
No More Worries! August 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Often when I go sailing, and my gear is not stowed below, I pack my camera equipment in a small cooler with a towel wrapped around it and put it on the seating deck. This is not a perfect way to protect it and it can bounce around a great deal. The "Seattle Sling Waterproof Bag" solved all those problems.
The outside is a well-padded mildly flexible case with a comfortable adjustable shoulder and waist strap for carrying. There is a Velcro flap with two buckles that can hold a tripod securely on the outside. I can fit my Sunpak 9002DX Tripod.
When opening the bag, the cover has a thick wide Velcro patch. Just inside the flap there is room for other gear (I place my small Sunpak Tabletop Tripod in there). Inside the outer bag are three mesh panels where I store my memory cards and batteries.
Inside the main bag is a separate red thick plastic bag for your sensitive photography gear. It has a center buckle and two side buckles that unlock. The bag has a thick seal. It then unrolls into a deep waterproof bag with soft foam liners at the bottom that separate into three compartments. The padding is very sturdy yet soft. I can easily fit my Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera Kit and Lenses very easily. Once stored, you roll the red bag up three times over, seal the opening and buckle the three plastic buckles to secure it.
The bag itself is amazingly well made of quality materials and there are no zippers. Everything is Velcro and buckles. The entire bag system can be taken apart - the outer bag, the inner red waterproof bag and the soft foam liner compartments. I can rest assured that the bag can bounce and be slightly knocked about with out worry of damage to my equipment. In fact, I am no longer afraid that my gear could suddenly be tossed overboard when sailing as the bag floats (No, I have NOT tried that, but I assure you; it floats). It weighs a few pounds not counting your gear, but the protection from the elements is the most important feature. Its also a very smart looking bag. Considering how much all my equipment is worth, this bag is a great bargain and a real comfort.
Unique design make this bag one of a kind. August 26, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3SUE8EFFWNWY5 Take a look inside this unique waterproof camera bag, designed for the DSLR professional or amateur photographer. This video shows all the components of this bag, along with a thorough narration.
Excellent Bag September 4, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great camera bag all around. You can see right away how it's waterproof. The outside is a cushioned nylon fabric. Inside is some sort of polyurethane bag, which will completely keep out the water. And inside that bag are cushioned separators to keep your camera equipment from bumping against each other. The bag uses magnets, velcro, and snaps to keep shut, and all around seems very sturdy. The craftsmanship is excellent, and more than justifies the price.
Keep in mind, however, that this is a large bag, about the size of a backpack, which is meant for large, professional camera equipment. This isn't meant for a small digital camera. For something like that, you'd be better off with a pelican case.
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