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Petrol PD336. Currently discontinued but there are a few new/used bags still out there.
Before, I had a more traditional Tamrac backpack (which was still a great pack) with a main compartment for the camera/lenses and a smaller compartment on top for accessories. But since I'm often shooting fast-paced assignments, I would occasionally forget to close one of the compartments and well, I damaged two lenses on two different occasions since they fell out.
So I got the pack pictured. It stands up so you won't get shit on your back from laying a more traditional backpack on the ground and there's no risk of any lenses falling out if you forget to zip up the top. Also, you can fit the camera in the pack even with a 100-400mm lens attached with having something like the Canon 135L in the compartment directly below it.
There's room for 6 lenses on the bottom (6 compartments). I just dislike how big it is and how much wasted space there is on the top where the camera rests. You can't tell from the pic, but when zipped up, that part is rather bulbous, probably to hold a camera body with an attached grip. Still, lots of wasted space there.
I've looked for hours but haven't found anything quite like that bag. I love the idea, I just want to see it refined. Slimmer and more streamlined possibly with the ability to stack two lenses height-wise, keeping the majority of the weight closer to the person's body. Don't care about the lack of a laptop/tablet compartment.
