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India Press Store - Pentax DSLR Nylon Black Sling Bag
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List Price: $60.00
Our Price: $31.69
Your Save: $ 28.31 ( 47% )
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Manufacturer: Pentax
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Pentax
EAN: 0027075087088
Feature: Stylish black, nylon bag with red PENTAX logo
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Pentax
Manufacturer: Pentax
Model: DSLR Sling
Publisher: Pentax
Studio: Pentax
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Features
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Stylish black, nylon bag with red PENTAX logo
Three compartment design. A curved top compartment is ideal for holding a flash and/or lens, and has a separate battery pouch. A main camera compartment easily holds your DSLR camera body with lens, as well as some accessories. A dedicated lens compartment holds one or more lenses or accessories.
Removable padded dividers in the camera and lens compartments are rigid to help the bag keep its shape and to protect your gear.
The back of the bag and strap have extra padding for your comfort.
The DSLR Sling Bag is designed to accommodate small and medium sized lenses, including the Pentax 16-50mm and 50-135mm DA* SDM lenses.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: not a real sling bag
Comment: (1) Pentax has two similar bags, this one (85120), with three sections, which they sell / show themselves on their US website, and the 85121, with only two compartments, which is available here at amazon, but not shown anywhere by Pentax themselves. Many ordered this here and received the two compartment variety instead. I ordered mine directly from cameta camera's website and got the correct one, the 85120.
This review is about the black 85120 'sling' bag by Pentax.
(2) I think this was a very nice bag, there are many people who bought this and are happy with it, but not me. IMHO Pentax missed the main point of a sling bag here. You are supposed to be able to 'sling' the bag from you back to your front and quickly access the camera to take photos when you want it. By making the cutout too narrow and also not deep enough it is impossible to get my K100D out of the bag without opening up the 'top' section of the zipper, which - when you have the bag in front of you - is actually the 'side' of the compartment. Opening that means you risk some items to fall out. Not good.
If you put the bag down and open up the whole zipped section it is nice, but then what was the point of the 'sling' feature? It is not particularly comfortable, if you have time to take the bag off you are better off with a traditional photo-backpack.
If you check the pictures of the Lowepro Slingshot bag (see the 100), which is compared to this at many places, that seems to have a wider cutout, which - now - makes sense to me.
Pentax themselves have another sling style bag, the 85121, which I have not seen any detailed pictures of yet, that might work. For quick camera access the 85120 IMHO is a fail.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Adequate bag.
Comment: This is an adequate bag for a Pentax K20D unless you plan on getting more than 3 lenses then you may opt for a bigger bag to have some extra space.
I gave it a 4 star rating due to half of the nylon zip holders failing and coming undone from the zipper, More of an inconvenience than anything though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: OK bag
Comment: I've been using this bag for a half year now. It is the bag I use most often, because it fits the equipment I like to carry (I have 5 others, of various sizes), and has convenient access. Mine fits 2 flashes in top compartment, K20D with wide 16-50 f2.8 lens mounted in center, and 3 medium sized lenses in bottom compartment. Plus lots of filters, cables, and other stuff in the many pockets. Bag is well made.
However, It is very tight for the width of the K20D, and seems as if it was built for a slightly smaller camera body. The shoulder strap ALWAYS slides off my shoulder (slick fabric lining), usually after walking 2 steps or standing still just a few seconds. I have to grab onto the strap with one hand to carry the camera bag. (It better suited for sitting in the back seat of the car than for carrying). If you don't mind always using one hand to hang onto the bag, the sling feature is nice, to swing the pack to the front of the body and remove the camera from center pocket. For long walks, or times when I want both hands free, I use a backpack or shoulder strap bag
Customer Rating:
Summary: not as described!
Comment: The bag i received is a tiny versions of the one pictured, and missing the bottom compartment. called amazon, told them the picture didn't match what i got, and am waiting for a replacement. told them to make sure it matched the image, asked that they make the page match the sent item, since others are having the same problem. was told it will happen, that the supplier is being notified, but please check first before ordering - as of 10-28-2008, the items shipped don't match the image. will try to update this after replacement is shipped.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not as Described
Comment: The bag I received had a product number on the sealed plastic wrap that correctly matched the Amazon description, but the bag inside was nothing like what was described or depicted. If you took the three- compartment bag depicted and cut off the lower compartment and generally shrunk the bag by maybe 20 percent, you'd have what I received. The bag could carry my K20D and a telephoto lens, but the included dividers are otherwise useless with the camera in the bag.
Since this order shipped by Amazon (not a marketplace vendor) I have sent the bag back for a refund confident that Amazon always does what's right with their customers.
They need to do something about the erroneous portrayal of the merchandise on their site.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The best of both worlds! The Pentax DSLR Sling bag combines the benefits of a camera backpack and a shoulder bag. This comfortable, single strap bag wears on the back like a backpack. However, unlike a backpack, you don't need to remove the bag to access your gear. Simply swing the bag under your arm, from your back to your chest, for ready access to your camera, flash, lenses, and other accessories. Around town or out in the country, enjoy the hands-free comfort of a backpack, but have your gear always at your fingertips like a shoulder bag.
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