I bought this in preference to the newer model specifically because it has zippers on the 'laptop' section, rather than just a fold-over bit with velcro. This is much more secure, consequently, and not going to lose my laptop or anything else I put in that section.
It's a big bag, make no mistake. Much bigger than a typical camera bag or backpack. There are smaller Phantom-fitting bags out there, of course. I bought this *because* it's big. I can fit everything in it, no problems - in fact even with up to six spare batteries, car charger, antenna range boosters, replacement propellers, and many other accessories, there's *still* numerous empty compartments. I don't think I could simultaneously put in my wildlife camera kit - i.e. large telephoto lenses - but you could easily fit small lenses, up to and including something like a 70-200/2.8, and quite a few of them too.
The construction quality seems solid. Only time will tell how it holds up to real world use, but thus far - a few months of casual use - it looks brand new still.
As a backpack it's decent - not particularly comfortable, but the shoulder straps are decently padded, have reasonable adjustability, and overall can't be complained about.
In terms of protecting the drone, and the contents generally… that's probably its weakest point. Compared to regular camera bags it's quite equivalent - the usual padded exterior & inserts, etc. But for a drone, which seems a bit more fragile than camera bodies & lenses, I'm a little less sure. Especially that gimbal mount - I don't know if it's a valid concern or not, but I worry about putting pressure on the camera or gimbal, and you do have to be a little careful how you pack things into this bag to avoid doing that. Even with care, I'm not certain that, in an actual drop or compaction scenario, even careful packing wouldn't prevent the camera & gimbal being shoved about.
Nonetheless, there are countless hard-case alternatives to this that will of course offer much better protection of the contents, but only with significant trade-offs - in flexibility, in weight, etc. So I'm still very happy with this bag - just noting that it's not the best of every possible world. No bag is, that I've ever seen.
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Make sure you can take the weight! Fits your drone and DSLR and Laptop - but needs wheels to make it perfect.
Comfortably fitted the following for a 1 week trip:Phantom 3 Standard, props, remote and 3 batteries5D Mark III with straps35mm 1.4 Sigma lens70-200 f/4 lens24-105 f/4 lensLenovo T450 laptopiPad 2 (the big one)Portable battery charger for Apple devicesmultiple USB cords and memory cards, cleaning clothsSo - in terms of space - yes this bag delivers in spades. The backpack itself fits quite comfortably in overhead storage and the straps themselves are heavily padded and do feel comfortable when worn on my back. Everything seemed to be protected comfortably and the default configuration of the dividers works for everything I mentioned above.My biggest issue is that it has no wheels - I knew this buying the bag and I thought I wouldn't miss them but I very much did after flying through multiple airports and navigating multiple train stations with all of this weight strapped to me. I'm a tall person so the large bag on my back fits better than it would on someone smaller but I really really wished ThinkTank would have put the extra effort here and figured out to make this have some sort of rolling functionality (or have an add-on that converts it to a roller bag). If you're going to use this bag to it's fullest potential - get ready to deal with a LOT of weight that you have to now carry by yourself.Overall - a great purchase and I have not found anything that can work as well if you intend on carrying a quadcopter plus a DSLR (the primary reason behind my decision to go with this bag). I just wish it lived up more to it's name of "Airport" - and made it easier to carry when having to navigate one.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
Phantom 3 Standard, props, remote and 3 batteries
5D Mark III with straps
35mm 1.4 Sigma lens
70-200 f/4 lens
24-105 f/4 lens
Lenovo T450 laptop
iPad 2 (the big one)
Portable battery charger for Apple devices
multiple USB cords and memory cards, cleaning cloths
So - in terms of space - yes this bag delivers in spades. The backpack itself fits quite comfortably in overhead storage and the straps themselves are heavily padded and do feel comfortable when worn on my back. Everything seemed to be protected comfortably and the default configuration of the dividers works for everything I mentioned above.
My biggest issue is that it has no wheels - I knew this buying the bag and I thought I wouldn't miss them but I very much did after flying through multiple airports and navigating multiple train stations with all of this weight strapped to me. I'm a tall person so the large bag on my back fits better than it would on someone smaller but I really really wished ThinkTank would have put the extra effort here and figured out to make this have some sort of rolling functionality (or have an add-on that converts it to a roller bag). If you're going to use this bag to it's fullest potential - get ready to deal with a LOT of weight that you have to now carry by yourself.
Overall - a great purchase and I have not found anything that can work as well if you intend on carrying a quadcopter plus a DSLR (the primary reason behind my decision to go with this bag). I just wish it lived up more to it's name of "Airport" - and made it easier to carry when having to navigate one.
Make sure you can take the weight! Fits your drone and DSLR and Laptop - but needs wheels to make it perfect.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
Comfortably fitted the following for a 1 week trip:Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
Phantom 3 Standard, props, remote and 3 batteries
5D Mark III with straps
35mm 1.4 Sigma lens
70-200 f/4 lens
24-105 f/4 lens
Lenovo T450 laptop
iPad 2 (the big one)
Portable battery charger for Apple devices
multiple USB cords and memory cards, cleaning cloths
So - in terms of space - yes this bag delivers in spades. The backpack itself fits quite comfortably in overhead storage and the straps themselves are heavily padded and do feel comfortable when worn on my back. Everything seemed to be protected comfortably and the default configuration of the dividers works for everything I mentioned above.
My biggest issue is that it has no wheels - I knew this buying the bag and I thought I wouldn't miss them but I very much did after flying through multiple airports and navigating multiple train stations with all of this weight strapped to me. I'm a tall person so the large bag on my back fits better than it would on someone smaller but I really really wished ThinkTank would have put the extra effort here and figured out to make this have some sort of rolling functionality (or have an add-on that converts it to a roller bag). If you're going to use this bag to it's fullest potential - get ready to deal with a LOT of weight that you have to now carry by yourself.
Overall - a great purchase and I have not found anything that can work as well if you intend on carrying a quadcopter plus a DSLR (the primary reason behind my decision to go with this bag). I just wish it lived up more to it's name of "Airport" - and made it easier to carry when having to navigate one.
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