I don't usually send messages outside of my regular newsletters, but when there's something noteworthy going on, I like to let you be the first to know about it.
Today, Lowepro released a brand new bag, the Photo Hatchback AW camera pack
. Made for outdoor photographers on the go, this pack gives you versatile options room to carry a your camera gear and everything else you might need for a day spent adventuring, hiking or exploring out in the world. The Photo Hatchback will fit a modest amount of camera equipment, as well as all of your outdoor essentials: jacket, food, water bottle, notebook, sunglasses, iPad and a few other small accessories. The larger 22L will even fit a Macbook Air.
Designed with a sleek and casual profile, the Photo Hatchback is an ideal pack for photographers who don't need a full-on technical bag, but still want a highly functional, affordable camera pack for everyday adventures.
I'm excited to say that I'm working with Lowepro on this one. I got the chance to try out the Photo Hatchback and be the first one to write a review before it's release, which you can read on my blog. In fact. Lowepro is using my review as the initial tool to launch the bag
The Photo Hatchback is a great little pack that's built to last. And even though I usually opt for more specialized packs, I live this one, simply because there are times when we as photographers don't need to go highly technical, but we do need to carry our gear in a bag that gives us accessibility, versatility and adequate protection from our gear in the outdoors. In the past couple of weeks, I've used it for numerous activities, including hiking, bear watching and shooting glacier landscapes, and it's worked perfectly.
Overall, I think that this offers a very workable carrying solution for a wide scope of outdoor photographers and people who love to travel and explore with their cameras. Seriously, I wish they had this kind of pack when if first started shooting over 20 years ago. My very first camera bag was a totally amateur-looking square shoulder bag. Something like this would have been way cooler and much more functional.