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F stop backpack5/28/2023 With multi-adjustable and padded shoulder straps and an adjustable harness height it can suit any torso size. The carry and support system on the F-Stop is where this bag really shines. The main disappointment with the interior is that it really doesn’t hold much camera gear in comparison to the large size of the bag. There are two transparent interior pockets that are good for filters (padded cases) and the other odds and ends that photographers carry. My one complaint about it is that it is too shallow to hold a pro DSLR or DSLR with vertical grip unless it is detached from the lens.Ī nice extra piece for the snow bound photographer is the detachable powder guard that Velcros over the top of the padded divider system, keeping out pesky moisture and snow. The adjustable padded divider system is easy to set up in a way that works for you. A thick padded adjustable and removable camera insert keeps your precious glass safe on your back. The interior of the F-Stop is equally built to last. Lastly, the top of the bag has a generous pocket with a removable pouch inside, good for quick-access items such as memory cards, iPods and batteries. The board straps do feel solid and I trust Burton to know how to carry a board on my back. Similarly the front of the bag has a long but shallow open/cinch pocket that doesn’t fit more than a few magazines or a thin jacket. Below these are some tiny water bottle holders that I couldn’t get any of my bottles to fit into (I used them for power bars instead). These are relatively useless in the summer time for anything besides a small monopod or pole. I think it could fit a tinny if you squeeze.īehind the side pockets on both sides are shovel/ice pick pockets for backcountry adventures. One pocket is even coated/insulated for a reason I couldn’t figure out. The exterior pockets and straps on the F-Stop are actually quite intuitive and useful, which is a nice change from previous camera packs I’ve used. The 2x side pockets are great to hold anything from a charger to some snacks and are easy to access because they are not built into the bag but rather out of it. But if you were on some sort of motorbike or snowmobile this would be your dream pack. You don’t really need that much gear when in the backcountry for the day. As a hiking camera pack it is still pretty big. I learnt this the hard way through eight hours out in NYC summer heat. Most people in their right mind wouldn’t want to carry such a large bag through the city so I’m not sure about it being “right at home on the street”. I struggled to fit it in the overhead compartment of a plane without taking up the whole thing. The side effect of being bulletproof though is the F-Stop has a bit of weight to it – 2.3 kgs to be exact. Built out of CORDURA® fabric the bag felt bulletproof. When the pack arrived I was pleasantly surprised by how solid it was. Eight flights, five cars, three trains, two alpine hikes and a big day walking around the Big Apple, it was a solid and diverse test. Even though it was summer and I didn’t have any slopes to slide down I put the F-Stop to work. In airport codes: SYD-LAX-SNA-DEN-EGE-JFK-EWR-MDW-LAX-SNA-SFO-SYDĪ quick two-week trip to the US took me from the suburbs to the mountains and to a few big cities too. I was lucky to get my hands on the F-Stop Pack which was designed by Burton pros to have “backcountry-grade capabilities that are just as at home on the street”. Burton has a solid history in the bag department over the past few years and as an avid surf/travel shooter I was excited to see what they were up to. Burton appropriately named their camera pack range “The Photographer Series” which consists of four bags hovering around the 26-30 liter mark. Specs: Īction sports brands such as Burton began making bags for their staff photographers because mainstream photo companies have no idea what surf, snow or skate shooters need in a bag for their gear. Our newest contributor and professional photographer Shelby Craig took the Burton F-Stop Pack on his travels to test how this camera backpack fared being put through its paces in a range of environments…
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