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The Think Tank Photo TurnStyle 5 V2.0 in Charcoal is a sleek, lightweight bag designed for small to medium mirrorless camera systems. It features a dedicated pocket for an 8” tablet, rapid access rotation, and a stabilizer strap for secure carrying, making it the perfect companion for photographers on the move.
S**S
Great bag but too small for my Bridge Camera
This is a great quality product. The construction and materials are excellent, although the color options are limited. I have been searching for the right bag for my new compact Lumix DMC FZ1000 bridge camera and a small pair of binoculars for hiking with possibly an exterior mesh pocket for a water bottle. I like the fit of this bag; it balances nicely on your back and is easy to swing around for access to your camera. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong size. The 5 V2.0 is really small; even though my camera is super compact it filled the bag with no room for another thing; surely not a pair of binoculars. I had to return it. I may end up ordering the 10 V2.O bag but am a little uninspired by the colors (its a girl thing).
L**E
When you need the smallest, most unobtrusive, and best for fast and light mobility, this is it.
I have the Turnstyle 5, 10, and 20. This is a review for the 5. There are many complaints of the size of this sling bag in the reviews. These may or may not be fair. This is a small bag at only 5L. With this bag forget about bringing your battery grip unless you can keep it detached while stored. If you have a larger camera body, you'll probably get a single lens in here unless you have some small ones. Forget about your telephoto lenses unless you are M4/3 or smaller.For M4/3 gear, this is great. You can bring a small body and a few smaller lenses, or a couple premium, or a telephoto and another small.I use it with full frame when working where I want to keep all my gear with me and I know I'll be carrying my camera 100% of the time and not storing it in the case. I use the sling to hold a lens or two for changes. I've been able to fit a full frame Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 + full frame Sigma 35mm f1.2 in the bag at once, along with a small number of extras like batteries and a flash trigger.The sling bags are a top choice when it comes to hands-free carrying, supporting lens changes, and traveling fast and light. This 5L almost disappears from your back.Like the other slings, you can rotate this to your front. The zipper is on top and was designed to open to a little station where you can change your lens in the bag while its hanging around your shoulder.Another benefit of these bags are that they can be worn in the front. This became an issue in a museum that did not allow backpacks, a simple rotation to the front and it was no longer a backpack and everyone was happy.Lastly it comes with its own hidden rain case which is nice peace of mind.Kind of a plus and a minus, the Turnstyle bags hold their shape. They don't have hard parts but they are well constructed and padded to be rigid in shape regardless of how much you have in them. This is great in many cases. It does make the bag less flexible to stuff, as others note. You are fighting the padding and stiffness. The upside is a half full bag with a heavy lens isn't going to sag to one side or otherwise lose it's shape. The key is to select the appropriate size. This is a functioning bag, if you are looking mainly for a carrying or packing bag, this is not efficient for that. This bag excels in supporting mobility.The caveats to this bag are that (1) it is small, do not under-estimate how small as appears many do (2) the lens changing function is not as functional if the bag is overstuffed and you have to dig around. Get the next size up if needed. (3) As others mentioned, the outer pockets are slim. I find them useful for flatter things like batteries, cards, mini folding reflectors, but you won't get anything thick in those without losing space in the main compartment, including thicker batteries. (4) it comes with a waist belt that can be mostly pushed up into a hidden compartment. I wish it could be detached/attached as it adds a slight amount of extra bulk for something I probably won't use except for long hikes.
J**.
Great bag for Olympus EM-1 II & 12-100
The Olympus EM-1 Mk 2 and attached 12-100 Pro lens fit comfortably in the Turnstyle 5 sling, being very accessible, and with practically no wasted space. This body and lens combo is 7.75" with the hood in the extended, shooting position, and it drops in easily with about 3" to spare, with the camera body at the bottom of the bag and lens pointing up into the narrow top. Those remaining 3" at the top of the bag are barely usable- with one of the included partitions squeezed in, I can just fit a battery or the small flash that was included with the EM1 II, just ahead the extended hood, and still leave about an inch gap so the camera goes in and out of the bag easily. If you're willing to sacrifice that gap (and reverse the lens hood), a very small prime lens might fit, providing it wasn't very tall- the bag's zipper curves inward at the top of the bag, so the available space in those top 3" is pretty restricted. With just the body, lens, extended hood and a spare battery, the fit is perfect- just big enough, but as compact as it can be on the outside. My only complaint with the bag is that the additional zippered compartment on the outside of the bag isn't expandable, and with the EM1 II's 3.5" height filling the interior's 3.5" dimension, whatever goes in that outside zippered compartment above the body (and above the 3.5" hood) needs to be pretty thin- I keep a microfiber cloth and a couple of Zeiss lens wipes in there. A battery will squeeze in, as long as you don't try to place it above the body or the hood. The whole point of this bag, for me, is to make carrying the EM1+12-100 combo comfortable, convenient, and quickly accessible, in a bag that is as compact as possible, and for that use, it's perfect. The other candidate was the Peak Design 3L, and I ended up greatly preferring this Turnstyle 5.
N**S
Excellent bag. Comfortable and convenient access to gear
Excellent bag. Comfortable and convenient access to gear. Just wish it was a little bit bigger. I can just fit my Sony A7r with a Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 mounted to it along with a Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 and Rokinon 14mm f/2.8. There is little to no more room left for much else. Again, that being said, I love how the bag swings around to give me access to the lenses to switch them out quickly.
P**M
Great camera bag!
It works very well for my new Nikon camera. Just the right size!
T**K
Good but not for me
I like that it was a dedicated camera bag. Fit my a7c with a couple of lenses and room to spare. Good size and quality overall. Just wasn't for me. Wanted something a little lighter/smaller and the versatility of wearing on the front and back. You could wear this up front too but works better for lefties.
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