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I had a hard time judging the worthiness of this bag without seeing it in person, so I took a chance. First, the quality of the polystyrene and the stitching and the strap are pretty good. Second, the actual way the bag wraps up the camera was never apparent to me no matter how many web sites I looked at. Now I know; the front of the camera stuffs into it up to the back plate, a flap at the bottom-back folds over the back plate and - get this - wraps over the lens and allows the lens to stick through a hole. So it's the lens sticking through this hole that keeps the thing wrapped up. I hope that helps someone else to understand. Third, the bag isn't as convenient as i'd hoped. It seems like it might be a pain to get it unwrapped, shoot, and wrap it back up. It does, however, have a clip to attach the back to your camera strap so that it can just dangle while you shoot, and that's nice.

A problem that I have that isn't their fault - but that you might want to know about anyway - is that the bag is a bit too snug for my Nikon D50. At least it worries me how tight I have to wrap it to get the lens through the hole.

A five-star review would have meant a more convenient bag-shoot-bag process.

I purchased this camera cover in 1997 and am just now needing to replace it! I traveled 12 months in Asia, lived in Japan where I took a ton of photos for 2 years, cycle toured 6 months with this case and just now it is starting to show holes along the lens crease at the very front.
Basically, this bag rocks! It molds to your camera, is very fast to take off, is great for dropping your camera or throwing it in a backpack and keeps dust and what ever off the body. I can fit it in a purse as it is not baggy.
I highly recommend purchasing this case!!

Hi, This case is actually pretty nice, but it's too tight for my Nikon D90 + Nikon 18-55mm lens. They should be more clear about the fitting on different body/lense combinations.

I just started using the Zing 501-101 SBK1 Standard SLR Cover (Black). Since I purchased my first DSLR I have spent a fortune on different bags, trying to find the right combination of protection, portability and ease of use. None of them has been right in all situations. I think this cover is the answer. First it fits my Olympus Evolt E500 8MP Digital SLR (Body Only) withOlympus 35mm f/3.5 1:1 Macro Zuiko Lens for E Series DSLR attached perfectly. I find it easy to take the camera out for shooting. The cover stays attached to the strap with a convenient hook. The entire package is neat and compact, making it possible to use in any bag or pack as well as making it an excellent choice to simply carry as is.

I haven't tried it on my Olympus Evolt E510 10MP Digital SLR Camera with CCD Shift Image Stabilization (Body Only) but I have no reason to think, given the similarity between the two backs, that there should be any problem

Shipping from Amazon was amazingly fast. And the minimal packaging was environmentally friendly.

I've now ordered another version so that I can use it with Olympus Evolt E510 10MP Digital SLR Camera with CCD Shift Image Stabilization (Body Only) and the Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital ED SWD Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras.

So glad I bought this. It has truly changed the way I carry my camera around. I used to hate lugging my big ol' camera bag everywhere with me, but now that I have the Zing, I can just cover my camera and toss it in my regular bag. It pads and protects my camera so well! I LOVE IT.