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This bag is phenomenal - much better and bigger in person than the pictures suggest. I should have bought it months ago! I have one of those giant Lowepro backpack bags for storing my gear in the closet and was looking for a bag to carry my D300 and 70-200mm, a long lens on a big camera. It is hard to find a bag that can fit a long combo like that, let alone be stylish (which wasn't even my first priority). With this bag, it fits perfectly with room for a flash and a few other doodads. It will even fit this combo with a teleconverter attached. They really should change the name of bag from small to regular or something like that because this is truly not a small bag like my Slingshot (which really doesn't fit the D300 with any lens at all).
The quality is superb. Even my husband, who could care less about bags and purses, came over to check it out and was impressed. I love the magnetic snaps and the little detachable purse. It even rivals my favorite brand, Coach. In fact, if Coach was the one selling this bag, I could easily see it selling for $400-$500. I ordered it from Green Mountain Camera through Amazon. The bag came in 2 days, perfectly packaged in recyclable materials too. All in all, I'm thrilled - function and beauty, at a great price no less. What more can a girl want? I am now an official Jill.e convert.

I have to admit ... I have a thing for red leather. That's what attracted me to this bag, and I took it home to see if my gear fit, fully expecting to have to return it the next day. Boy ... was I surprised! My D300, complete with battery grip and 80 - 400 VR (a huge combo if ever there was one) fit perfectly, along with my brand new Tokina 12 -24, also a big lens. But the biggest surprise was when I put the 12 -24 on my D50, and manged to fit that combo into the bag as well, right along side the D300/80-400 combo.

I am very impressed. The only suggestion I would make would be to make the end pockets just a little bit fuller ... otherwise this is the perfect bag, and stylish to boot.

Let me start by saying that my only problem with the bag has nothing to do with its quality. It is well-made, with thoughtful design.

I can fit my D300 with 16-85 lens attached in it, with room to spare for another smaller lens. There's also room for personal items, such as a pair of sunglasses, and the detachable purse eliminates the need for a separate bag, unless you have a lot of stuff.

The problem is, the bag I received does not match what is shown in the product photo. The tethered purse is not all leather as in the picture; it has red leather in the corners, but is made up of the same light material that makes up the interior of the camera bag. I can only envision a few months from now how dirty it will become. An all-leather pouch - as shown in the photo - would be much more durable and stain-resistant.

Also, the shoulder strap is not padded as shown in the photo, although it does have a nice suede backing where it rests on your shoulder. But padded, it's not.

I emailed Adorama's customer service department, and they basically said their hands were tied. They use the product photos that are supplied by the manufacturer (Jill.e). I can understand that.

Adorama gave me the option of returning the bag, but I thought the benefits of the bag far outweighed my disappointment. I would (and have) done business with Adorama since. Their shipping is fast and their pricing is fair.

I have to say, I am annoyed with Jill.e's customer service. I emailed them about the above concerns, and never received a response. I understand that email sometimes gets "lost", so I called their customer service line a few times during the hours that they are supposedly on-call, but always got a recording.

All-in-all, I would buy the bag again. I just wanted to make you aware of the product photo discrepancy in case those details are important to you, as they are to me.

I really hate black camera bags! There, I said it. For years, I have waited for a camera bag that wasn't black, camo or National Geographic canvas that held my equipment and wasn't too informal (read backpack or fanny pack-ish) to take to a wedding. Just when I was about to throw up my hands in despair, I found this bag and fell in love. It is the perfect bag! It holds my 20d with the lens on, 2 flash heads and omni-bounce diffusers, my 38-300mm zoom, Wolverine hard-drive, spare battery and charger, 4 spare CF cards in card safes, photovision target, lens cleaner and cloth, and light meter with the external pockets still available for my car keys and other personal items AND it looks sleek, stylish and professional at the same time! Everything is easy to access, too. When I reach a point where I need more space, I already have my next Jill-e bag picked out. They have me for life!

This is the perfect bag if you love to bring your camera with you everywhere but also want to be stylish. People think it's a purse when I use it...which is all the time! It's also a great quality bag...except for the handles. They are obviously made of something completely different than the rest of the bag. But that's my only complaint. I love the bag!