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Just picked this up after reading the other reviews and I must say it is very, very nice. Inside I am hauling a Nikon D90 with an 18-105mm attached, a Canon Digital Rebel XTi with a 100mm macro lens attached, a 50mm Nikkor lens, a 70-300mm Nikkor lens, a speedlite flash, an ExpoDisc, and a couple of lens hoods all with room for another lens or two! I also carry a Sony VAIO 15" laptop in the sleeve and it fits perfectly. I doubt a 17" laptop would fit unless you got the 7x version. I attached a Lowepro bottle bag to hold my Nalgene on the outside (gotta have that water). What's cool is if you don't need the laptop, you can put a camelback diaphragm in there instead. Next I think I will attach another Tamrac accessory case for my iPod. The tripod holding system is also a plus. I can strap a full size Manfrotto to the outside very snug. Needless to say if you are going to lug all of this around, it gets a little heavy but who cares. Its great to have the ability to take all of this with you if you desire. I compared it to various other laptop/camera backpacks and this one takes the cake. The only gripe I would have is the price, but you get what you pay for and this is very high quality.

Tamrac 5586 Expedition 6x Photo/Laptop Backpack (Black)

The Expedition 6x is an excellent carry all backpack for the offroad photographer. I use it to carry my Nikon D80 with a mounted medium telephoto, a long tele, another mid tele, 2 smaller lenses. Additionally I carry a full set of 11 Cokin filters with adapter rings and holders, a light meter and a small flash unit. There is plenty of space for circular filters and an assortment of accessories, with room to spare for a future lens purchase. The laptop compartment is spacious, as are the extra compartments for spare batteries and memory cards. I am a large man (6'5") and tyhis pack fits perfectly. If there is anything negative to say about the 6X it is that my LARGE Manfrotto tripod is too big for the tripod attachment, though my monopod is easily attached to the pack. This 6X was a birthday gift. I almost asked for the 7X, but I am very satisfied with this model.

This backpack arrived the day before a planned hiking trip in the Colorado Rockies. I quickly threw all my equipment in it and everything fit great. During the hike, I was impressed how comfortable the pack felt. I was carrying so much equipment that it was hard to lift my backpack with one hand, but when I had it on my back, there was no problem.

I got caught in two rainstorms. I got soaked but my camera equipment stayed perfectly dry. Got to love that!

The only problem I had was that the zipper to the main compartment kept getting caught in the surrounding material. This was fairly annoying but this backpack's advantages firmly out weigh this one little problem.

-Bob

This is truly a "hold everything" bag! I have this thing packed with a 40D w/24-70L attached. Also in the bag is a 70-200 2.8 IS L, two 580ex II's, 28-135 kit lens, both lens hoods for the "L's", and a Stofen Omni-Bounce. I still have room for two more smaller lenses. All compartments are water tight. This is truly an awesome bag with room for everything you can imagine.

I bought this for my daughter, who was lugging around 'our' 'L' lenses in an unpadded backpack.

It's considerably larger than it looks in the product description.

It comfortably holds 2 Canon DSLR bodies, with one of them attached to a 70-200 IS (fat & bulky) lens, her MacBook and associated chargers/cables, a 10-22 wide angle lens, a 28-70 'L' lens, Canon flash, a Canon Vixia Camcorder, and filters, batteries, cleaning items, iPod, card reader, and headphones.

It gets HEAVY rather quickly.

Build quality is top-notch. I've been carrying a smaller version for a few years, and I've never experienced a zipper problem, tear, or even significant wear. While not billed as waterproof, I've carried the pack in downpours and snow storms, and have never seen moisture work it's way into the pack. VERY well made, and VERY well padded.

Overall, great investment in protecting my gear.