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I purchased this a few months ago specifically for on-hill ski photos. I spend most winter weekends with a bunch of ski racers, and shoot around 3,000 images in a weekend. Swapping lenses on the course is a really bad idea (lens and camera guts do not mix well with snow,) so I needed a good way to carry the camera/200mm lens.
This is the best investment I’ve made in a camera bag. I’m not saying that if I take a header down the hill or if I kiss a tree the bag will save the camera – only a hard case would do that. But it does keep the camera safe from minor falls, keeps it warm (there’s plenty of space to add heat packs) – and dry. There’s a cover that pulls out of a small pouch that acts as a rain poncho for the bag, making it darn near water proof! The outside pockets hold extra batteries and CF cards. It also supports the lowepro harness system – I’m looking into that for this bag and other lowepro bags I own.
Update: This winter (Jan 2010) I DID take a header down the hill – 25 foot tumble followed by a 50 foot slide at Marquette Mountain. Camera and lens: undamaged.
Lowepro Topload Zoom AW