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I was very excited to try out this pack, in fact I’ve been trying to get a hold of F-stop Gear’s through their Twitter for some time now. There is also a sternum strap to keep the shoulder straps close to your center of gravity and it has a built-in whistle. This was a nice touch because the frame kept the shape of the pack and I didn’t feel any of my equipment poking or jabbing into my back while moving around.Īs mentioned earlier the LOKA does come with a hip belt and to complete that setup it also includes load lifters at the top, which are meant to pull the weight off your shoulders. The LOKA camera backpack is the first camera pack I’ve encounter that has an internal aluminum frame.

Since I didn’t have my water bladder during my visit to the Bay, I instead used the water bladder pocket to hold my 12.5in ASUS T300 laptop. As an avid hiker I find this highly convenient because this means that I’ll spend less time stopping, dropping my pack to quench my thirst, and then putting my pack back on. The LOKA has a dedicated pouch and outlet for you to take a sip from your water bladder while on the go. I found the internal pockets to snuggly hold my wallet securely. Up on top is a pocket that has two internal pockets and a dedicated spot to connect your keys to. I assume this is where you would store a rain cover (sold separately) for the pack in case foul weather catches you off guard. Underneath the area where I mounted the tripod you have a standard large zip-up pocket.Īt the bottom there’s another flat pocket with a zipper on it. It makes the weight feel more balanced when you’re walking around.

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Personally I prefer to strap the tripod onto the middle of the pack using their series of buckles and elastic bands. On each side of the Loka camera backpack are two mesh pockets for storing things like water bottles or even a tripod. Inside the opening flap of the main compartment are two small pockets and two zippered pockets. Although I have a feeling if you were to carry heavier gear such a 400mm lens and an ice pick the hip belt might not hold up, but for the amount of gear that I packed it worked fine! This little twisty method comes in handy. It’s such a time sucker having to drop your pack each time you want to do something as simple as switching a memory card or battery. They suggest that if you need to access your equipment while on the go instead of dropping the pack you can instead take off the shoulder straps and then twist the pack around so that you’re looking down at it. F-stop Gear, however, did something pretty cool. The belt also offers options to attach lens pouches and other external pockets (both sold separately.) Usually I detest the idea of accessing gear from the back of the pack because of the inconvenience. The pack includes a build in hip belt to help put the weight of your gear onto your legs and off your shoulders. Unfortunately I didn’t have one of F-stop Gear’s ICU units accessible for this review, so instead I improvised by neatly packing the following items into the pack. This open space gives individuals the option to specifically customize packing and organizing to his or her own needs.

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Think of an ICU as portable camera insert.

It’s designed to fit a variety of internal camera units (ICU) available on the F-stop Gear store. The LOKA consists of one big main compartment that opens from the back. DWR treated, 330D double Ripstop Nylon with 1500mm Polyurethane coating

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