Hands-On with Photojojo?s ?Any Bag? Camera Bag Insert

Photojojo describes its ONA Any Bag as ?a zillion camera bags for less than the price of one.? That?s not far off. I have been testing one for a few weeks now have found that ? with the exception of one big flaw which you may or may not care about ? it?s almost my ideal camera bag.

The Any Bag is a camera-holding insert which fits into any other bag, hence its name. You get one big central section (with a Velcro divider) and pockets on all four outer sides. The back pocket runs the full length, the front pocket is divided into two, and each end has a single pouch. The lid of the bag is a flap that secures with two magnetic closures, and there is a small leather strap on each end to lift the bag out. The Any Bag is made of waxed canvas which will fend off splashes.

First, the flaw. It?s the lid. The magnetic disks on the body and the flap refuse to line up easily. To close the lid properly, you?ll need to put in some work to get them to stick together. In practice, the bag is always inside another so this doesn?t really matter, and the flap overlaps enough to keep dust out anyway. I don?t really care, but I thought you should know.

The soft bag can be squeezed-in pretty much anywhere, and is particularly useful inside carry-on luggage. It adds minimal weight (300 grams or 11 ounces on my kitchen scale) and bulk, and squishes to fit the space available (the official measurements are 10.5 x 7 x4 inches, which seems about right).

I have been using it inside the bag pictured above, a Rickshaw messenger bag (in Performance Tweed, if you?re asking). I can carry a Panasonic GF1 (not pictured, for obvious reasons), a lens, a small flash and spare filters and batteries. You could also use the pockets for keys or a cellphone. It fits this bag perfectly, and unlike carrying the bits wrapped in individual cases, the Any Bag keeps stuff together and leaves space for other gear (in this case, an iPad naked but for a Smart Cover).

You could fit a big SLR in there, too, but obviously there?s less room for extras. A D700 and a spare lens fits fine.

I like the bag a lot, and somehow, despite weighing more, it feels like it takes up less space than my leather ever-ready case for the GF1, mostly because it doesn?t move around inside the messenger bag.

Best of all is the price. The Any Bag is $60, less than most regular bags. Recommended.

The ?ONA? Any Bag Camera Bag Insert [Photojojo]

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Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/hands-on-with-photojojos-any-bag-camera-bag-insert/

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