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Here is a quick review of another camera bag i bought recently:
Lowepro Topload Zoom 1 camera bag. TLZ1

The 50mm f/1.4 G is my favourite walk around lens. Not only I love the focal length on a FF camera, I like the small size amd weight when it is attached to my D700 with grip removed. Unfortunately i don't have any small camera bag that can and only can fit the camera with a small lens attached so i normally have to carry it with a medium size camera bag like my Tamrac Velocity 9x. It defeated the main advantage of carrying a small lens as walk around lens. So i want a small camera bag and after looking around, i bought a Lowepro TopLoad Zoom 1 camera bag.

The Topload Zoom 1 is a very compact camera bag (for DSLRs).
You can either use it as a shoulder bag or it has a hand grip at the top. Or you can slide a belt through the loop at the back.



The bag has a reverse-open top open lid (i like top open lid!)

The quality is usual Lowepro quality (i.e. very good) with paddings everywhere. While the paddings are not as thick as some other camera bags i have, it should still provide enough protection.



There is a inner mesh pocket under the top open lid and also a front zip pocket which can fit a few filters,memory cards, your wallet or mobile phone easily (but not ALL of them!!).



So can it fit my D700 with the 50mm lens attached?? Yes easily but not with the grip attached. D700 is the largest size DSLR without integrated grip so it should fit any other DSLR that does not have a integrated grip.

I've also tested it with a Tamron 90mm macro lens attached:





It fits perfectly fine with a little bit of room left at both the top and the bottom. So a slightly longer lens should still be okay. But i don't think it'll fit a Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 or any larger lens

Official Website: http://products.lowepro.com/product/Topl...2051,8.htm

The only complain i have is the design looks a bit plan and boring.. other than that it's a great little camera bag

What lens have you got attached to your camera there?
Tamron?
edit: Sorry, I read your profile and saw you've got the 90mm Macro.

yes that's a Tamron 90mm. So probably any prime lens under 100mm will still fit (but tightly)

I've got a similar bag so, yes it's a useful one to have.