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Tamrac 574501 Velocity 5 Photo Hip Pack Convertible (Black) | 
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| Brand: Tamrac
Category: Photography
Buy New: $49.95
Rating:  12 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 11.5 x 9
MPN: 20514
Model: TA-5745/01
UPC: 023554020614
EAN: 0023554020614
ASIN: B000067O86
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | High performance and versatile hip pack convertible doesn't look like a camera bag but holds SLR with zoom lens attached up to 4" long, additional lenses, flash and accessories. |
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Product Description
The high performance and versatile Velocity 5 - Photo Hip Pack Convertible doesn't look like a camera bag, but it holds and protects a digital or film SLR with zoom lens attached up to 4" long, additional lenses and a flash. With the BioCurve shoulder strap, this unique pack can be carried like a traditional shoulder bag, but it's anything but ordinary. To convert it to a hip pack, just unlock the Tuck-A-Way hip belt and tighten the hip suspension straps to transfer the weight to the hips and balance the load during rigorous physical activities.Equipment can be accessed instantly via Tamrac's U.S.-patented TurboTop, a dual-entry system that opens with a quick pull of the parallel double zippers, or by opening the Speed Flap Top. For shock protection, the main compartment is padded with closed-cell foam and has adjustable, foam-padded internal dividers to provide a custom fit for equipment. A Windowpane-Mesh pocket in top holds filters and cleaning material. An outer mesh pocket and a zippered front pocket containing paraphernalia pockets combine to organize film, accessories and personal items.Add Tamrac's optional accessories using the attachment slots for Tamrac's Strap Accessory System (S.A.S.) and Modular Accessory System (M.A.S.) products to customize this high performance hip pack to perfectly fit your needs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Nice pack but didn't work for me September 6, 2008
MW (Del Rio, TX USA)
This is a well constructed pack with nice belt and shoulder strap, but it didn't work for me. I bought it to carry my FZ28 with lens hood attached. There are two velcro straps along the length of the internal walls of the pack to fasten the dividers. The lens hood caught on these straps when I would try to insert the camera in the bag making it a 2 handed and slow operation, so I returned the bag.
Nicely made but miss represented April 11, 2007
Herbert Meldahl (Rockford, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have back problems and was looking for a hip pack. I found the Tamrac 5745 on Tamrac's website and looked at the in use illustration which showed an SLR with a 4" lens mounted, a flash on one side of the mounted lens and two short lenses on the otehr side of the mounted lens.
When it arrived, I found that I could only fit my Nikon D-70s with it's lens mounted and one other short Nikon AF lens in the case. To be fair, you could squeeze a couple of rolls of 35mm film in on the side opporsite the mounted lens. Tamrack must have used an old Nikon FG SLR with manual focus lenses when the did the illustration. It was VERY misleading!
This is not the sellers fault, it it Tamrac's miss representation of the product. I won't buy one of their products unless I can touch it first!
 Love it ! March 27, 2007
L. Kasen
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The one thing I notice when reading the other reviews is that none seem to mention the one thing I was worried about after I had purchased the bag and was waiting for it to be shipped.I have a battery grip on my canon xti and was worried that the camera wouldn't fit in the bag with it attached. When I received the camera bag and went to put the camera with attached battery grip, 17-85 lens attached to camera,430ex flash and a 75-300mm extra lens, there was no way ,[I mean no way] that everything would have fit. After playing around with different combinations on how I could fit what into the bag comfortably, I decided to go with the 17-85 lens attached to the camera along with the battery grip attached and the flash to the side.My main lens that I use by far is my 17-85, so this works very nicely for most of the time when I'm just going out and about. If I want to carry the 75-300 lens I believe all I have to do is get a lens pack that would attach very nicely to the strap of the bag. The strap has a couple places where you can attach different accessories. With this accomplished now I can say absolutely that I Love this bag. The size is perfect for just carrying around on a anytime to use basis. Bag is very nicely padded everywhere. For the compact size that I wanted, it also fits other things such as filters snugly, but efficiently. If you want something that is not to big and bulky yet carries the essentials, I would definitely recommend this bag!
Great for a compact SLR kit December 23, 2006
D. Grey
I really liked this bag. It is comfortable and well made, can be worn on the front of your waist for quick access, and has nice accessory pocket for memory and even fits my miniature Bogen tripod. It is best used with a compact SLR 2-lens Kit or a prosumer SLR like super-zoom. It will fit up to 3 lenses or 2 lenses and a flash. That being said I had to give it to my wife because I began upgrading and adding to my kit lenses which are rather compact to faster f2.8-35 lenses which are much larger in diameter. In this situation my 50-200 is a very tight fit and will just fit with my E-500 and an 11-22. I can just fit a teleconverter in the bag but the 14-45 is a no-go. I am now looking at a velocity 8 for my setup. One last note, my buckle did break but was an easy fix for a few bucks. My wife uses it now for her Canon S3 and cellphone...
Very nice, affordable hip bag ... June 26, 2006
Man F. Wong (NYC)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I generally agree w/ other positive reviews about this bag. I've owned one for nearly 3 years now and still like it though I have finally outgrown its cozy size/fit w/ my Nikon D200. I originally did a lot of shopping before choosing this bag for my then Canon Powershot G3 kit, which included tele and wide lens converters and a 420EX speedlight, w/ expectation that I would keep using it when I eventually upgrade to a D-SLR. And when I did upgrade to a Nikon D70 (upon its initial release back in 3/04), the bag continued to serve me well though yes it was a very tight fit w/ the D70 + a small-to-mid-size lens attached pointed down and Sigma 70-200 EX f/2.8 next to it -- the tightness was mainly between the width of the D70 body and the width of the 70-200 f/2.8 telezoom. FWIW, I also briefly had a Nikon D50 that fit quite a bit easier and comfortably cozy w/ the same configuration.
Still, I like that the bag also offers these side notches for attaching additional small bags/cases/pouches, which Tamrac calls their MAS system (and Lowepro calls Slip-lock), and I usually use that to attach a Lowepro D-Res 25 to carry an additional small-to-mid-size lens (eg. Nikon 85mm f/1.8, 35mm f/2, 18-70mm DX). I like this configuration partly because I could also quickly detach the D-Res 25 bag and go lightweight w/ just my D-SLR out in the open w/ its neckstrap plus an extra lens in the D-Res 25, which I do quite often.
The waist belt might be useful for a bigger person, but for me, the bag is really too tall to be worn around the waist (and probably too heavy also w/ D-SLR gear) although it worked ok for brief periods on a couple occasions back when I was still using it for my Canon G3 kit. Some might also find the waist belt useful w/ the bag worn behind (instead of in front) when riding a bike I guess.
Anyway, now that I have a Nikon D200, I'm again shopping for a new bag as I can no longer squeeze that in the bag next to the 70-200mm f/2.8 telezoom. The top candidates right now are the Lowepro Slingshot 200 and the Tamrac Velocity 8 and 9 as I prefer to get a sling-like bag that doesn't require removal for quick, reliable access. I'd also consider another hip bag that's just like the Velocity 5, but a bit bigger to fit the D200, but alas, there doesn't seem to be one that quite fits the bill -- the Adorama Slinger comes close, but it doesn't look as well designed nor have an equiv to the Tamrac MAS system that I find essential for bags of this size. The Lowepro Slingshot seems almost perfect to me, except I'm not too sure it'll work well for me ergonomically speaking since I much prefer wearing the strap on my left shoulder, instead of right shoulder like most other folks I guess, and slung across to my lower right side.
Addendum: For anyone looking for a moderately bigger slingbag (for D-SLR use), there's now also the increasingly popular Kata T-214 GDC Torso-Pack that I recently bought and love. I find that compares favorably to the other slingbags I mentioned above, especially if you prefer slinging over the left shoulder (though it works fine both ways unlike the Lowepro Slingshot).
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