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Shootsac Basic Black Shooters Kit, Neoprene Lens Location Bag

by Shootsac

(22 customer reviews)

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Expandable shoulder strap to fit any size torso comfortably
Has 3 Rear pockets are large enough to hold lenses
Detachable front cover for even easier access to your lenses
O ring for attaching car keys and hooked accessories

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Product Details

Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 0.6 inches ; 2 pounds
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN: B0010Y4RZE
Item model number: Shootsac
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,657 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

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Product Description

The Basic Shootsac is designed to be WORN comfortably like an article of clothing WHILE you shoot. Use your "traditional" camera bag to transport your gear - load up your Shootsac for active shooting. With 3 easy access lens pockets and 3 safety snap pockets this revolutionary lens bag will change the way you shoot.

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“ It is going to make my photo shoots so much easier!!! ” Jennifer Plante | 1 reviewer made a similar statement

“ They think it's a great shoulder bag, not a lens bag. ” Jenika | 5 reviewers made a similar statement

“ This is a bit of a problem since the first time I went to detach the velcro, I also ended up pulling out the velcro side that was sewn in. ” Livenlife | 1 reviewer made a similar statement

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Would recommend to others, but not the gold standard yet November 12, 2010

By Jenika

I'm a professional photographer and have been using the Shootsac for a couple of months. Overall, I would recommend it, with a few gripes to watch out for. Let's start with the good stuff:

1) Look: 5 stars out of 5. First of all, the product is well-branded. Everything from the box it comes in to the distinctive look it has while you're shooting says that it was well thought out. It definitely looks cute, the cover options are delicious, and I've gotten compliments from nearly every client and anyone who sees it. They think it's a great shoulder bag, not a lens bag.
2) Ease of Use and Comfort: 5 out of 5. It is very comfortable to wear, and once I'm lost in shooting I hardly notice it is there. For me, this was reason alone to buy it. I want to be thinking about my clients and my photos, not my gear. The three-pocket design is useful in that it curves around your body, even when lenses are in it. The shoulder strap is sewn onto the bag on one end and has a heavy-duty fastener so you can unhook the other end. This is handy because sometimes I carry a reflector and can just slide the reflector over the strap, fasten it, and carry it along with me hands-free. It does bounce around and isn't the most convenient thing in the world, but at least it's there.
3) Durability: 5 out of 5 so far. Can't speak to this in the long-term since I've only had it a couple of months, but thus far it's held up very well. The neoprene feels durable and snag-resistant, the cloth cover is holding up very nicely. Since it stays on your body while you're shooting, it doesn't really take a huge beating other than getting bounced around a bit.

So far, so good. But here's where the product becomes unfortunately underwhelming:

4) Design: This is where it gets 2 stars out of 5 for me, and thus the three-star rating on this product. There are three pockets in front for three lenses, and three pockets in back (secured by snaps) for "smaller items" (e.g. memory cards, keys, your drivers license, batteries, etc). The bag does what it claims it will do: carry three lenses and some smaller items. Everything you need physically with you on a shoot can be carried with it (except a tripod if you're into that...I rarely have occasion to use one on portrait shoots because we move around so much).

Pros of design:
-Extremely economical in terms of space. Three in front for lenses, three in back for other stuff. Nothing more, nothing less.
-Feels heavy-duty while being stylish

Cons of design:

-The flap itself is velcroed - not sewn - to the bag. (???) I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't want the flap sewn on the bag since there's nothing else - no snaps, no enclosures - protecting the lens pockets. I don't know why you'd want the option to remove it. So the flap is velcroed, then there's more velcro when you attach the cover over the same spot. This is a problem because:

-The back pockets are very deep (same depth as the lens pockets), and because they are so snug, you have to stick your hand pretty deeply to get at your memory cards and/or batteries. This is a bit awkward to begin with, and stuff at the bottom is not sensibly accessible. At any rate, when you're pulling your hand back out, the velcro that secures the flap always SCRATCHES the back of my wrist, and I usually have red marks on my hand after the shoot. There's no way around this because the velcro is sewn in, I can't move it, and it's the way the flap is attached. This is just ridiculous. I try to carry smaller items in my pockets to avoid getting mangled by the stupid velcro, but why spend over two hundred bucks on a bag to not be able to carry everything in it without getting the skin scraped off of you? Badly done, Shootsac.

-The pockets in the back are each secured by a single snap at the top. The snap is clumsy because the neoprene is so squishy, so you have to find it and really squish down to get it in securely. There is also a good 2.5 inches on either side of the snap that is left open even after it is snapped 'shut'. This is plenty of space for anything you'd be carrying back there - keys, memory cards, batteries - to slip right out. This also seems ridiculous. I don't know why there isn't a zipper anywhere (or at the very least more of that annoying velcro). On one hand it's not typical that you'd turn the bag upside-down so that things would fall out, and the pockets are deep enough that it would not be a regular occurence. But as a photographer, what is ultimately the worst thing in your bag to lose? THE MEMORY CARDS! Again, at two hundred bucks, this bag should have some feature that would be Ft. Knox for your memory cards. A mesh pocket somewhere, something that zips shut, something to give you peace of mind that after scraping the skin off of your hand, at the very least you're secure in knowing that the memory card will stay put.

-The bag holds lenses pretty snugly, which is a good thing in some ways, but when I put in my 85mm f/1.2 with its lens hood inside the bag, it's a pain to get out. It's held so snugly that it takes a few extra seconds, and it always feels a bit awkward when the client is standing there and I'm jerking the 85 out of my bag. I wish at least one of the pockets was a bit roomier. All my lenses have hoods on them and thus take a bit longer to pull out.

-The cover, while cute, is kind of a pain. It is secured by velcro at the top but not the bottom. I have no idea why it is only secured on one side and not the other. It stays on the bag, but flops around loose when you're lifting or closing the cover or when it's windy. I am tempted to use a safety pin or add more velcro onto the bottom of the cover, but I don't want to ruin the bag in any way by poking it or snagging it with the wrong velcro. For two hundred bucks, this is a silly problem to have.

-The fact that you have to buy the shoulder pad separately at an additional $9.95 is pretty lame. It is squishy and comfortable, but when you're carrying around three lenses, of course you're going to want padding over your poor shoulder. It's not a backpack - all the weight will be on a single shoulder. It seems like the shoulder pad should be standard issue, even if they have to add ten bucks to the price. Selling it separately is just pesky, especially considering that this is making itself out to be an upmarket item.

OVERALL: In terms of the materials used, it is a very well-made product that will probably last a long time. It's comfortable to wear, and enables you to focus on what you're shooting. The design of it has room for improvement. Between scratched arms and unsecured items, it doesn't give me the peace of mind that I wish it did, and that I think the customer paying this price deserves. Read more ›

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cool Bag but Don't Buy it Here February 20, 2009

By behren

This is a cool bag, but it's spendy. If you go to the shootsac website and sign up for their mailing list, several times a year you'll get a coupon code for $30 off the bag, as well as discounts for the covers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Michael from Shadowplay Photography and Video - User Review September 7, 2008

By Vu Bui

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This is a video made by the Shadowplay Photography and Video team in Australia. They purchased a Shootsac, and after using it decided to make this video to talk about it. It was a completely unsolicited video, and we would like to share it with potential buyers of the Shootsac.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Strap is very uncomfortable June 29, 2011

By Kate

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While this looks like it should be the perfect bag, it's very uncomfortable and the strap digs into your neck. This is not what I want when I'm shooting a 9 hour wedding. Another photographer friend of mine had the same problem. I had to return it. Until Jessica fixes this issue, I won't be buying another shootsac.. no matter how cute it is!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, a little pricey. September 17, 2008

By M. Kosswig

A little expensive for its purpose, but works well. The strap does have a tendency to dig into the shoulder, so I purchased a gel strap to go over it. Great stretchy material & concept.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, but can use some tweaks May 16, 2012

By Livenlife

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I got my shootsac last week, and have used it once so far. I love the design. It fits snuggly against the body while shooting. I agree with another poster who said the shoulder pads should be standard. After a while, the lenses do become a little weighty.

My other issue was that the velcro that holds the flap is not sewn in with reinforcements. This is a bit of a problem since the first time I went to detach the velcro, I also ended up pulling out the velcro side that was sewn in. I sent the following email to the company, but got no response.

"Hi there,
I just received my Shootsac today from Amazon via Adorama. I was excited to receive it, as I'd been waiting since last week for it to arrive. As you can imagine, I looked in all of the holes, and snapped and unsnapped the snaps to get an idea of how things worked. I then reached for the velcro to detach the cover. I must have grabbed the wrong part because I noticed that the part that was sewn in was detaching as well. I didn't tug that hard, but yet the thread was dangling. I really like the look, feel, and build of the Shootsac. But my one suggestion would be to at the very least, reinforce the edges where the velcro comes detached. For something that costs nearly $200 to purchase, the threading should be more solid than that. Now, for an item that I haven't even had the pleasure of using yet, I have to spend a few minutes sewing in the velcro edge and adding reinforcements so this doesn't happen again. Again, I look forward to using my Shootsac, but I just wanted to point out where it could be improved."

As I mentioned, I got no response. Not a "thanks for the feedback. We will work on that." Not a "wow, you're an idiot for pulling on the wrong part." Nothing. Read more ›

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT July 18, 2012

By ne

I bought my shootsac about 2 years ago directly from their website after being told by a friend that it was "the best thing since sliced bread".. it was a little pricy I thought but hey if its that good then so be it... I currently shoot weddings, parties, and senior pictures, however weddings are the bulk of my photography, I shoot an average of 5 weddings a month, and my 2 year old shootsac is still running strong, I carry 70-200 2.8 IS in the back pocket, 16-35 in the front and the 100 macro in the middle with a plethora of other things in the back (batteries, cards, business cards, keys). If I am shooting it's on my back, I never go anywhere without it... All this to say the shootsac is a GAME CHANGER when it comes to on the move, fast action, multiple lens photography gigs like weddings are, i couldn't imagine shooting a wedding now without it.. it really is "the best thing since sliced bread". only thing I can't comment on is the digging into the shoulder thing, im a guy with pretty big shoulders and it never even gets close to my neck.. If you think it might be an issue I would get the shoulder pad too.

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