Manfrotto MB SM390-5SW UNICA V Messenger Bag -White

The bag is very thoughfully designed and looks smart. I will list the pros and cons for your own evaluation:Pros:1. Handsome design with high quality materials.2. Ease of access to camera by using the zipper on top of the bag without having to open the cover.3. The latch and 2 velco at the 2 corners secure the cover to the bag very well.4. Storage compartment at the bottom of the bag is very useful to store all kinds of accessories like cables, batteries, filters, flash, etc...5. There is a slim poket at the back of the bag that is useful for quick access to travel document during trip.6. There is also an organizer pocket at the front of the bag, under the cover, to store cell phones, pens, etc...7. There is a padded slim compartment inside the bag for ultrabook or touchpad which can also be accessed without opening the cover.8. Wide comfortable padded shoulder strap.Cons:1. There is no way to put a lock to protect your cameras, lens, or laptop during a trip.2. Although the selling point is you have the option to partition the interior to fit your camera and lenses, only 1/3 of the interior space have the velcro patches to hold the 2 pieces of partition provided. The other 2/3 of the interior space is finished with smooth nylon so there is no way to partition even if you have some extra partitions from other bags.3. The biggest flaw of the design is this is a considerably compact bag with the space to carry 2 dslr with zoom lens fully atached facing down for easy access, and still have space for 2 smaller lenses but there is no velcro to hold the extra partitions in place.4. The width of the bag is a little tight for dslr with battery grip. Although my Canon 60D with battery grip fits in fine.5. Zipper at the bottom compartment is right at the edge of the bag, it would be better to have the zipper higher so the compartment is better protected from moisture.6. Zipper on top of the bag is not well concealed for better appearance and protection.However, I haven't found a better designed bag that is both compact and spacious so I will keep it and get velcro partitions added for custom partition.Appreciate if anyone can let me know where to buy additional velcro partitions.

I have been looking for a good (semi-small) messenger bag to carry my DSLR as well as my Macbook 13". I found a very nice one from another brand, but it was too small and was more for a netbook or iPad. Searching let me to a great deal (half off I believe) on this bag. It looked like a good deal and the pictures were helpful so I bit.Upon receiving it, it was somewhat well-made. The zippers were a little too easy to zip and gave the feeling of "cheap" or as if they would be the first thing to fail. The top access zipper was pretty flimsy. The material the bag is made from is pretty cheap. It is nice, and would work well for most, but it seemed like it was pretty thin.The padding was adequate. The configuration inside of the bag is not extremely versatile. I was trying to get my backup (travel) body, a Nikon d5100 and a 35mm lens and 18-200mm in the bag without much wiggle room and it was tough. I REALLY hate traveling with lenses attached (R.I.P. my first d5100), but there really isn't a good way for that to be done, from what I could figure out. It wasn't really a deal breaker, but I didn't feel as safe as I do with my Lowepro Fastpack 250. The Velcro dividers only attach to one half of the main compartment, so even if you had more dividers, you can't stick them to anything.The compartment on the bottom is almost a joke. I have a very small monopod and it wouldnt fit. I wasnt sure what to put in there until I was going to a hockey game... then I realized that about 7 beers fit perfectly... :D This compartment could have really been left out. Its a waste of space most of the time... unless you are going to a place that charges $7 for a beer.The ultimate deal-breaker was the strap. Oh, how the skimped on the strap. The strap material itself is fine, but the shoulder pad is just awful. It is a foam pad covered in a mesh material. Nice for breath-ability, but horrid for staying on your shoulder. I found that it slipped off at-will which was the deal-breaker. I have had several laptop bags over the years that had some sort of rubberized pad that stuck without any problem. I think the best solution would have been to add metal connectors to the side of the bag to allow "aftermarket" or better straps to be clipped on instead of sewing them on to save a couple cents per bag. That might have kept this bag in my arsenal. I could have easily transplanted an old strap.Pros: Holds 13" Macbook, DSLR, doesnt look like a camera bag, decent padding.Cons: Arranging a camera without the lens attached is a bit of a challenge. materials seem cheap (zippers, mesh), wish they would have included more Velcro dividers and made the entire interior Velcro.Final thoughts: its a good bag if you get it on sale. Maybe if you have a shoe repair shop you can get a different strap put on cheap. I just with they had made it more rugged. Other than that, I continue my search...

I purchased it for use strictly as a briefcase. This is a beautiful white bag, with excellent compartments and a portable office. When open, the front flap can unzip and fold down, revealing the portable office, stocked as you like.The internal sections of the (camera) bag are well padded and divided with removable partitions. The bottom of the bag also has a zipper, with an excellent space for carrying power cords and utility items.The shoulder strap is padded nicely and also looks good, with the pad cover in white and the strap itself is black.This is a large bag, but manageable nevertheless. I carry two, sometimes three laptops and it works for that without being too cumbersome or uncomfortable on the shoulder.Looks good, works great and is worth the price.The only slight drawback is that the buckle clangs when you open the flap of the briefcase and it hits and hard surface. Office, table, desk, counter - it clangs. Still, I like the bag very much.

Awesome bag, but i personally didnot like the bottom space cuz i have nothing to place in that particular space

Ho deciso di comprare questa borsa dopo aver cercato diversi modelli sempre a tracolla, come lowerpro e tamrac, ma alla fine ho deciso di acquistare questa sopratutto per due motivi:- Scomparto separato per un cavalletto da viaggio- Idrorepellente (al contrario di alcuni modelli lowerpro)Il comparto del cavalletto è abbastanza grande per inserire un cavaletto da viaggio come il mio Cullmann Nanomax 400T.L'unica cosa che mi ha lasciato un pò deluso è stata la poco possibilità di personalizzare i comparti dove inserire reflex e obiettivi, però lo spazio è sufficiente per una Canon 60D + Tamron 17-50 e un obiettivo da 200mm, in più resta ancora spazio per altro magari una bottiglietta d'acqua o un flash.Inoltre abbiamo un comparto per un notebook fino a 13" o magari un tablet, oltre una tasca anteriore dove inserire documenti, memory card, hard disk portatili ecc. Molto utile la cerniera in alto che permette di prendere la macchina fotografica senza necessariamente aprire tutta la borsa.In generale sono molto soddisfatto, l'unico neo è proprio la poca libertà nel suddividere lo spazio. Inoltre ho deciso di comprare dall'amazon spagnolo spendendo 60 euro circa contro i 90 euro chiesto sull'amazon italiano o in altri store!

Was very happy with this bag at first, but after only a couple of months it has begun to have stitching issues, and I am really rather disappointed. Initial five star reaction down to three.It has a nice selection of cubby-holes and pockets, especially the lower section designed to take one of their portable tripods, but which is also good for books or sandwiches. In the main space there are a couple of dividers you can place as you wish onto velcro strips to give yourself a hatch to fit your camera, so it is very good for lifting in and out easily with lense attached. You can be out and shooting in seconds. This leaves the rest of the main compartment available for lenses, flash etc. There is also a nice laptop sized slot with a velcro fastening.It looks good and has a pleasing metal buckle, although most people will probably access the bag using the zip across the top.That is where my problem lies. Underneath the zip the lining has pulled away from the outer material for several inches, and the padding inside is exposed. This has happened despite no unreasonable use or pulling about. I can see it will only get worse. Despite having generally good materials the bag seems to have been badly assembled.Great pity.

Ich schreibe eine Bewertung, nachdem ich dieses Produkt für einige Tage verwendet habe. Das Material der Tasche ist wirklich gut, obwohl weiße Farbe schnell verschmutzt zu sein scheint. Die Größe ist für normale DSLR-Kameras mit zwei oder drei Objektiven gut, für die spiegellose APSC-Kamera wie die Sony A6000-Serie jedoch etwas zu groß. Es verfügt über ein Fach für 13-Zoll-Laptops sowie ein Stativfach. Sie können keine riesigen Stative montieren, aber bestimmte Reisestative von Manfrotto passen problemlos. Die Schulterpolsterung ist wirklich schön, wird nach längerem Gebrauch nicht strapaziert.

I love that there is a spot for all my bits, the only thing that drives me bonkers is that it doesn't stand up. It constantly seems top-heavy no matter how I pack it (or don't pack it) it will always flop forward. Someone eliminates the convenience of the top accessibility zipper since you won't be saving any hands by having to pick up the bag all the time. But it looks great and has plenty of storage.