Product Description

The Nova AW Series is the right choice for enthusiast to professional photographers seeking superior weather protection in a comfortable and functional shoulder bag. The re-designed All Weather Cover provides 360 Degree of protection from the elements while allowing you to work out of the bag in all weather conditions. Padded shoulder strap and grab handle ensure comfortable use; Memory Card pockets keep cards securely stored and zippered pockets hold a variety of accessories. Available in five sizes to fit enthusiast to professional kits, the Nova is perfect protection for a variety of shooting situations.

Product Details

• Color: Chestnut Brown
• Brand: Lowepro
• Model: Nova 170 AW (Chestnut Brown)
• Dimensions: 9.60" h x 9.50" w x 7.10" l, 1.65 pounds

Features

• 360 All Weather Cover protects entire bag while allowing access to camera
• Sewn belt loops allows option to wear as belt pack
• Re-designed, one-piece overlapping lid allows improved access to main compartment; offers additional weather protection
• Adjustable removable shoulder strap with non slip pad comfortable to wear; easily removed when not needed
• Front access accessory pocket provides storage for batteries, accessories, money, keys

Customer Reviews

Perfect for a beginner's kit
I was using a Tamrac bag for 9 years for my film SLR. So naturally I was leaning towards tamrac when I started looking for DSLR bag. I was buying the XSI+18-55 lens + 55-250 lens +battery charger+couple of filters+flash(in future)+memory cards, manual and some more! But I didn't want to be too liberal with the size of the bag. It should fit all this as well as it should be as compact as possible. Because when you are traveling, the size of the bag is very important. After an umpteen number of website reads, started visiting all the frys, circuitcity, best buy, wolf etc. When finally I stumbled across this, I instantly knew this was the one bag I was looking for.
-It is soft to touch & beautiful (in fact the first couple of days I was hugging it around until my wife started shouting at me!)
-perfectly padded to be fully safe for all my expensive equipment
-It also has the option to wear it on your waist belt( I was looking for this option too, tough not particular)

There are two cons that I could think of - though these become minor when you actually see this bag.
1. the rough surface of the inside of the shoulder strap is quite rough - I think in the long run it might rub off my shirts.
2. The base: they could have put a couple of rubber strips so that I can peacefully place the bag any where even on dirty surfaces.

All in all, this bag what I have been looking for and more!!
Thank you Lowepro designers!

Great Walk Around Bag
This bag is a great size for carrying around all day with 2 or 3 lenses.

The bag will mostly be used for comfortably fitting:
1a. Sony dSLR a200 with Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 attached (+ lens hood)
1b. Sony 70-300G (have not checked it with lens hood)

I actually found I can carry this 2 lens kit the other way as well
2a. Sony dSLR a200 with Sony 70-300G attached
2b. Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 (+ lens hood)

This is the reason I got the Nova 170 over the Nova 160, for the greater depth of the bag to allow me to carry it with the 70-300 lens attached, if so desired.

But I found that if I carry it in configuration #1 but remove the Tamron 17-50 lens hood I can also carry:
3. Tamron 90 macro (with Tamron 17-50 lens hood underneath)

And the elastic pocket on the outside allows me to carry an external flash if need be.

I am very pleased with the amount of gear this small, durable bag can carry.

Great bag, compact, yet spacious
I recently bought a new camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i, and needed a new bag to hold and protect my precious equipment. I found this bag on clearance for $35, and bought it after making sure it would fit my new camera. The gear that I store in this bag:

Canon Rebel t1i DSLR
18-55 lens
55-250 lens
battery charger
2 filters
memory cards
extra battery
accessories

All this fits just fine, and there's actually room for more.

The bag also comes with a built in waterproof cover which I haven't had a chance to use yet, but could come in handy on a rainy day.

The bag feels great over the shoulder, and has been awesome for several full days of photo taking that I've taken it on so far.

Nothing negative to report about this bag for me yet.