A few days ago, I got a wonderful happy package in the mail - my brand new Epiphanie Bag! For those of you who don't know, Epiphanie has made a bunch of gorgeous camera bags that also double as a purse. You can read more about them here: http://epiphaniebags.com/ . I was really torn between the Lyric and the Stella bags. I really wanted the Stella bag in gray though, and that won't be back in stock until after I leave for Africa, so I finally decided on the Lyric in plum. I am so in LOVE.
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I couldn't find a lot of reviews out there that showed just what can fit in the Lyric, so I thought I'd share one.
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My loaded up Lyric. This is the long, adjustable, padded strap. It also comes with a shorter, braided strap.
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A peak inside it. There are 3 dividers that come with the bag. Two short and one tall. That makes 4 different compartments, plus the zippered pocket at the top. The interior is completely padded, so I don't feel guilty about lugging my DSLR around and worrying about damaging it. The material is very soft and fuzzy too, just as what is in my million dollar crumpler bag.
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My DSLR coming out of the bag with 100-400 lens attached. The lens was creeping out in this picture. I wanted to make sure that this lens with camera attached would fit in this bag prior to buying it. I think I may need to whip this out on a whim when traveling around Kenya, so this was very important to me.
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Without the camera. One full compartment at the top and 2 compartments at the bottom of the picture.
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Starting with the compartment at the top. My Pop-up Flash Bounce found at Photojojo here: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/pop-up-flash-bounce/ . The best $30 I've spent. A lot easier to stomach than buying a flash at this point.
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Same compartment. My 28-135mm.
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Bottom-most compartment. Non-photography items in this one. My sunglasses.
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My android phone.
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My big wallet.
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A pill container and some gum.
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The next smaller compartment. My Lenspen lens cleaner.
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Same compartment. My 50mm lens.
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The top zippered compartment. A peak inside. Some girly necessities.
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My iPod.
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The front 2 pockets. The one on the right holds my keys.
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The one on the left. Extra batteries, flash drive, more memory.
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And my battery charger. Which isn't really all that small.
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- Pop up Flash Bounce
- Canon Rebel T1i with Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM and hood attached.
- Camera strap from PhatStraps http://www.phatstraps.com/
- Lenspen
- Canon 50mm f/1.8
- Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
- Flash memory stick and SanDisk MicroMate card reader
- Battery charger & 3 spare batteries
- Sunglasses (from H&M a few years ago)
- T-Mobile MyTouch Android phone
- Keys
- iPod
- Big pink wallet
- Visine, girly items, pill case, compact mirror, gum
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and I think that's it...
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That's A LOT of stuff!
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The bag itself is made of a synthetic leather. I can tell it's not a super expensive material, but my daily purses are coach. It's supposed to be water resistant, and I'm hoping the Lyric will stand up to any abuse I can throw at it. I guess we shall see in less than 2 months when I got to Africa. Hopfully I will report back after my trip!
oh my - how much does all that weigh???!! It's impressive that all that fits in one bag!
ReplyDeletevery cool! curious to know how much it all weighs, though.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bag!
ReplyDeleteI just got my Lyric. Your review helped me make my decision. NOW, I'm realizing how terrible I am at making decisions, because I can't even decide where to place the dividers. LOL
ReplyDeleteAny chance you can post a picture of you with the bag over your shoulder or cross body so we can get a relative size for the bag next to a woman-sized body? If it's too huge I think I'll pass.
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