My new Epiphanie Bag - the Lyric - a review

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.

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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A look at everything that fits!

- 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!