Zecti Hiking Backpack Travel Backpack, Long-Lasting Durability & Storage Pockets for Digital Camera Accessories with Waterproof Rain Cover Black

I ordered up a Zecti Travel Camera Backpack. It is a pretty new product, no reviews and not even on their website. I reached out to Zecti and asked if I could get my hands on a unit to review for them. Amazon shipped this and I was provided the unit for review. As this is first impressions, I will come back to the review over the next few weeks in order to update on how things are working out, but these are my first thoughts upon opening the package and setting it up.To begin with, the size of the backpack... full of gear. The specs say that the size is "External Dimensions: 19.3*12.2*6.7in / 490*310*170mm". I has a bit larger dimensions. The height was absolutely affected by the items I had in the top, but I came up with about 23" x 12" x 10". The thickness may be because the item ships with the internal dividers folded down, but obviously for use, they are folded up and supported by the equipment I have in the bag. I will be flying commercially a couple of times next month and Delta listed carry on sizes as "45 linear inches (22 x 14 x 9 in)". Obviously I am really close to that. I will update if there are any issues. I expect that when it is configured to fly, I will be about 20" x 12" x 10". The extra thickness seems to all be due to the backpack straps. also keep in mind that I measured with the waist strap removed (more on that in a minute).Setting up the bag the first time will take a few minutes, at least it did for me. I spent about 60 minutes tuning things and and rearranging to find a better use of space. There is a good bit of room available, but some of it is a little awkward. Not bad, but not perfect. For the purposes of the review, I only used the dividers that came packaged with the bag. I will likely tune it a little more with other dividers I have to make things work a little better for me.I decided that my heaviest lens, the Canon 70-200 f2.8 should be on the bottom. That should make the weight more manageable to carry, as well as keep it from bearing down on the rest of the equipment. Next the the big lens is a memory card wallet. I can reach it through the side opening of the bag, and it has a pad between it and the lens. Above that is the camera. Originally I had it set so that it was on its bottom with the bag laying down, but that proved awkward when I was pulling it from the side. It also seemed to me that it used up just a bit more space. I rotated it so that it is upright when the bag is upright. Attached is my 18-35 f1.8 Sigma ART lens. I can also swap it out for the Canon 24-105 f4. Above the camera and lens is a selection of larger filters, batteries and the part of the camera strap I'm not using. There is also a mic in there, and any other little tidbits. At the top of the main compartment is a Sigma 10-20 f3.5 and a either the Sigma 18-35 or Canon 24-105... whichever isn't mounted to the camera.On one of the side pockets I have a couple of other filter wallets. In one of the compartments on the front of the backpack (away from the users back) I have a grey card. It is 8x10, but I might have to trim it slightly... it is kind of tough to get in and out. I expect that I will be able to lay my 10" tablet in the main compartment, but I haven't tried it yet. There is a pocket in which it will fit, but with the framework of the backpack applying pressure, I'm not sure about doing that.In addition, there are straps on the bottom to hold a tripod or other similar item. There are also some bungees to hold something outside of the front. There is a mesh pocket on the side opposite the side opening for the camera. It could be used for a water bottle of other similarly sized item, ot even a tripod (there are straps higher up to secure it as well). The waist strap has a couple of zippered pockets. There is a D ring on one of the shoulder straps and there are a few other places where things can be attached outside of the pack. On the top of the pack there are a couple of storage spaces as well... one (I have a lens case with hoods in it and the detachable waist strap in that area) has a cinch on top of it. It has a little recess in the bottom and the flap above. There is also a pocket in the flap. Finally, under the pack there is a zippered compartment that contains a rain cover. It is not attached to the pack, but covers the exposed part not against the wearer's back.Overall, my impressions of this backpack are pretty good. I have it fairly loaded down, so I will have a better idea of the strength and durability of the pack as it goes on these adventures. It will take a few times using it to get used to the location of everything, but it appears to be pretty functional. As it is currently priced at about $140, it looks to be a pretty solid value. It is quite large, the materials seems durable (I like that it has a leather like vinyl on the bottom of the pack so that water is less likely to seep in if you set it on a wet bench or wet grass). There are a lot of options for both inside storage and outside storage, as well as places to add on extra pouches or even a water bottle or tripod.The very bottom line is that, although I did receive this unit free to review, I would recommend this pack at this time.

When I received this bag I was unexpectedly impressed with both the build quality and rich features of this affordable offering from an off-brand company. I already own the somewhat smaller LowePro Photo Sport 200 AW and was looking for a new hiking bag with a slightly larger carry capacity, and I thought I found a winning upgrade in this impressive bag from Zecti -- almost.Pros1. Overall good build quality2. Attractive black/gray color scheme that is built like and looks like an outdoor bag3. Rear access design (a must-have requirement for all my bags these days)4. Side access door (bonus)5. Good zipper pulls6. Really like the dual flat pockets on back7. Handy single side pocket next to water bottle mesh pocket8. Roomy top flap pocket9. Includes bottom straps (my favorite carry option for my compact carbon fiber tripod)10. Removable waist belt (almost nobody does this)11. Impressive comfort when fully loaded12. Drawstring access to main day gear compartment, like an outdoor pack13. Good intermediate size14. Built-in rain cover15. VERY affordable (got mine for under $100)Cons1. Space for non-camera gear is too minimal. This was the deal breaker for me and the reason I ultimately returned the bag. In my opinion, for a "hiking" camera pack to serve its purpose there MUST be an ample percentage of real estate dedicated to non-camera gear -- not just a pocket or two. This pack falls short here by providing only a very shallow top day gear compartment, complicated by needlessly allocating way too much space to an overly-deep camera compartment. If you're one who wants to lug your pro body gear out on the trail you might find the camera compartment appropriately sized, but for the majority who go lightweight and hike with standard or mirrorless gear, the pro-depth camera compartment depth is a disappointing waste of precious space that could be much better allocated for non-camera gear and hydration. Yes, I can place day gear in the free space of the camera compartment, but I don't like mixing gear like that, nor do I like that doing so creates extra risk that something will leak on or scratch my expensive camera equipment.2. Rear camera door doesn't stay open. This is a major peeve for me with many rear access bags. I want to be able to set the bag down on the ground with the rear opening facing upwards, open the rear access all the way and work from a wide-open bag. I don't want to have to keep lifting the door flap to access the camera compartment or hold the door open with one hand or a prop open with a knee while changing lenses, etc. For me, if the door won't lie open when fully unzipped the benefit of the rear-access design is largely lost.3. Top day gear compartment is too shallow (as mentioned), but it also has an awkward zippered floor designed to create separation from other areas of the bag. This may seem like a nice organizational feature, but in reality you end up having to remove all the gear from the top compartment to be able to zip out the floor and get access to the inner laptop storage area. Very awkward.4. On the subject of laptop storage, I could not for the life of me get my 15" MacBook to fit in the dedicated sleeve that is supposedly rated for holding laptops of that size. I might be missing something here.5. No lash points for attaching supplemental straps or bungees to expand carry capacity for larger items, like snowshoes or sleeping gear (bottom straps can partially serve this purpose if you don't require them for tripod carry).6. Bottom straps were already mentioned as a positive, but the bottom straps do not have quick clip buckles making them much harder to use. All the other pack straps have quick clip buckles, so not sure why the bottom straps were designed with a different buckle system.7. No dedicated hydration bladder solutionIn summary, if your non-camera outdoor gear needs are minimal, or if you require a deep camera compartment for pro gear, you might be delighted with this otherwise outstanding hiking bag from Zecti. For the rest of us, I can't recommend a hiking bag with such minimal space for non-camera gear and where mirrorless gear is doomed to rattle around in an oversized pro-depth camera compartment.

This camera backpack was pleasantly what was advertised. There is plenty of room on the interior for the camera and several lenses (as well as long lenses). There are also a number of pockets for the little things that go with a camera. On the exterior, there are several straps for carrying tripods, etc. I am liking this backpack so far.

Great Backpack for the people who needs more storage space but zippers may not be up to standard like other bags in this price range. Main compartment is very deep, it can hold big cameras like 1dx easily and more space for 3-5 lenses depending on the size.Removable waist belt and many hidden storage spaces were big plus, I wished only if the zippers were better to use it as my main camera bag.

I purchased to backpack in Sept of 2019, I love the backpack but had a issue with one of the zippers, I must say that I was very happy with the customer service dept. They shipped me new replacement backpack, that's good customer service, I would definably recommend this company.

Great quality

love it especially with the savings!!

The media could not be loaded.  Nice bag for traveling even if you are not going to use it for camera it's amazing back bag for hiking and obviously it's super comfy to use for camera.