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●Slimbackpack

●Rear-accessdesign

● Measures 47x27x14cm

WHENyouthinkaboutcamerabackpacks,chancesareyou’ll

visualisebigchunkyblacknylonbeasts,designedtoholda

full-sizeDSLRwitha verticalgripandlargetelezoom

attached.Thebestof thesedotheirjobverywell,butwith

themarketshiftingtowardssmallercameras,formany

photographersthey’llbetoolargeand

cumbersome.If youliketheideaof something

thatlookslessconspicuousandwon’tgetin the

wayonpublictransport,theVanguardVeoGo

46Mmightjustbewhatyou’relookingfor.

Thisis a slimlinebackpackthat’sdesignedto

holda mirrorlesscameraora smallDSLRwith

threeorfourlenses,witha separatetop

sectionforpersonalitemsandaninternalpocket

that’lltakea 15inlaptop.There’salsoa zipped

pocketin thelidforsmallitemssuchasspare

batteriesorearphones.Accesstoyourkitis via

therearpanelonly,whichkeepsit secure,but

meansyou’llneedtotakethebagofftoget

yourcameraoutorchangelenses.Asa result,

it’snotgoingtobethebestchoicefor

shootingonthego.

In termsof capacity,thisis a reasonably

spaciousbagthat’llholda decentamountof kit.

Forexample,I wasabletofit in a MicroFourThirds

set-upcomprisingtheOlympusOM-DE-M1MarkIII,

standard,telephotoandwideanglef/2.8zooms,and60mm

f/2.8macro.Thingsgettighterwithlarger-sensorsystems,

butthebagwillstilltakea

24-105mmf/4attached,

35mmf/2.8lenses.Theu

thetopflap,andhasenou

essentialsfora dayout,or

AsusualfromVanguard

constructionareof a very

althoughsomeof theplas

lightweight.Thankstothe

ventilatedshoulderstraps

comfortabletocarry,even

camerakitanda 15inlapt

camein anattractivedark

chocolate-brownleathert

webbingmaybetoobling

tastes.Howeveranall-bla

availableasan alternative

Ve r d i c t
There’sa lottolikeaboutt
VeoGo46M;it’snicely
styled,wellmade,anddoe
looktoomuchlikea came
decentamountof kitandkeepit wellprotected.Theonlyreal
ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE STREET PRICESquestion is whether you’re happy with its restricted access.

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Va ng u a r d Ve o

Go 46M

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slimlinecamerabackpack

● £59.99● http://www.vanguardworld.co.uk

Trolleystrap

Astraponthebackallowsthe

bagtobeslippedoverthe

handleofrollingluggage.

ACCESSORIES Testbench

Ifyouwanttobeabletogetat

yourkitmoreeasily,lookat

theVanguardVeoSelect45M.

It’ssimilarin sizebutaddsa

choiceoftoporsideaccessto

yourcamera,andcanconvert

intoa shoulderbagtoo.It’sa

touchmoreexpensive, with an

RRP of £89.99.

Raincover

Afullysealed

raincoveris suppliedfor

especiallywetdays.It folds

upneatlyintoitssewn-in

pouch,andfits

intothepocketin the

bag’slid.

Tabletpocket

Aslimfrontpocketwilltake

a 10-inchtablet,oryour

latestcopyofAP.

Sidepockets

Elasticated,expanding

pocketswilltakea water

bottleortripod,andfold

flatwhennotin use.