It's heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere!

Luckily, I'm the patient type (*cough*), because the wait for my new camera bag took forever. I'll happily admit that was completely my own fault. After ordering my first bag, I decided I wanted another one as well, effectively resetting the timer on the combined order. So after a long long wait (and paying hefty duties imposed by customs, growl) I finally got to unpack my wonderful new travel companions.

This is how I received them, neatly boxed up and wrapped up:

And here's a review of the bags in full glory, basking in the sunshine of an incredibly beautiful November day.

Bag number 1 is medium sized with a full leather flap:

The leather is unbelievably soft and supple, and it has a metallic hue that makes it shine like copper. So pretty!! I have a matching camera strap as well, but I forgot to take a picture of it.

The remaining outer parts of the bag are made of water repellant canvas, which gives it a tough and sturdy look:

The inside is amazing as well. The fabric I picked is featured on the front pockets, as well as the separate compartment which can be used to store a tablet or paperwork.

The inner flap, the lining and the padding are made of a wonderful dark red (bordeaux) fabric. 

Bag number 2 is of the convertible type, and equally pretty:

The cool thing about this bag is that you can take out the padded interior that normally protects your camera, so you can use it as a regular handbag as well. Plus it doesn't immediately show that you're carrying around a fortune's worth of glass and plastic. I was a little concerned about the dark blue. I don't really like matte leather, but it's got a lovely shine to it after all.

The back is once again made of indestructible canvas, so I don't have to worry about dirt, stains or scratches. Which is always handy for a bag that has to follow you everywhere!

With the padded interior this becomes a lovely carrier for the camera and plenty of accessories.

Once again, the attention to detail and practicality is superb. The padded bits can be folded away to create exactly the shape required for camera/lenses, there are handy zippers, pockets and compartments for loose bits and the bag closes with a big zipper, so raindrops, dust and pickpockets don't stand a chance.

Lastly, there's a separate insert, meaning I can convert all of my handbags into a camera carrier:

Everything looks extremely well thought out, well made and durable. So all in all I am one very happy photographer!!