I am doing my review of the bag soon and liked hearing about your review and experience. I actually do backpacking overnight trips with this

@matthewstorerphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I completly understand that. I was comfortable to do 3 weeks im Egypt with just this. Camera gear and clothes super backpack. Hope your loving yours

Great review mate thanks

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

No problems mate insane backpack!

I love mine and have taken it everywhere in the US during the pandemic. Just a thoroughly fantastic bag...

I own this backpack in the yellow and grey. Excellent bag!

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

It is an amazing backpack wouldn't look back about my purchase! :D

@darylnd

5 жыл бұрын

I just got mine last week. Same color scheme. It will be carrying my Sony a9, Zeiss Batis 18mm, 40mm and 85mm lenses, flash, radio trigger, tripod, filters, etc. for a month in SE Asia this summer. I haven't set it up yet because my local dealer was sold out of the 18mm when I tried to buy it last weekend, so I had to put in a special order: also, I'm pondering whether or not to take the a9's vertical grip, which also affects the configuration.

Freakin' awesome pack thanks for review it

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

No problem, glad you enjoyed!

I finally bought one on your say so and some others. Very pleased, ta muchly. Great for when on a motorbike! Mind you it is a twist and go scooter for about town, but I abuse/use it for going out of and about of town!

@matthewstorerphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! - Hope you enjoy it and push it to the limits! Happy photographing :D

Great video! Looks like an awesome backpack.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

It really is! Its a lot of money buy its worth every single cent!!

Awesome review mate! I'm going to Austria for a week and hope I can fit everything into it haha. Amazing bag

@matthewstorerphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Hi Matthew, Nice review. Just subbed. I also bought this bag a couple months ago, not only because the things you mentioned in the vid, but also I like to support entrepreneurs like Allan who responds to all messages. He’s keeping things small so he can personalize his service with all his customers. Great guy and great product! Only grip is the laptop compartment but I found a fix around for my 15.6” laptop as it doesn’t fit in the front well (sticks out and can be scratched up or damage exposed). I put on top of the camera gear where the back opens up to access your camera gear. The big zippers design allows expansion to stuff my laptop and still be able to close it. Just put a laptop sleeve to prevent from scratching. I plan to add a mesh stitching to the back panel that opens up so I just need to slide my laptop into it. The weight distribution works better this way for me. Other than that, I must agree with you that in the beginning, I wasn’t sure about this pack because of the price but when you compare it to other quality packs and add the camera cube, it’s nearly the same. But this pack is thoughtful and performs the most important aspect of any pack (for me) which is comfort. If you pay attention to the details, the foam is quality (strong and durable) and the shoulder and waist belt is thick (for good reasons) but not wide. Other straps are wide but thin, making it uncomfortable for long hauls and/or when carrying heavy loads. For versatility, it has a narrow design (tall but not wide) so when you shrink it down with the straps for a day pack use to move from home to work to coffee shops, it doesn’t stand out like a college backpacker or photographer. I got the all black color version for low profile look. There are more details that I think is worth mentioning as it makes the design so thoughtful such as: 1) spandex band (?) on the shoulder straps for the load lifters and sternum straps that is there to roll up the excess straps; 2) the straps for holding water bottle and/or tripod can be reverse and clipped backward to the back to make it a slot to slide onto the handle of a carry on suitcase (if you need to bring more than this pack) 3) the front soft spandex pocket where the big logo Atlas is located can be used for water bladder if this is a requirement instead of the side pocket; 4) the 3 pockets that make up the flap that goes over the top loading space is designed such that they don’t eat into each other’s space like most (if not all) packs. It expands out and has large deceptive volume that’s really useful if you want quick access while one pocket is on the inside is good for items such as wallets and passports where you want more security 5) the core camera structure allows the pack to stand straight without tilting if weight is distributed correctly. Because it is built in, you don’t need 2 layers when an external ICU. If not in use, you have more capacity for travel/non-gear as the padded dividers can be removed Overall, as you mentioned in the vid, if you consider all the comfort, low profile but thoughtful design, quality all around, and if you can afford it, it’s really a great perfect pack. And with all black design, I get away with taking it to office for daily professional use, unless I have board or investor meetings and I need to wear a suit and tie, then I just take out my laptop and bring a compact laptop sleeve. I highly highly recommend this pack to those who can afford this price point. Atlas also has another larger Adventure pack if you need more capacity but it’s too big but has separate laptop compartment, torso adjustment, and more volume. I’m really glad that PD 45l pack was out of stock and I ended up choosing the Atlas Athlete pack instead. Cheers.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome in depth feedback review! Super glad you have had the same positive experience I had. After doing this review and blog Allan rang me straight away to talk to me for 45 mins. This shows the professionalism this company has now, and going forward! Super glad I can endorse this product now and in the future because when it helps out people the way it should, its really a no brainier!

@nomad-ze8vr

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthew, Yes indeed. Looking forward to see you do a review 3-6mos from now! Cheers

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

100% I will be doing it. I will be off on another larger trips soon and will do another vlog about this backpack once again and what I have learnt regarding it

Hiya, Matt! It's Sean from Atlanta and I am loving this new video! I truly hope all is well with you and please tell your lady how incredible she is putting up with you for this long! She is a keeper! Ta! Sean

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hiya buddy long time no speak! Thanks so much really glad you enjoyed it, weather has been bad to film lately and working on a new upcoming series on capturing the perfect image start to finish. Should be cool and hope it helps people out. She is marvelous and I know I feel really sorry for her, I know I am a lot to handle! haha Got some short films coming out this week from some longer terms project I think you will really enjoy mate! :D

@searam1

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography I have been WATCHING you and giving thumbs up! I enjoyed Egypt, but I am a European fan and look forward to the Autumn! Take care, Matt!

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I totally understand this. Europe and espically Slovenia is a beautiful place!

That looks like a beautiful background =o

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

LUCKY! Because there is a 6 part series coming about photographing it D

Nice pack! Still doubts what I'm going to do. I have several Ospreys (I love them) and a F-Stop ICU. Will do the job, but this is also a nice all in one solution.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

This pack is 100% aimed at someone like you!! Great backpack for outdoor people, maybe you can have a look when you come to Slovenia :D

Interesting they have went with a fixed insert as if it was removable and had an option of a smaller insert, then you could adapt it towards your particular use. Looking at a slightly bigger rucksack for day to day use and considering moving up from the Lowepro 350 AW to the the 450AW. Great to see you promoting more upcoming workshops too

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I am super glad they done it fixed. I used to use the Anja by F-stop which was able to take out. Less padding, more moving parts and when its not fixed the back has to be larger to accommodate. Therefore less room for luggage and other equipment. For me, it's perfect you can read more about it on my blog. Expensive, but suits a perfect travel niche out there!

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah i would agree. If you just travel with this backpack you put your clothes or whatever in the main compartment and the other stuff in the top. Everytime I use this bag it will have camera equipment but will vary how much I have. I had 50% camera gear and 50% clothes for my egypt trip inside the fixed compartment and worked perfectly.

Did you know that the zipped pouch on the side is actually for a water bladder system? There’s a hole in the top of the pouch for the tube to run, which comes out of the top of the bag. I’ve been using it with a 2L Aquapack Force...very easy to insert.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did know this. But for what I use it for doesnt really need a water bladder. I have the owner contact me regarding this and realised then. But always good when its multi purpose haha

Great review. You made a lot of great points about this bag except one. You say one of the things you like about the bag is that it does not look like a camera backpack which I do get BUT as soon as you put a tripod on the side of the bag it advertises to everyone that is exactly what it is .. That said it is a fantastic bag and I will be ordering one. Thanks for the review it was very informative.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

No problem. I totally agree with putting a tripod on the side making it instantly look like a camera backpack. But I normally check in my tripod for work. I normally hate a camera looking backpack at airports, buses and taxis because they just add 10% extra for some reason. Walking around I dont usually walk around a city with a tripod to the side. Only when I head back out for golden hours. But out in the wilderness jt doesn't really matter. A bear will attack you with or without a tripod hahaha...

@GSPhotographics

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography Thanks for your reply Matthew .. I have just placed an order for the Atlas Athlete .. I had seen a few reviews on these fantastic Bags and have to say they look so good .. your review I watched today and it made my mind up to go for one. Hopefully I wont have to deal with any bears lol … Thanks again for the great review

Good review, and yah when you travel with this tripod no one will think you got expensive camera inside your bag :)

@matthewstorerphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

Thanks for the informative review! Any idea could I fit a Zhiyun Crane V2 gimbal in the Camera compartment?

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hey if you send me through the dimensions I can measure it! But I have the Weebill Lab and I always put it in the front compartment!

@PekkoAhlsten

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography thank you! And apologies for the late reply. Dimensions are: 14.7 x 7.4 x 6.8" / 37.34 x 18.8 x 17.27 cm

Nice background, looks familiar 🤔 ! Are you in Switzerland ? Nice review ;)

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks mate. Nope this is Slovenia the very picturesque Slovenia!

Funny video. Very good pack. There is no holy grail of packs (one size/model doesn't suit al) but this Atlas Athlete is what I want it to be for my Fuji X style.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

100% agree. There is no pack for all but I think this is the closest thing to it yet. Espically for APS-C users

Awesome review! I've been looking at this backpack because I'd be able to fit all my gear, use the expanded section even for the drone, and still fit clothes and stuff for 4-7 days travel! But the price just pushes me back! :O :O

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin! Thanks so much mate really appreciate it. I did use the drone for the extra part but going to say farewell to my drone. Honestly, I am not sponsored or anything regarding this bag or comment. But I had to same feeling about the price. But two things. Its expensive for a reason - its god damn good. Secondly its a 7-10 year investment. So therefore it $40-50 a year towards a bag you will use all the time. Its not much. Worst comes to worse, it will hold its value to sell second hand!

@KevinMaschke1

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography Thanks for the reply! Very true, good bags are in the end Long Term investments 😁 Why say farewell to the drone though?

@KevinMaschke1

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography Oh and by the way! Would you do a workshop or take someone with you on a hike/shoot? 😁

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

That is super true! I know it's all money but it is a great investment for the camera gear and back! I am doing workshops/tours already both in Slovenia and also Norway :D

trying to decide between this and the shimoda x30! so hard to decide what to use for travel photography.

@matthewstorerphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah both amazing backpacks!

@tariqphoto

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography i went with the Atlas Athlete in the end! cant wait for it to arrive!

I'd love to have this backpack, but unfortunately it's way too expensive to import it to germany. So I got a 44L Deuter (160 €) and a 12L EVOC camera insert (75€) - that would be a fair price comparison to the Atlas. Not two bags vs one?!

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

They are actually opening up a dealer in Europe extremely soon which will bring down the import costs to Germany. I used a set up similar to this before but I used to F-Stop ICU and osprey. It was ok but doesnt compare to this pack at all! :) hope its on your next purchase list :)

Fantastic infomercial!! Think he likes the product? Protruding tripod would be a photographer’s dead give-away. Doesn’t exactly comport w/minimalist (Egypt) approach. More/custom dividers - cut up a yoga mat to your spec and attach hook/loop strips where needed. Putting gear in a diaper bag will also deter theft😁.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I love the product, when I watched it back I was a little bit like wowza I am in love with this a little to much ahah. I am just excited that my gear is getting so close to near perfect for my style! This bag helps out so much. Yeah I agree the tripod is a problem or huge weapon? 2 ways to look at it haha! It does come with more dividers but I just have them in a draw next to me, attachments on the outside would be handy but! HAHAHA diaper bags will have to remember that, I mean I am sure some people out there do say Fujifilm is shit....

Hi Matthew, I'm curious about something off topic from this video. I think I've been following your channel for nearly a year now, and if I'm not mistaking, a year ago you were conducting your photography in a part time capacity because you had a regular day job. This year you've been very prolific in your travels and photography, (Kyrgyzstan, Albania and most recently Egypt). Did you at some point go the route of becoming a completely professional photographer?

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Stephen! Yeah that is fine of course! I am actually still conducting it in a partial manner. I still have a full time job where I work around 210 hour a month! These trips I actually just took leave to go and photographer and get some experience filming and making short films (which get released this week) I would love to become a full time photographer but currently I don't earn anywhere near enough money to make that happen! So this year I am putting SO MUCH effort in to get a foundation set to hopefully come a full time photographer next year. But lacking that steady month income we all need to survive!

@stephensingleterry8047

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewstorerphotography I hope it all pans out for you. Wouldn't it be nice... being able to drop in on Australia on occasion while making the rounds as a professional.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Mate that is all I really want, the ability to visit home and mainly my family. Would mean the world to me... Hard work and I know this can happen :D Thanks for your support it means the world to me!

Are you still using this bag? Has it held up well? I’m in the market for a bag and this bag seems to be what I’m looking for.

@matthewstorerphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, yeah still using it! It's like its still new from the box! Best bag I have ever owned and I would buy another one tomorrow if this bag something went wrong with it! Can vouch immensly for it! If you do buy the bag I would love if you used my link - will help me out a lot! :D

Are these bags on backorder on there website?

@matthewstorerphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Hey just contact Allan from atlas Packs they 're sold out of medium adventure but have everything else in stock ready to ship.

Hello Matthew, welcome back from Egypt. I have to look into this backpack, good overview ....

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Libor! Thanks so much mate, there is a full review in blog form to in the link! You'll not regret it at all :D

Can’t agree more with his conclusions after 6 months with mine.

@matthewstorerphotography

5 жыл бұрын

Totally amazing set of kit!

Unfortunately the backpack is only sold in the United States. If someone from the European Union wants to buy one, they have to import it, so it gets more expensive. For example, in Portugal it is close to 600 €.

@matthewstorerphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Please contact me via my email I will get Allan to get in contact direct with you he is the company owner and see if we could sort something out!