Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7 V2.0 Reviews
An amazing shoulder bag for travel and street photography
By Agustin E.
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-24
I was a long time Lowepro (shoulder, sling and backpacks) user and moved more recently to a Tamrac backpack for my travels involving wildlife and landscape photography. Although the Anvil from Tamrac is excellent, I needed something smaller and comfortable to use for activities in the cities or when I want to travel light (I mean: no large and heavy prime lenses or 200-500 zooms, and no two DSLR cameras with me at the same time). This bag is perfect!!!...perfect size, perfect design and plenty of room for walking with few lenses, a 13 inch notebook (if needed), a flash and a single camera. In this bag I can put my 13'' Asus Zenbook, my D7500 or D810, any of them with my 10-24 or 18-35 wide angle zoom attached (or even a standard zoom 24-70 2.8 that I don't have for the moment), my 70-200 f4 on one side and my 300 f4 PF on the other, with my flash Godox (if needed) either in the
collapsible water bottle holder or with its pouch attached to the lateral loop. If I don't plan to use the 300 mm, I can put a couple of primes instead (85 1.8 + 20 2.8, for instance) . This bag is not designed for carrying a large number of lenses, but only the few ones needed, for instance, for photographing people or for cityscapes. This bag invites you to think before putting gear inside, i.e. think first what you really need for your task, and not facing later the situation of walking hours and hours with a heavy bag plenty of lenses that eventually most of them were not be used at all.
The quality of the material is excellent. A perfect day bag for walking around or for concerts.
Love this bag!
By Ted
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-07
I've had many bags, backpacks, etc, over the years, but this one works perfectly for me! Just the right size to carry what I usually take on a shoot. I'll carry my Sony a7riii, with a 24-70 on the camera, my 70-200, Flash, and all the little items. All fit great, without being over stuffed and heavy like others I've had. Great bag!
Stealthy, easy carry, good capacity, and nice design
By Bill
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-08-31
I'm delighted with this as a messenger-style bag for everyday biking and walking around town. It easily takes my Fujifilm X-T4 with attached lens in the 80mm Macro size range, plus 1-2 more similar-sized lenses, with plenty of additional room for incidentals and a composition notebook It is inconspicuous, and parks in the small of my back for biking and walking like it's not there, yet carries a lot.
A great bag
By Robert
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-08-10
I have version 1 of this bag, and I purchased version 2 as a birthday gift for a friend. After examining the differences I think the new bag is better, although a bit too expensive. One thing I don't like about the design is the zipper flap for the main compartment. I wish it could be removed.
Small and disorganized
By Anne
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2022-05-29
Received this bag as part of a bundle from B&H. Barely fits a mirrorless body and two lenses. And the only way it does that is if one of the lenses is attached to the body.
Other compartments are just a jumble. Sure, there are plenty of slots and hangers and things but if you use them, the bag won't close and it feels like things might get crushed. And don't try to fit any other electronics in here (aka: a tablet or laptop).
Well designed camera bag
By Rob
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-04-04
Perfect for DSLR with a lens plus a Mavic Pro 2 drone system, or an additional long lens and speed light. Great ravel bag, and like the various options for closing the lid.
Perfect for me, save one thing...
By Robert
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-12-27
Perfect size for my new Nikon Z5 w/ 24-200 attached + FTZII and 50mm/1.8 in a bay; iPad Pro 13" fits great plus leftover room for cables/plugs and spare charger. All sorts of nooks and crannies for mostly smaller things that you may carry (paper, cleaning supply, maps, keys). Only thing that bamboozled me was the two holes in the flap (viewable in normal pics)-thought there'd be some sort of hook or latch to close more securely during transit; holes are aesthetic as only flap security are two 2" square Velcro points. Certainly 4.5 stars if I could, but it's not perfect so rounded down...
Great alternative to a camera backpack!`
By Mark
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-20
I purchased this bag to have as lightweight and convenient alternative to my Shimoda camera backpacks. I really like it. It easily carries my Nikon Z7 with an attached 24-70mm lens, a 70-200mm telephoto, 2x teleconverter and a couple of packs of filters (or a flash if need be.) The strap is comfortable, and the bag rides right where I want it to on my hip. It was easy to configure the internal padded panels to fit my gear exactly as I desired. Great bag overall - I highly recommend.
