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I ordered direct. Shipping was very fast, and the company was very quick to answer my questions.Looked on B&H site, but nothing came up RE Atlas Athlete pack. Where did you get yours? Thanks. Don't tell me you're staying at Murphy's.
John:Drunkenspyder,
You have almost the identical gear that I have, which I agree is just about all that I can possibly carry. I have an F-stop bag now; do you feel like the Atlas is a better bag for our load of gear? If so, specifically how- more comfortable or ergonomic?
Thanks,
John
We’ve had some discussion about the Atlas packs in other threads. I have been a Shimoda/F-Stop/Pelican/Phase case guy. But just for sh*ts and giggles, I decided to see how my new (anything but unobtrusive yellow) Atlas Athlete pack would work as a Phase carrier. The Athlete is pitched as suitable for smaller systems, but somewhat to my surprise, it accommodates a built XF 3-lens system. Now, in candor, “built” means with the WLF, not the prism, though the prism is packed with it. But I am up at Mono Lake with the Athlete holding the XF, 35, 80, and 150/3.5, plus an anamorphic lens, ECC filter system, etc. Couldn’t use it to carry much else, but I don’t have much else. This is not exactly a daypack with an X1D system inside, but it’s very comfortable. I’m impressed. I have a photo but can’t seem to get it uploaded from my phone.
Yes, well . . .. Looking at it hurts I think more than carrying it. Mono Lake is at 7000 ft, but mostly flat, thank goodness. What impressed me though was that the Atlas Athlete could accommodate the rig. I could easily have skipped the 80mm and 150mm for this trip, and it would have made that quite an easy load. Its an impressive pack, and for local work, I expect to use it quite a bit.Drunken
My back hurts just looking at that load!
Strange to me that Andy talks about his f-stop bag limiting his access from the sides as mine does not even though he posts the photos. Perhaps its due to different f-stop models. I use the Loka which has now been replaced by the Ajna.
River and/or airplane, sounds like a similar use case. That's essentially how I use my Shimodas right now, but without putting an Adventure side-by-side, and seeing whether it's significantly superior, I would be hard=pressed to see the need to replace the Shimoda . . . with one exception: the Velcro® dividers. The dividers inside the Atlas packs are just better than anything else.On some of my trips like for instance river trips I need both a Pelican 1510 for protection when moving from place to place or when on the river as well as a backpack for hiking. I put a F-Stop Large Pro ICU in the Pelican and then I can just take it out when needed and put in the backpack. No need to move the gear piece by piece. The F-Stop packs are great but they have one flaw in that it doesn't open up fully making it very hard to get gear out which are packed along the sides of the ICU. Atlas Packs doesn't have that problem.
I had an email conversation with Allan Henry from Atlas Packs about this and the conclusion was that when you take the dividers out of the Atlas Adventure pack the F-Stop Large Pro ICU will fit nicely in the pack. Problem solved
Now I just need to put an order in for the Adventure Pack :grin:
I interpret that to mean the f-stop frame kinda gets in the way of removing things that are up against the edges of the ICU. The ICU is a bit wider than the opening because the pack runs its internal frame rails down the edge of the pack. I do find it sometimes difficult to pull out certain items along the outside edges, and in fact have arranged things in a way that minimize that problem.I am not quite sure what "limiting access from the sides" means, as I don't recall trying to access equipment from the sides. I'll have to check those pictures again. How would one do that anyway? Wouldn't the the walls of the ICU prevent side access?
OK, I completely grok that. Very true. Especially if one has shoehorned the large DSLR ICU into a Shimoda.I interpret that to mean the f-stop frame kinda gets in the way of removing things that are up against the edges of the ICU. The ICU is a bit wider than the opening because the pack runs its internal frame rails down the edge of the pack. I do find it sometimes difficult to pull out certain items along the outside edges, and in fact have arranged things in a way that minimize that problem.
Dave
Exactly. I have this with my F-Stop bags where if a lens is at the edge of the ICU they sit slightly behind the edge of the frame and I have to wiggle them in/out.I interpret that to mean the f-stop frame kinda gets in the way of removing things that are up against the edges of the ICU. The ICU is a bit wider than the opening because the pack runs its internal frame rails down the edge of the pack. I do find it sometimes difficult to pull out certain items along the outside edges, and in fact have arranged things in a way that minimize that problem.
Dave
Yes I know Mono Lake having been there at least 4 times. Sorry, guess I should have said edges instead of sides. That being said its the the thin alu frame that gets in the way at the edges of my Loka, but for some reason lenses don't get hung up along the edges since I always pack lenses toward the center of ICU's with other goodies on the outer areas of the ICU in order to buffer the lenses. When I have 2 small ICU's in my backpack, its most often the top one that is a bit covered by the top curved part of my backpack that I find annoying at times. With my tech cam I most often use one ICU at the bottom with clothing, filter cases and misc photo items in the upper portion of the backpack.Yes, well . . .. Looking at it hurts I think more than carrying it. Mono Lake is at 7000 ft, but mostly flat, thank goodness. What impressed me though was that the Atlas Athlete could accommodate the rig. I could easily have skipped the 80mm and 150mm for this trip, and it would have made that quite an easy load. Its an impressive pack, and for local work, I expect to use it quite a bit.
I am not quite sure what "limiting access from the sides" means, as I don't recall trying to access equipment from the sides. I'll have to check those pictures again. How would one do that anyway? Wouldn't the the walls of the ICU prevent side access?
I use my F-Stops/Shimodas similarly, and I completely understand the edge access issue. Often frustrating.Yes I know Mono Lake having been there at least 4 times. Sorry, guess I should have said edges instead of sides. That being said its the the thin alu frame that gets in the way at the edges of my Loka, but for some reason lenses don't get hung up along the edges since I always pack lenses toward the center of ICU's with other goodies on the outer areas of the ICU in order to buffer the lenses. When I have 2 small ICU's in my backpack, its most often the top one that is a bit covered by the top curved part of my backpack that I find annoying at times. With my tech cam I most often use one ICU at the bottom with clothing, filter cases and misc photo items in the upper portion of the backpack.
Excellent suggestion.I put smaller items I don't want falling out on the sides of the ICU - batteries, WA lens hoods, filters.
M
To answer my own question: It takes about 1 week to receive the gear from NYA-EVOHas anyone ordered from NYA-EVO? If so, how long did the shipping take to the USA?
R