I own several camera bags in several sizes that I've collected over the years. As a photographer, I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem. Even though I have all these bags, when I travel, I always seem to carry too little or too much gear. I have small sling that just fits my mirrorless w/ a 28-75mm lens attached. But, that's it. I also have a carry-on sized camera bag, but that always ends up being too much and too heavy after walking a while. Then, PD created the 6L Sling. For my travels, it's the perfect grab-and-go bag. It has enough room for my camera w/ lens attached, plus enough room for one, maybe two more items like a an extra lens or flash. I looked at the 3L sling, but it was similar in size to my other small sling. The 10L is nice if you carry a camera with 3-4 lenses, but size and weight is starting to get into messenger/shoulder bag range. For me personally, if I'm carrying that much gear I would prefer a small backpack. I would probably get the Everyday Backpack/Zip if I ever needed to carry that much gear. To me the 6L Sling just strikes the perfect balance in size and functionality. More importantly, it has helped encourage me to bring my camera out more.
Having owned many PD bags I was keen to see what v2 had to offer. The zippers are much improved that I'm finding I'm upgrading all my bags just for this alone. The other refinements are cool too and I'm love the midnight blue options.
Great photography bag for day trips if you want to bring an extra lens or two. Also, great bag for literally anything else. The 6L midnight bag is an awesome color. Overall great versatility, it's comfortable, keeps everything safe, and looks good. I hated carrying camera bags before because they looked so bad. This bag, no problem. And it's a great sidekick to my everyday backpack by peak design for shorter photography days.
First off, I'm not a photographer. I buy these bags because I like the modular organization and the visual styling of the bags. I got the 3l bag and it's pretty small but can fit a lot of rectangular items into it: I've Even been able to fit My nintendo switch in there (with the joycons removed). The flex fold divider's tricks aren't as useful in this smaller bag but its still useful as a wall in the bag. Visually the bag is stylish from some angles and looks kinda goofy from others. I think this is because the bag is rounded on the front
Just got my 3L sling not to long ago, finally got a chance to use it out in the field and WOW!! So easy to use. Very versatile. Fits my z50, 16/50, and 50/250 set up, glasss, sling, 3+ batteries, and a couple other things all at the same time!! This is a 3L sling?? Peak Design's team did an amazing job figuring out exactly what the changes were that needed to be made from the V1 slings. Defiantly will be sharing and posting everywhere. 1000% recommend along with all the rest of the peak design products.
Almost Perfect! - Great for everyday carry of Mirrorless system
on March 9, 2020
Posted by: Anonymous
I upgraded to this bag from the Version 1. I like the new sleek design much better, the old one felt a bit awkward especially when full. I also find the newly designed shoulder strap to be more comfortable over the older bag. The only thing that somewhat detracts for me is that I wish there were more external side pockets where I could fit small often used items like batteries and memory cards.
I bought this bag initially as an alternative for my everyday carry (which by the way was a Pacsafe sling). The bag looked great on the net, and reviews were all so great. So I decided to splurge a little and bought the Everyday Sling 6L bag. This bag offers a lot of functionality even for non-photographers. I usually carry with me, my iPad pro (11"), 2 cellphones, wallet, 2 sets of keys, and a small insulated coffee container and they all fit well, with lots of room to spare. Some suggestions though: 1) maybe make the iPad slot more accessible? Seems to me like the slot that was placed was just an afterthought. 2) the size of the flex-fold dividers (vertically) leaves the bag "bloated". 3) of course, the price could maybe go down a bit.
The things I really liked: 1) the 6L really does fit a lot of things. Being provided a way to strap even big things, outside, is really cool. 2) The inside side pockets are great, I don't lose pens as much anymore. 3) the easy adjusting strap I think really does its job.
Overall, its a really good bag. I mean, it does serve its purpose, but definitely there's room for improvement.
I am packed with mirrorless camera, Gopro8 and gimbal. I am photographing the old streets of Japan. This back is very easy to use because it is responsive to the photo opportunity. I will introduce the items in the bag. ✓EOS M6 + zoom lens ✓Gopro8 + media module ✓ Gimbal ✓ Crane M2   ✓IPAD   ✓ iPhone   ✓ Spare battery   ✓ Peak Design ✓ Capture   ✓ Other valuables