I got this camera bag because the one that came with my Nikon camera is too large for travel and has no firmness to it. This bag has a “hard shell” on one side, although it does have a bit of flexibility to it. I wish the other side and the bottom had the same firmness to better protect the camera, however the bag has a storage pocket on the back side and this in effect does the same function.

The bag is the perfect size for my needs, which is to carry my camera plus an extra lens, charger, a few filters and memory cards. The ad mentions tri-pod but it is referring to straps on the bottom to tie it on. I did not test this as my tripod is too large in my opinion to use this feature, however I could make it work so I won’t knock the feature.

The one photo I included shows it along side my Nikon bag that came with the Nikon camera when I purchased it. If you are familiar with those bags, you can see how much smaller this one is. I honestly quit bringing the Nikon bag on trips and carried stuff loose in my backpack. This bag will easily fit in my backpack for carry on purposes but then be extremely useful once at my destination. I recommend this for anyone wanting a compact bag. If you are that serious camera club member wanting to win awards and need every lens known to man, this will not work as it is too small for those needs.