Benro Z20 Cool Walker Zoom Bag (Black)

The bag was almost exactly as I expected based on the reviews with one exception. It seems larger than I expected from looking at the product photo. I had already bought an expensive Think Tank Photo Digital Holster 10 V2.0 before coming across these extremely cheap Benro bags. But I decided to pick up a Benro as a second/backup bag anyway due to the price. I wasn't sure if I should get the Z10 or Z20 Cool Walker, but ended up getting the Z20 (probably will still pick up a Z10 too before it goes out of stock, again because so cheap for a quality bag).The main reason I ordered the Z20 is another reviewer mentioned keeping a 2nd lens in a side pocket and I'm nearly positive this isn't possible with the Z10. While I really appreciate the ability to do so, it isn't quite as beneficial as I'd like. Essentially I want a small holster than can carry one medium sized lens, in my case generally the Nikon Nikkor AF-P 70-300mm DX as well as a smaller kit lens, prime, or ultra wide angle. This bag is a decent fit for that if I keep the 70-300mm attached to the camera and a small lens in the the side pocket. But I wouldn't be able to swap lenses and keep the camera with shorter lens in the holster while also storing the 70-300mm in the small side pocket. Unfortunately the 70-300mm also is a little too tall to fit with the hood attached, but I can fit it in the Think Tank Photo Digital Holster 10 V2.0 when I unzip the extension area. And with that bag I have one of their modular bags I can attach to the side of the holster.This side zipper pocket on the Benro is also rather small and doesn't seem to be designed for a lens, except maybe a pancake lens. It will only fit a short prime or smaller zoom and only if the lens attached to the camera isn't very wide (since the pocket and bottom of the bag share the same space).Where this bag would probably shine is for storing three very small lenses such as a few of the most popular lenses used on Nikon DX DSLRs: 35mm and 50mm primes along with either an 18-55mm kit lens or better yet the AF-P 10-20mm. Unfortunately in terms of lens size, I went with the Tamron 10-24mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC HLD which won't work in the three lens setup I'm suggesting. For the three small lens setup to work you need one in the side pocket, one attached to body, and the last sideways at the bottom of the main compartment which brings me to the one big flaw with this bag:There really should have been a Velcro divider included to help keep a camera with a shorter lens stable in the bag (which would also separate the body + short lens from an additional short lens or accessories at the bottom of the bag). You can't really use the bag with with a shorter lens without some kind of divider to keep it propped up. Luckily the material used on the inside of the bag is similar to just about any other camera bag and if you have a Velcro divider from another bag, or what to try to make your own divider with Velcro, it will work well.Of course the bag will work very well for the purpose I expect it was designed: holding a full frame DSLR with a single medium length lens. And the Benro bag does offer decent storage space for accessories such as filters unlike the Think Tank photo holster which has virtually no room to store anything else. As others have said the clip on the front is kind of dump since the front pocket also closes with a zipper. Seems like it would almost be better to cut the clip off rather that have to unnecessarily unclip before unzipping.If it wasn't for the price I'd deduct one star for the lack of divider and the unnecessary front clip. But for the current price it is an incredible value and I'm definitely giving 5 stars. I'm assuming this is a clearance price to get rid of an old bag design so grab one while you still can.

This Benro Coolwalker Z20 is a very good holster-style bag for a standard sized DSLR with medium zoom lens attached. There are times I only want to carry a basic camera/lens combo and nothing else. Going on a hike, scouting a shooting location, or personal events come to mind. I have several expensive bags, but they are sometimes overkill. Also, when traveling on non-photo business, I often pack a DSLR in my carry-on luggage for sight seeing and this affords compact protection. The interior dimensions are: 6.2"w x 8.2"h x 4"d. It will fit a Canon 5D, 7D, 6D or similar with 24-105mm L. The excellent construction and materials, such as YKK zippers, are comparable to ThinkTank or Lowepro, at a very low price. The design allows top access or front access depending on the orientation of the Velcro partition inside. Both configurations work well, but this is a general purpose holster not dedicated to extreme conditions. It's flaps are not designed for speed but are adequate. The front opening is good for accessory storage as there are two mesh pockets inside, yet you must secure the flap to prevent items falling out. An elastic side pocket and zippered side pocket will hold a battery charger or similar small accessories, but are not big enough to hold a speedlight. There is a belt loop on back along with two D-rings at bottom to attach to a chest harness. A rain hood is hidden inside a compartment on back. At this price, several bags can afford dust protection for each camera on my shelf.

It's not often I post a negative review. But, here, I have to make an exception. I don't understand the positive reviews. Don't buy this. It's got to be the most poorly-designed user-hostile holster imaginable.See that nice clip on the front? Wouldn't you expect to open that clip and have the flap open and peel back so you can get the camera out? One simple unclip and you're ready to shoot, right? Well, no. Not right.To get your camera out, you have to pull the holster away from your body because the zippers come from **next to your body** away towards the front to unzip. Try to picture dealing with this. Totally awkward. Also, this arrangement means you really can't use the belt band and quickly/easily get to the zippers. Forget the belt band. Useless.So, now you have one hand tied up holding the holster so you can get to the zippers. That's *zipper(s)*. Plural. You have to unzip *two* zippers, left and right. You can't use two hands to zipper both at once since (because you can't use the belt band) you are holding the bag with one hand. So, you have to unzip them one at a time, perhaps also moving the holster from one hand to the other. And, they are **miserable** to zip and unzip. They fight you at every turn and both sides of the strap are in your way of getting to them.Once you finally get the zippers open, the lid is so stiff it keeps wanting to flap back over the camera. Now you need two hands *again* to get the camera out: one to hold the lid open and the other to dig out your camera.If this Houdini-like camera extraction process is not enough have you packing the holster back in the box it came in, read on because there's more.Back to the front pocket.When you unclip the front, that makes the front pocket accessible, but only after you (guess what) unzip it. So, why the clip? Maybe security? Looks? I don't know.There's one single zipper all the way around the entire front pocket. You're eventually going to be tempted to skip the tedious zippering and only use the clip. But, if you don't zipper the front, when the bag goes vertical, things that are loose in the front pocket (like your cellphone?) can just fall out the sides. Not good. So now, you're into a zipper AND the clip to open the front pocket. And, the open clip gets in the way of closing the zipper. No kidding.What I can say for it, is that it's very nicely made. If it was well designed, it would certainly be a thing of beauty and duribility. But whoever designed it obviously never tried to actually use it.I'll have to ship it back. And, regardless of how nice it is to do business with Amazon, who wants that hassle?