Photo Gadget of the Week: Cloak Bag
Cloak Bag
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A recent article on our site, Beyond Your Average Travel Itinerary, introduced me to something I didn’t even realize existed. The Cloak Bag.
Meant for the DSLRs of the world, this bag looks like a great handy item to have should you be planning on heading out on a trip anytime soon. By the look of it, most people will think you are only carrying a simple satchel and not try to target you because of the more expensive item you have hidden inside.
All camera functions appear to be accessible through the side slits, and zip up back. This allows you to be able to take your photo quickly and inconspicuously (well until your fellow travels wonder why you are putting a satchel up to your eye and deem you certifiable)
The only major downfall I see is no quick release system to go from bag to no bag. Your locked into the bag by a screw and have to remove it every time you want to take it out. On the other hand, if that is an unsavory place, it probably won’t be frequent.
The Cloak bag sells on their site for a modest $49 and only comes in two different colors.
My suggestion to Cloak Bag, add some different styles, colors and put false tag names on the outside, other than that the Cloak Bag is a pretty cool item to consider when taking a trip.
Here’s a video of the cloak bag:
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Might be a bit of a pain to use since you have to unzip for the lens, reach for the shutter button, but what an awesome idea!!
Great find.
It looks as from the video the lens can stay unzipped and tucked away.
Wow…people are worried enough already about photographers (those that aren’t terrorists, of course). Imagine the reaction when photographers start trying to be sneaky! The paranoia will rise to a whole new level.
Photogs have their own paranoia carrying around thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
That’s awesome! Might have to get the photog GF one now.
Personally the more I look at it, it is a very girlie, or metro-sexual looking kind of bag. Hence why I think they need to come up with some more rugged variations and colors, for those of us that don’t like the man-purse look.