padded inserts/divider for lowepro?

dougf8
Posted 21/05/2011 - 21:19 Link
In need of the collective brain please.

I have a lowepro D200AW bag and I need a new insert/divider for it. Any bright ideas please?
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Gwyn
Posted 21/05/2011 - 21:48 Link
Know anyone who can sew?
dougf8
Posted 21/05/2011 - 21:50 Link
Yes, me . I had a comprehensive education, but was wondering if there was a slightly less doug-eared option?
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Edited by dougf8: 21/05/2011 - 21:51
bforbes
Posted 21/05/2011 - 21:57 Link
Have you tried this, link
Gwyn
Posted 21/05/2011 - 22:03 Link
They aren't hard to make - there are some instructions online if you google.
dougf8
Posted 21/05/2011 - 22:04 Link
bforbes wrote:
Have you tried this, link
Thanks will see what gives when I follow the trails from the Lowepro site. probably spending more on the insert than a new bag.

I think Gwyn has the cheapest solution.
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bretti_kivi
Posted 22/05/2011 - 13:17 Link
Call lowepro, you'll get them - I got new inserts for my fastpack200 for £8, posted.

Bret
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my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
dougf8
Posted 22/05/2011 - 18:51 Link
bretti_kivi wrote:
Call lowepro, you'll get them - I got new inserts for my fastpack200 for £8, posted.

Bret
Star post, will give them a ring. Thanks Bret
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jeallen01
Posted 23/05/2011 - 19:44 Link
The Velcro-ended inserts from almost any other cheap camera bag will probably fit - I used some from a cheap Lidl bag in my Lowpro !
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Edited by jeallen01: 23/05/2011 - 19:45
DocDick
Posted 27/05/2011 - 13:28 Link
dougf8 wrote:
bretti_kivi wrote:
Call lowepro, you'll get them - I got new inserts for my fastpack200 for £8, posted.

Bret
Star post, will give them a ring. Thanks Bret
Any joy?

I have a lovely but no longer made "Compact AW", which is like a Magnum, or small Commercial AW. Recently acquired and is just the right size for what I want, but no dividers. Contacted Lowepro UK who, not unreasonably, said as the bag was no longer in production they had no spares... OK, can quite understand that.

Not giving up that easily, I asked around and tried the dividers from a friend's Nova 200AW which were good enough for me, although not absolutely perfect. Given the Nova 200 AW is a current product I thought there's be no problem getting any spare dividers, so you can imagine my surprise when I get this reply:

Many thanks for your enquiry. I have forwarded your request to our
warehouse to see if we have any spares for this at all. Apologies, we
have had a good look and unfortunately we do not have any at the moment.
I can keep you details on file in case we get any in the near future?


So, if anyone has had any success with Lowepro UK, I'd love to know!
K-5, K10D, Optio S4
Pentax 18-250mm, 50mm f1.4, 1.7x telecon/AF adapter; Sigma 10-20mm f3.5, 24mm f1.8 macro, 50-500mm, 600mm; Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro.
Grips, 'pods, AF adapter and more bags than a Tesco checkout...
dougf8
Posted 30/05/2011 - 21:09 Link
TBH not followed up yet. I've donated some from another bag but I'm not finally settled on the divider configuration yet. Trouble is with Pentax bodies they are somewhat smaller than other well known brands. So you end up perching your tiny body with tiny prime lens on a deep well designed for a 5D mkII with a 70-200 f2.8.
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