backpacks

ThinkTank has announced a new travel set of bags called the Venturing Observer series that aren't made specifically for photographers but instead is more traditional luggage.

Tenba has expanded its best-selling collection of Axis V2 bags with new sizes and styles, including new sling bags and backpacks.

To help buyers navigate the messy backpack landscape, a group of Reddit users has built a service called BAQPA that collects backpack recommendations from across the internet, filters and aggregates them, and then presents summarized results in a short and easy-to-read form with an overall rating.

Lowepro has announced the PhotoSport Pro series range of multi-day hiking camera backpacks designed for the adventurous shooter. The company promises the bags will efficiently carry the necessities of a multi-day photo expedition.

Nomatic is expanding its partnership with photographer and social media influencer Peter McKinnon with three new bags launching as part of a collection on Kickstarter. Nomatic says these new additions are a "smaller, sleeker, everyday line of bags."

It seems like we get a new backpack promising to change the backpack paradigm on a near-monthly basis – and it's entirely possible that is an unreachable aspiration – but the Xcube isn't making such highfalutin promises in its Kickstarter. Instead, it sticks to just the facts about its modular pack and for photographers, what they're offering might be extremely appealing.

In a move that's either brilliant marketing or a sad indicator of financial struggles, GoPro has just debuted a line of "lifestyle gear," including a range of bags, camera cases, clothing, and even accessories like a pair of floating sunglasses and a GoPro-branded water bottle.