Excellent but not perfec
I was looking for a camera bag which would allow me to run with it by holding it close against my body. The dimensions of this one where exactly right, even with my relatively long 6″ lens (plus the 1.25″ camera body). As it turns out, just because the measurements at the rear are ideal, with my camera in there, it doesn’t allow the cover to drop all the way down and secure. It would work great with a shorter lens. But I won’t complain about its imperfection for a use other than the intended one for binoculars. In fact, I think I will sew on a little plastic clip to hold it in place with the camera, because almost everything else is so ideal.

It really is quite comfortable to wear, and doesn’t bounce around when I run, even with my camera in it. And it’s extremely easy to adjust, with the adjustment points to the straps right up against the bag. To put it on and take it off, just unclip one of the bottom clips, then put it on over your head and put your arm through the other side. Then fasten that last clip.

Materials and workmanship seem very good. Strong and quite good looking. There are four other zippered pockets, though none of them are quite large enough to fit my phone, except for the mesh pocket on the back, with an inch of the phone sticking out the top, so not very secure, and my pixel 8 is a tiny bit smaller than the average phone these days. That’s unfortunate, or poor planning.

The two other imperfections are that the binoculars pocket doesn’t have any fabric with a drawstring which would protect your binoculars better from dust or moisture, though it does have a velcro strap which you can run over the binoculars between the eye pieces to hold them in place. Maybe I’ll also sew on a drawstring cover, as that would bring this bag within a breath of perfection.

And then there’s the hook latch which closes the cover over the binoculars. I guess it stays on surprisingly well, because the edge of the lid sort of hits the lower hook which prevents it from dropping down too easily and coming unhooked, but that also makes it the tiniest bit awkward to open. Not a big deal, but not perfect.

The little brand patch on the front looks pretty nice, with its gold thread, but I really like that it’s just velcroed on, so you can remove it or put something else there if you prefer.

The straps which wrap around behind you are plenty long. If you are a larger person, have no fear, they will fit. If you’re a smaller person, you may want to snip off the ends, so you don’t have so much extra unnecessary strap behind you. There are some convenient little elastic loops around them which prevent them from dangling all over the place.

And the final little downside is that if you’re not wearing it, you can grab the straps and carry it by those, which I guess is okay, but it seems like it ought to have a tiny handle as well, so you could remove the straps entirely and still carry it conveniently.

In summary, this is a pretty great little bag, with great materials and workmanship, but I would have designed it slightly differently to make it perfect.