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I bought both sizes of this pack in the hopes that they would be a Peak Design grand slam, they are not.First, these bags were heavily marketed as camera bags they are not. The 25 is ok if you are only going to carry a few things on a quick in and out. Keep in mind that there is very little organization going on with this bag. the 2 side zippered pockets do not hold a lot especially in the way of camera gear. If you put little stuff in there it will be hard to find because the pockets don't open up much.Anything that goes into the front flappy part will protrude into the camera cube space as a lump. The front flappy part can realistically only carry small soft stuff or very flat items if its going to be useful.The laptop sleeve isn't padded from the main ... MoreI bought both sizes of this pack in the hopes that they would be a Peak Design grand slam, they are not.First, these bags were heavily marketed as camera bags they are not. The 25 is ok if you are only going to carry a few things on a quick in and out. Keep in mind that there is very little organization going on with this bag. the 2 side zippered pockets do not hold a lot especially in the way of camera gear. If you put little stuff in there it will be hard to find because the pockets don't open up much.Anything that goes into the front flappy part will protrude into the camera cube space as a lump. The front flappy part can realistically only carry small soft stuff or very flat items if its going to be useful.The laptop sleeve isn't padded from the main compartment. If anything from your camera cube protrudes outside the cube (it will because of how shallow the cube is) it can have the potential of ruining your laptop/tablet.The sternum straps are difficult to use and horribly uncomfortable. There is a lack of any grab handles except for the top and it is very uncomfortable to use if you carry any weight in this bag. The bag comes with extra tie downs which are very long and stringy. Haven't found a good use for them. if you use them to hang a sleeping bag or camp mat from the bottom the leftover string is going to hang down and flap around.If you are a person with any size, the backpack straps are very short. Mine end pretty much above my armpit. This is ridiculous for something that is supposed to be vest style straps.These bags will only hold the V2 camera cubes. This is very bad because the V2 cubes are too small in every size. They are not tall enough so most lenses need to lay down to be protected which obviously takes up twice the space.The good part. The quality of the materials and zippers seems good. You can get a waist strap for the 25, the waist strap for the 45 comes with the bag and is easily removed.These bags are very poorly designed for a photographer which is very disappointing from Peak.