National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag Part I

Often we have a tonne of questions when scouting for a camera bag to suit our desires.. I didn't find mine all answered.. but got one anyway, a chance I took. National Geographic sure could do a better job at their website to properly describe their bags with ample examples. Some other reputable brands are excellent at this where u even could choose the more common gear u would wanna carry and recommendations will follow, all automated! NG, if you're reading, go go go do something about it!

I'll attempt to write here what and how I feel of the bag.. I'm no reviewer or anything like tht, so I'll be speaking like a dude on the street..

First off, let's show off the National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag..


I find the buckle here pretty nifty.. a loop truh a buckle, fasten onto a button.. is that called a button? err.. watever..


Outer pockets have long Velcro , expandable..


Open up! Huh?! Is this a hippo's mouth? Wat the heck?


Inner pockets.. thoughtful..


So I pried open the hippo's mouth.. First I was dazzled what'll happen to the now-looks-like-a-flapping-tongue if I didn't wanna have it zipped. Oh we can roll it n there's another piece to hold the rolled up tongue in place.. hey look, there's a boxy looking thing in there..


Open up n say ahhhhhhhhhhh~


Ladies and gentlemen.. the NG 2475 wide open all ready for loading..

My Brief Experience with Shashinki

My order from www.shashinki.com came very promptly. The condition of the packaging on the other hand laid in the hands of the postal company. The contents being a soft fabric bag, nothing much needed to protect it.

An extra layer of plastic bag underneath the brown paper used.


Rip the blue bag! Me National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag..


A lot of people are still doubtful when it comes buying stuff online. If the merchants are trustworthy, lost in mail, bad handling, etc.. Of course these concerns are valid ones.

Here's the whole process I went truh with www.shashinki.com.

1. Created an account
   
2. Added item to cart
   
3. Checkout
   
4. Received an email on order confirmation
   
5. Transfered amount to published Maybank account for www.shashinki.com
   
6. Replied to email (.4) to inform of payment, including the reference number (I'm not sure if this step is needed)
7. Received email on payment received with note that items will be shipped the same day
8. Received email on items shipped with poslaju tracking number
9. Item delivered to me doorstep

Me bag arrived on the 3rd day, it'll depend of course on wat time and day ur order is placed and payment finalized.

How I feel about shashinki? Bery the merrylicious GOOD!

What Bag?

Last weekend, I had a good all paid for lunch with Bryan.. Been quite some time since we sat down f2f.. before I left, I had all the intentions to bring me camera along, after all, it's been some time, who knows if he had a love bite here n there fer me to catch on a foto, perhaps to blackmail him some time another?

I took a swift look at my camera bag.. That made me think twice as I wanted to do some shopping after lunch.. it's a backpack, a Lowepro Mini Trekker.. with some gear in it.. the size of it made me think twice.. then the thought of it's weight.. made me think trice.. then the possibility of removing some gear to take some weight off made me think yet another time..

I left home without me camera..

The Mini Trekker is blardy good for outdoor shoots.. it eve has a foldaway pocket for a tripod! Perhaps the Trekker name means something? ;-) But it's just a hassle to be hauling it arounf in a mall..

I came home feeling inadequate.. I want another bag. period. My requirements:
1. Canon 40D with 24-105mm f/4 attached
2. 580 EX II flash gun

If you own a DSLR, u'd perhaps been through the dillemma of choosing the right bag for ur equipment. One that suits what u need, n looks appealing enough..

Out of the countless time I've surfed the web for bag, I did it again.. www.shashinki.com was my first stop.. www.yamiya.com.my was my second..

Finally something tickled me a little.. National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag.. off I went on my routine.. digging forums n all.. n it seemed right.. I had a lot of questions.. not all of them answered in threads of information.. but.. what the heck I thought..

What arrived this morning via Poslaju?


Big fler tht only weighs 1.56kgs..

Another mini set of Yoda the magnificent..

BleGgGGgHhhhhhh~


Gimme me food!


Yo wazzap brada!?

The door bell rang..

What is this?


How about this?


This just arrived! My first ever photobook.. something that I've been itching to get since a couple of years back. Since we're getting a whopping 30% discount now, that enhanced the desire to get my lazy butt moving.. That thing in this package took me a total of 12 panstaking hours to complete.. editing photos, combining, some collage.. all in the effort to bring the events into sequence.. so each page tells a story on it's own.. without any words.. after all, a picture tells some thousands of words doesn't it? Another 3 1/2 hours waiting for the upload to complete.. 4 1/2 days waiting for the final product to arrive..


Should I be anxious to open it? DOH~

Debossed window, hard cover, A4 size landscape photobook.. Front image sliced to tell the content of the album.. the beach.. the water sliding down rocks.. and the lubang of a canon..


How how?! How is it? How was the editing? How's the quality? Shucks, how's photobook?

In the package.. box to protect.. some damperners inside the box.. album cover (slide the album in/out) and the album itself..


100% crop of the page.. trying to show you the paper quality. We were told 70grams paper during the presentation at the company. Feels to me like the pages of wedding albums.


How? I'm totally satisfied.. the hours of editing n compiling paid off, the money spent (-30%) well worth.. Now let's see how it stands the flippings of the public..

For those who'd like to know the process;
1. point ya browser to www.photobook.com.my
2. download the software, use it
3. depending on what you like, u could use the ready templates
4. once you're done, u've an option to upload to photobook or send a hardcopy
5. make payment
6. wait for product to be delivered