My beautiful new American Jo Totes camera bag is, as the kids say these days, ‘lush’. It couldn’t have arrived at a more perfect time just two days before a wedding for which I had no assistant to wheel my massive Lowepro roller behind me. This bag is excellent for me for a few reasons:
- In addition to the cute traditional hand-bag style handles, there’s a strap so I can throw it over my shoulder
- The zipper is super chunky, super strong. I’m sot worried that it’ll bust while packed to the brim with my most valuable possessions
- It’s adorable (clearly!)
- The inner compartment separators are adjustable depending on what you want to pack in it and allows you to section everything off.
- When all my camera gear isn’t needed, I can just pack the little things I need and take this unassuming bag with me rather than my huge, often pretentious looking ‘professional’ rolling case.
There are a couple things I wish were different:
- I wish that the velcro for the compartment separators was stronger and stopped things from slipping underneath them into another compartment (like sneaky little batteries)
- I wish the outside decoration that stretches from side to side (the bit with the flower) was sown at the bottom so it could be a pocket.
{Conclusion?}
Of the many camera bags for women, I loved the look of this one the most. Everyone is surprised that it’s my camera bag and I can do my super hard job and still feel like a woman. The value for money is outstanding. It was so much more affordable than I thought it would be (in comparison to others). And if you’re in the UK like me, the exchange rate makes it even cheaper! But just know that you’ll have a customs charge for about £20 before Parcelforce will complete the delivery to you (because of the value of the item). Check out the Jo Totes website to find your perfect camera bag!
