I had done a lot of online research as well as talking to a to a lot of photography enthusiastic colleagues as regards to which is the best camera bag to buy. I have a three and a half year old son and my wife bought a really good camera. As we both were beginners in the specialised art of photography, we just bought a Nikon with a standard lens. Since the purchase, I started researching which is/was the best camera backpack to buy. After debating with my colleagues, I decided to get what would work for my needs (this was their advice). After 4 weeks of researching online (amongst various websites - thanks to google), I decided to buy this backpack. We took it on our first outing (when I had family visiting from abroad) on a long drive to the Lake District and then to Scotland with a lot of wet weather.I found the fact that I could remove the camera from the side without taking off the whole backpack really efficient.We then tried the backpack out on a visit to Venice a couple of weeks ago.I was able to fit in the "emergency nappies" in the slot for the tablet, fill up the top of the space with wet wipes, 2 changes of clothes and emergency use towelsfor the little one, etc.Due to the fact that we did not have any extra lenses, we used that space for more baby clothes, towels, etc.On our last 2 days, we were inundated with thunderstorms and I had my chance to check out the efficiency of the waterproof cover. To be honest, I applied the cover prior to venturing out in the thunderstorm and then when I checked the backpack later, There was not a drop of moisture over the areas of the backpack covered by the rain cover.Even though this backpack may be slightly expensive (for certain potential customers), I will recommend it for people in my stage of life. This is only for the simple fact, that it is very flexible/variable with regards to the camera storage compartment. After which you have a whole lot of choice as to how to use the storage area above the camera compartment.