Awhile back Lowepro sent me some gear and one of the items they sent was a Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW. I'm currently in San Diego loading up my Nova Sport now for a shoot tomorrow in LA. I'll be doing some furniture shots for Furniture Porn followed up by some fashion work with models Kate Compton, Danielle Ruiz and Mina Doll for Arsenic Magazine. I've been out of town a lot over the past few months and this bag just got back from traveling with me through California, Peru, Chile and Argentina and really made traveling with camera gear much easier. I fly a lot and definitely recommend this bag to anyone else that travels with camera gear. The built in rain cover really came in handy while I was rolling my suitcase (with the Nova Sport secured to the top) through the streets of Buenos Aires. On the way down to Buenos Aires from Los Angeles I was able to fit my Nikon D7000 + 4 Nikon lenses (12-24mm f/4 G | 35mm f/1.8G | 50mm f/1.8G | 55-200mm), a Canon 6D + 3 Sigma lenses (18-35mm f/1.8 | 50mm f/1.4 | 50-150mm f/2.8), Nikon SB-600 Speedlight, a Macbook Air and a bunch of filters and accessories.

Yesterday I got an e-mail regarding sponsorship from Lowepro and JOBY which are sister companies owned by Daymen. Lowepro has been the only company that I've ever used when it comes to camera bags and I'm really excited to check out the new gear which they have been kind enough to send me. Along with two new bags I'll be getting some new GorillaPod items to play with. I've never used a GorillaPod before, but I've been meaning to pick one up for quite awhile and I'm looking forward to putting it to use.

The product that first turned me on to Lowepro and really sparked my interest was the SlingShot. I've taken this bag with me on all my travels over the past 4 years. It's spent a lot of time in planes, trains, and automobiles, as well has hikes through rain and snow in the mountains and the intense heat of the desert, never failing to protect my Nikon gear. I've never once had an issue with it and plan on still using it for a long time. Here's the original video that I saw when I first started looking into options for carrying my camera gear and what sold me on the SlingShot: