That is useful when you're a one man crew !

Great item. I am in the field everyday for eng camera use. U can use it as a fanny pack or a shoulder bag. Perfect for a few batteries , mica, and other everyday run and gun shooting needs!

Love this. Its hard to change lens when you shooting at fast environment like wedding. Having lens beside makes life easy.

This pack will hold it all! I needed for extra microphones, batteriesand even my small Zoom H4 recorder! can easily work on my belt and the small strap can work just as well if i just want it around my shoulder. Anything from PortaBrace is so well made, you can never go wrong!

It's a Porta Brace so it's well made, but with the name you do pay for it. I make my living filming on the road and this product makes my life easier. The build is strong and durable. The Belt keeps everything tight without constricting. The only flaw is the zippers jingle, but this was fixed with a couple Velcro cable straps. Bottom line if you need to keep your gear close by, and be able to wear it all day long this product will do the trick and you'll never need another. Truly well made.

I'd seen these hip packs in use by a lot of American photojournalists when I was sent to the States to cover the Oklahoma tornado for the BBC - all the guys had everything they needed to hand, whereas I had to to take my bag off, search through it and then put my bag back on... the hip pack made perfect sense! This simple design is a must for any photojournalist who has to run and gun. Mic, batteries, accessories can all be fitted into the various spacious pockets that are strapped around your waist - everything is easily accessible without the need to put your camera down. The waist strap is comfortable to wear and adjustable for the most generous of cameramans muffin top waistlines! Portabrace are synonymous for making quality products for the professional - this is no exception.

I have the FStop Tilopa and Anja. I wanted to try the X50 because of the pockets, side access and roll top plus every review said comfort. I load my packs and at 31 pounds it was fine with std hip and shoulder pads. After 5 hours it was not as fine. I wanted to add the HD belt and plus backpack straps and wow what a difference. Padding is double the tilopa and it feels so nice. Worth the money if packing heavier gear. I normally add a second tripod and snow shoes so loving that I got these. I also like the HD pockets and the ability to velcro the belt together a little larger so the pockets are at my sides and the padding sticks better to my hips. I also use the spider pro clip Allen wrenched on to the bottom pad behind the pocket on the waist belt. Now hiking longer I can have my 200-600 in that spider clip and hands are free at my sides. Perfect setup. The roll top also allows more room to put jackets and clothing than the tilopa. My tilopa will be used with two cubes for astro hatchback with video on top and astro camera on bottom.

As usual, PortaBrace has done it right. Also included (but not listed in the description) is a blue strip light that takes AA batteries. It only comes on one of the pouches, but nevertheless it's very cool. Not only does it stay solid, but it also has a flash option. The light can be folded outside the pouch, acting as a warning light, should you be in a rough spot. It appears it's designed for Gold Mount bricks, but can be adjusted for V Mount. I've bought a lot of PortaBrace products, this is one of my favorites!

This product helps you carry your battery, cables and all sort of stuff you need to make your job easier and sets your hands free so you can use them for other things such as holding the camera.

Really come in handy when shooting on the fly with my easy rig! super useful