ONA Bag Brixton - Style & Function

[@987dcm]

Best video I’ve found on this bag. Thank you! Just ordered mine b

[@thestudio2015]

Nice. Would the length of the strap be better if you use the strap across the body? Just a thought.

[@docpearson]

Can you please tell me if i carry d810 camera and the wedding trinity. Being 24-70. 70-200. And 85mm f1.4. Is there room for flash and plenty of batteries and a battery charger Respectfully Doc

[@escofield]

I have this bag and I agree it is the best made and the best looking bag I have. Great review.

[@patrickmolleda]

Have you tried attaching the holdfastgear camera strap on the bag? how does it feel? would you consider using the strap as that or you still prefer slinging it to your shoulder?

[@mpxz999]

Such a cool bag! Realllly considering this. I really appreciate having you review this too, as you took height into mind. I'm 5'3 so that really matters to me! Thank you :) Also, you have gorgeous hair! Great coloring!

[@HKarlsson]

I need this bag. And I cannot for the life of me understand how I've missed this great review!? I'm not sure I can afford it just now, but I will have it soon.

[@photorectoby]

+Henrik Karlsson They make beautiful bags that work well!

[@dogdaleafternoon6847]

Good review Christina!

[@dalibormrkic7808]

Great review Christina!

[@xteanuh]

Dalibor Mrkic Thanks Dalibor!

[@patrickmolleda]

by any chance have you tried attaching the bag to the money maker? I'm currently looking for an alternative to the sightseer bag of holdfast.

[@weissbornjr]

Is there padding on the outside of the bag? Looked like it might have been just lined with the velcro "felt". Good review otherwise.

[@MrZombs123]

Bill Weissborn the padding is thick and reassuring, most definitely!

[@Onabags]

Bill Weissborn Hey there! The entire bag is padded with closed-cell foam covered in the velcro "felt" that you mentioned! If you have any other questions, feel free to email us at [e-mail]!

[@xteanuh]

Bill Weissborn Yes. It's a super tough bag. I never worry about having to put it down gently or banging it around stuff.

[@sski66]

Nice review Christina, 2 things, one that might help u is I'm not sure if that strap comes off but if it does u can replace it with a smaller one. The second is for people that love the bag but the price is a little high, I believe they make the same bag but it isn't totally leather, I think it has leather accents & looks just as beautiful. Alright hope to see u in more videos like this, we always get Toby (Mish), now we get Christina, (Mash), haha.

[@Onabags]

sski66 Hey there! The shoulder strap is not a removable one, just to confirm that for you! And yes, you're completely right -- the waxed canvas versions of the Brixton are a bit cheaper, at $289 instead of $439.

[@xteanuh]

sski66 Glad you enjoyed the review!

[@MrGubrz]

+ONA Bags next version, all bags with removeable straps.. and 2 strap lengths available for purchase ;)

[@billflynn8229]

Nice review, happy to see you doing reviews. If you had a shoe repair man in the vicinity they should be able to make modifications to that bag.

[@xteanuh]

Bill Flynn I'm going to look into that! Great idea

[@LittlecityCh]

Love this bag so much!

[@wickywicklet]

I have the ONA Astoria and love it. Very well made and love the look and feel. Also holds my 15" laptop. Awesome camera bags from them. Been kinda looking at their backpacks also. A little pricey, but for the quality its nice.

[@MrZombs123]

Wicky Wicklet i own an Astoria too!!! and a leather brixton and a billingham hadley pro. LOL. all are amazing top notch bags.. Hey, if your looking at ONA backpacks check out this newer company called Venque.. beautiful handmade bags, small small company, they run about $200 and just starting up, but IMO just as nice of backpacks and half the price and still handmade.

[@Onabags]

Wicky Wicklet So glad to hear it!! Let us know if you have any questions regarding our backpacks. Also, stay tuned for a new backpack coming out in the next month or so.... :)

[@wickywicklet]

ONA Bags Nice. then ill just have to wait untill i see whats new. Awesome news. Love the style of your bags.

[@MrGubrz]

+ONA Bags is it sling style and come in cognac?! *faints*

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Hello Christina, I have to admit that I was more interested in how you hold your camera and pose your subjects (I always learn something from you and Toby) than the $439.00 bag, Wow, and I was complaining that I recently paid $145.00 for a Think-tank (LOL). Rick.

[@xteanuh]

RickBSO Not to worry. It's in the works!

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Christina Bernales I'm sorry for not understanding, what's in the works?

[@MrGubrz]

+RickBSO i think she meant a video on posing and what not for sessions...?

[@billflynn8229]

Recently I took two cameras with me and wished that I had a shoulder bag. I'm thinking of the Lowepro sling bag, don't need anything extravagant just handy.

[@TalesOfWar]

+Bill Flynn Look at ThinkTank too. They do great shoulder bags and they tend not to look like an obvious camera bag too like most Lowepros do. The Retrospective range is great and well worth the money. Just be sure you get one that fits your typical set up in though.

[@MrZombs123]

TalesOfWar totally agree.. ThinkTank retrospective are great bags! excellent build quality, and a great value!

[@matbishopsa]

Toby, do you have any plans to review the new Peak Design bag? Looks like an awesome bag.

[@photorectoby]

+Matthew Bishop I am on their list to receive a review unit at some point.

[@MrGubrz]

+Matthew Bishop i got to play with one at the trey ratcliff photo walk in san antonio. its a very stylish urban cool looking bag, i like the overall design. however, its very TALL feeling to ME. id either need a lot more 70-200 length lenses to maximize its size, or id be stacking lenses in starting at the bottom and working up. either way, it doesnt feel shaped right to ME. i need less height. it feels like wasted space making the bag bigger. but i LOVED the look. i really hope they make a slightly smaller one, and remove about 3-4" of height to the bag. its a pretty typical messenger bag general shape. which i just dislike for a camera bag.

[@thelionsden5771]

Absolute SUPERB review!!! I'm struggling between buying this or the prince street. My camera set up is the Fujifilm xpro2 , 90mm and 23mm lens one flash and and iPad Pro..

[@JUNO-69]

I hope those were abandoned train tracks for that "passé" shoot you did there 😉 Great review. I'm all for the brown leather.

[@xteanuh]

Baldmother They were abandoned! and the couple specifically requested that we do photos on the tracks :) I have an addiction to brown leather.

[@MrGubrz]

+Christina Bernales i never understand the black leather people. they are missing out! #TeamBrownLeather4Ever

[@alexisrosablanca6107]

Hey Christina I like your camera strap, what's the brand? Great review...

[@rossthomas4738]

Looks like the Hold Fast Money Maker.

[@photorectoby]

Alexis Sixela Yep, What Ross said.

[@melsebastian9178]

Classy bag, looks like a lot of weight on one shoulder though, but I guess your wallet would be so much lighter now. I see a lot of people ditching their backpacks for messenger style bags lately.

[@Onabags]

Mel Sebastian Thanks, Mel! It is a bit heavier of a bag, though if a lighter weight is of importance to you, this same bag in waxed canvas is a bit lighter! www.onabags.com/store/messenger-bags/the-brixton.html?color=smoke

[@xteanuh]

Mel Sebastian I wear it on long wedding days with a ton of gear in them and it has felt a lot lighter than I anticipated. I do have to put it down towards the end of the day but for the amount of stuff i can fit in it and the kind of protection it offers, I don't mind.

[@MrGubrz]

+Mel Sebastian its very nice to be able to just flip a flap and be in yer bag, vs having to unshoulder a stap, fling the back around, unzip or buckle something... etc...

[@nagol5178]

I have a similar ONA bag, it is grey, and I used it for the A7R, it's not quite big enough for my Canon. I keep some other things in it though. Looks good on a woman but I always felt I had a purse on. If I dressed like Tony Northup I could pull it off. But I got a lot of tattoos and don't have that look. lol tactical police looking bag it is for me!

[@TalesOfWar]

+nagol5178 Getting it in black may have been more suited to your style lol. Assuming they do it in black of course.

[@MrZombs123]

nagol5178 I think its all in your head my brother.. I feel the same way about my Billingham Hadley pro.. its khaki and tan leather, but I actually get quite a few questions about it and compliments that its a really nice looking bag. lol. Just own that shit, who cares to be honest. great looking and efficient camera bag. besides, tattoos and cargo shorts only add to the bad-assery. yes!

[@nagol5178]

They would just say to me, "You holding your wife's purse?" Trust me, ONA makes no bag for me. But I got one I'll sell any of you for 150 bucks, mint condition! lol

[@nagol5178]

I was joking. But on a serious note, it doesn't fit my look very well. It didn't look quite as bad in the pics but it showed up and I didn't like it. Looks more for a chick. But I was too busy with some things in life when I bought it to send it back. Just another few 100's gone. At the time I was shooting an A7R so it was big enough to carry that around with a few lenses. Now I'm back to the Canon full frame with battery grip, multiple lenses, flash's, etc. I may go back to Sony one day but not until the battery issue is fixed. However, I suspect Canon will have a good response with the next 5D. So, right now I am using the ONA bag to hold a bunch of ND filters. lol

[@MrZombs123]

nagol5178 I'm hoping the next 5D is a winner myself. My mark III and 6D have seen better days and get a good workout on almost a daily basis. I'm ready for a replacement! I heard the A7r mark II battery is pretty awful too. For my "fun" camera I'm using an olympus omd em5 II and can say it's been nothing but a fun and great little camera and battery life is also great too.

[@Therandomaveragely]

I just got myself a Berlin II

[@عمارالشايب-س5ت]

does it fit any labtop size or just small ones?

[@MrZombs123]

عمار الشايب 13" macbook (as far as the laptop thickness goes...) is even a slightly tight squeeze.. the Union street would be a better choice, IMO. but for an iPad or small chromebook or something along those lines, more than perfect.

[@Onabags]

عمار الشايب The Brixton is officially rated for 13" laptops. However, 15" MacBook Pros (Retina editions only) will also fit in the Brixton. For all other laptops, feel free to check out the Union Street messenger, which is designed for 15-inchers: www.onabags.com/store/messenger-bags/the-union-street.html?color=smoke

[@MrZombs123]

Hey you know what, sorry.. I keep forgetting that since my MacBook pro is an older one from 2009 it's a little bit thicker than they newer ones.. there's definitely a difference there.. so sorry. Lol

[@streets28mm]

Right on review, while I didn't have the height problem I did find it heavy, for that reason it was send back! I am hoping to try the smaller version since I am shooting mirrorless!

[@MrZombs123]

***** prince street looks pretty sweet. i have a dark truffle brixton and also an Astoria too.. The Astoria got super heavy loaded up, but could carry everything i needed for a wedding and is also super nice.. ill go back to it eventually, but my shoulder needed a break. the brixton was my M4/3 bag for a while, but i found it to large for my OMD and primes.. they are all so compact there was a ton of extra space.. and honestly made the bag feel bigger than it was... so now i use it for certain situation, like out of town trips and out of town shoots where i only need a minimal amount of gear.. I ended up with a Billingham Hadley pro for the M4/3 and it fits the bill for size AND weight with a bit of extra room for accessories like the my charger and cable, business cards, filters, etc. :-)

[@MrZombs123]

***** oh. also should mention, i guess. that my wedding setup is all canon full frame, which takes up way more space.. i started using an INCASE DSLR pro pack. love that back pack. *Thumbs up*

[@Onabags]

***** The Prince Street is a great option for mirrorless setups! To be honest, if you're carrying just a camera with attached lens + a couple of additional lenses, you could make do with the Bowery as well!

[@MrGubrz]

+ONA Bags i use the bowery now. with an a7rii with the 55/1.8 attached, you can still fit in the 90/2.8 macro, and a smaller lens such as the 28/2 or 35/2.8. along with a lens pen, batteries, cards, etc. i rarely put the camera IN the bag, as its always on my 2finger strap, so i generally cram another lens, or a yonguo 560iii flash in there with a wireless receiver. i do wish the bowery had the accordianed pockets in front. they are flat sewn. which is nice for keeping battiers and cards in place, but you can fit less in than you might otherwise. im considering moving up to the street prince in the cognac leather. ill have to try it out for weight. im still spoiled by previously being street photographer only, and just having a small mirrorless with 1 lens and thats it! carrying options around is feeling crazy heavy to me, but i see people carrying WAY more than me for WAY longer.. so i realize part of this is just me being a big baby ;) with RE: to the leather bags, are the shoulder straps more narrow than the seat belt styled straps you get with the canvas bags? it SEEMS so in this review. i LOVE the broad seat belt styled strap on my canvas bowery.

[@wonderwall135]

should have mentioned that there is a canvas version which is cheaper

[@monishbansal]

Christina is toby's sister?

[@xteanuh]

Mo_Gaming That's a first! I never realized we look alike :)

[@nordfilmcompany]

Great review Christina! What if you remove the leather strap and add it at the back on your holdfast as the holdfast sightseer is used here? vimeo.com/115313538

[@Onabags]

Knut Aage Dahl Photography Actually, quite a few Holdfast shooters hook their MoneyMakers to our Bowery bag in Italian leather: www.onabags.com/store/messenger-bags/the-bowery.html?color=antique-cognac. You can check out one example here: blog.popography.org/holdfast-moneymaker-ona-bowery-photographer-leather-camera-strap-system-new-jersey-wedding-photographer/

[@xteanuh]

Knut Aage Dahl Photography The strap isn't removable, but maybe If i can find a good cobbler in town I can have it shortened.

[@MrGubrz]

+ONA Bags O.O !!!!! GAAAAASP! HAX!!! i suddenly need that holdfast moneymaker strap!!!!! btw, i wish the bowery were about 1" taller, so my 70-200/4 sony would fit standing upright in it ;)

[@MrGubrz]

+Christina Bernales thats a really good idea! i bet theyd be able to do it quickly, and just do that slow restitch trick and use the same holes from one side of the strap

[@Kevinjandro]

$439.00 Shoot you can get the same bag at ross for $29.99 lolThat's a lot of mula for this bag.....

[@TalesOfWar]

+kevin osborne There's no way in hell I'd put $5000 worth of camera gear into a bag that costs $30.

[@MrZombs123]

kevin osborne Kev, don't be a hater bro.. you don't even use a bag, when i see you running along the river walk with your 70-200 attached and in the lens pouch! :-p I'm just messing with you my homie, funny to catch you on here in a comment! xD To be honest about the bag though, I actually own this bag myself, its beautiful. the leather is top grain Italian tanned leather, the best you can get. Its really well made, does not feel cheap (and shouldn't, esp. for the price.) I do think its a little over priced, even for a high quality leather product, but i decided to treat myself one day.. Next time i run into you ill let you check it out for yourself. How ya been by the way?! :)

[@MrZombs123]

TalesOfWar Kevin doesn't even use a bag.. he wears his gear across his chest and belt like a straight up ninja.. I've seen it, the guy is fast and efficient. lol.

[@Kevinjandro]

Robert Stofa Lol what up big homie,I haven't used a bag in yrs. I shoot with 2 camera's as you know sometimes 3. 1 with a 70-200 2.8, 24-70 2.8 and a 50 1.2. I use the rapid strap I wouldn't even have time to dig in the bag to change a lens or batteries. I do think this bag is way over priced, the leather is probably nice but for $450.00 no way.

[@Onabags]

kevin osborne The leather is indeed full-grain Italian, which is not cheap! :P Handcrafted as well, versus machine-cut, which means that labor is a bit more, too. At the end of the day, we do think it's quite reasonably priced for the craftsmanship, but understand that it's not for everyone. :)

[@twagn]

Stylish and pricey .....if money isn't an obstacle... I'd like a leather camera cover with gold inserts but...nope

[@patdinco]

430$$$..,. That's the price of my camera body :(

[@peterjohn428]

Non-vegan bag. Meh.

[@MrGubrz]

+Peter John this is actually something that concerns me! i am not a vegan, but i live in austin, and there are PLENTY of vegans here. even the canvas bags have leather buckles on them. do you happen to have any vegan friendly bag recommendations?

[@peterjohn428]

MrGubrz I can't even afford camera gear right now to put in a bag let alone know of a good vegan camera bag to put my imaginary camera gear into. Sorry.

[@classact9144]

Fuck vegans