Compagnon backpack Gen III green / light brown

Compagnon backpack Gen III green/light brown

Timeless beauty has never been so practical

The backpack is a stylish companion for many years, not only because of its durable natural leather & genuine canvas from Scotland.

It is no stranger to useful details and versatile storage space. But it does have an unattractive "camera bag look".

Experience real value

In addition to first-class craftsmanship, it also needs fabulous materials and parts to withstand the ravages of time for many years. The compagnon backpack not only has the timeless look to always look stylish. Everything you touch is natural, robust, handmade and/or soft to the touch.

Protection and safety for your equipment, ease of use and customization as well as the pleasure of artfully handcrafted details meet a special look that could hardly be further from a "typical camera backpack".

Function in a classic look

Combining comfortable and useful details for creative everyday life with a traditional design is an art.

Our classic backpack can be carried much more comfortably and for longer than you would expect, even when loaded with extensive camera equipment. The supple feel of the leather, which adapts to you as you carry it in, combined with the built-in padding, keeps you fresh even on long days.

The versatile storage compartments and roll-top expand as needed and save space when you don't need extra room.

Generation III

bull leather & hybrid canvas

materials

Naturally tanned compagnon leather from southern Germany is something special. The feel, look and durability are fabulous and just the thing for leather lovers. Comfort is also taken care of, as the back panel and straps are comfortably padded. As you carry it in, the contours adapt to your shape, while

the stylish canvas made in Scotland complements the timeless look. The Hybrid Wax technology is new: it puts an end to waxy fingers and is less susceptible to soiling. The wax, which provides the enormous weather resistance, is now inside the fiber and stays there.

Features Exterior

• expandable roll-top storage area for additional volume with embedded magnets at the top.
• The roll-top closes itself easily and can be rolled up and closed in just a few
  steps.
• The fascinating closure on the roll-top - which can be opened in seconds with two fingers - originates from climbing sports and is manufactured by AustriAlpin in Austria.
• The solid
  metal construction is an example of robustness, durability and tangible safety and quality.
• The shoulder straps on the backpack have been consistently further optimized, offering a wide contact surface, comfortable padding and optimized shaping to provide even more carrying comfort and load distribution
  .
• The chest strap is attached to the shoulder strap, is always to hand when you need it and ensures an ideal harness fit, even with sloping shoulders
• the removable waistbelt (sold separately) provides additional stability if required.
  This can be easily attached and removed in seconds and offers extra support, more relief, especially for long distances on foot and/or heavy loads
• for water bottles, tripods or bulky equipment, the backpack Generation III offers two fold-out side quivers.
• Fastening straps made from military nylon
  with aluminum hooks allow you to securely fasten your equipment.
• The front and base of the backpack are reinforced in addition to the all-round padding.
• This means that the backpack Gen III always retains its shape, provides particularly effective protection
  and does not fall over even when unevenly loaded, but always stands upright when put down
• the back panel made of compagnon leather is lined with comfortable and durable foam padding, which contributes to pleasant carrying comfort and has ventilation channels
  have been incorporated to prevent heat and moisture build-up
• there is a narrow insert pocket on the front for additional utensils and small items
• all fastening hooks and adjustment eyelets on the backpack Gen III are made from high-strength yet lightweight aluminum
• all external zippers are from the premium world market leader YKK.
• This ensures unparalleled robustness, durability and convenient usability
• . The backpack Gen III continues to offer 'passive theft protection', as it is not recognizable as a camera backpack and can only be opened via the back or the roll-top
  .
• Unnoticed access is therefore virtually impossible
• . Zippered access to the main storage compartment allows access to the laptop compartment without having to open the backpack completely and expose the other contents. When traveling by air, the backpack
  Gen III can pass through the X-ray checkpoint without being completely removed

Features Inside

• the bottom of the roll-top storage area features a new Velcro construction that makes it easier to open the

bottom and thus

• to remove

• the contents

• .The bottom of the roll-top
storage area offers
• a
new Velcro construction
• that allows the bottom to be opened and the main storage space to be extended upwards, but can still be placed stably enough to easily carry the roll-top luggage and separate it from the camera equipment
• .for safe, flexible transportation of your equipment
• a total of 14 versatile Velcro pads to adapt the storage space to any type of load (including two particularly long, foldable pads to fit your camera/lens combination
  perfectly if required))
• 8 hook-and-loop leather fastening straps for small or particularly heavy equipment that needs to be additionally secured
• internal zippered pocket in the roll-top for theft-proof transportation, ideal for cash, bank cards, travel documents,
etc
• .
• Additional padded laptop compartment up to 16 inch device size (e.g. 2020 Macbook Pro and comparable)
• Three additional zippered mesh pockets that can be freely positioned in the storage space using Velcro.

• Depending on the number of lenses and body size, several cameras can of course also be transported
• compact mirrorless cameras such as Leica M11, Nikon Z5, Olympus E-M10 Mark IV, Fujifilm X-S10, Fujifilm X-T4, Panasonic
• Lumix S5 and many more
• compact APS-C DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 80D, Nikon
• D500 etc.
• mirrorless full-frame systems such as Sony A1, Sony a7R IV, Canon R5, Nikon
• Z9 etc.
• Full-frame DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Nikon D780, Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III, Nikon
• D6 and many more.
• Medium format cameras such as Fujifilm GFX 100s, Hasselblad 907X 50c, Hasselblad H6D-100c, Fujifilm GFX 50S II, Leica S3, PhaseOne XT etc.
  *for housings with a total height of 15-16cm it may not be possible to
carry
• a
laptop
• .

Lenses

• Lenses with a maximum length of approx. 40 cm can be transported in the main storage compartment
• for even longer telephoto lenses, the separating base to the roll-top can be removed and additional space released.
• This means that in exceptional cases, lenses up to approx. 70cm can still be stowed away
• Common, fast Zooms such as a 70-200 f/2.8 can be transported individually or directly on the camera crosswise in the backpack
• this also applies to a wide range of fast fixed focal lengths such as Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4, EF 85mm f/1.2, 135mm f/2, 14mm f/2.8 etc.

Accessories

• in the laptop compartment can hold a laptop up to 16 inches in size (e.g.
• 2020 Macbook Pro or comparable) can be stowed
• depending on the size of the camera equipment, a compact drone kit with e.g. a DJI Mavic
• the storage space can be expanded at any time using the roll-top to create space for an additional jacket, lunch box, water bottle, bike helmet, drone kit or similar
• Documents, notebooks, filters or other items can be stored in the flat slide-in pocket on the front