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Peak Design's new roller bag is here

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader,

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Peak Design has been one of my go-to brands for camera-carrying solutions in the past decade or so. I have reviewed every bag they've ever made.

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Backpacks, camera straps, and sling bags have always been their thing, but many people wondered if they'd ever create a carry-on roller.

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Today is that day.

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The new Roller Pro uses an ultra-slim carbon telescoping handle to minimize intrusion into the bag's main compartment, and a new made-to-fit XL Camera Cube allows photographers to carry up to a 400mm f/2.8 lens.

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I've summarized the bag's main features on my site and dug up the all-important internal dimensional specifications of the roller and the new XL Camera Cube so that you can see whether it would suit the gear you need to carry.

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Read more >> Peak Design's Long-Awaited Carry-On Roller​

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Roller Pro was launched as a Kickstarter campaign but met its target in five minutes. In fact, it blew through the $ 3 million mark in the first few hours, which is mind-blowing! The first batch will begin shipping to initial backers in May.

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While I hope to get a review done as soon as possible, pre-sale samples of the bag are few, and I don't expect to have one in my hands before the end of the Kickstarter. I'd usually say wait for my review, but this might mean missing out on the significant pre-sale discounts. Your choice.

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I do look forward to testing this out as soon as possible!

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Cheers,

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Dan

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