An Epiphanie Bag, that is. I pre-ordered it way back in December and it arrived about two weeks ago. I wanted a stylish camera bag that would do double duty as a purse, as well, and the Epiphanie Bags certainly do that. Maile Wilson is the creator of the Epiphanie Bags and she’s a photographer, so she knew exactly what the bag should include. Right now she has three styles of bags – the Ginger, which is the one I have, the Lola, which is a fun red bag, and the Belle, which is a gorgeous turquoise.
The outside of the bag has superb construction and is made out of a water-resistant synthetic leather that is really hard to tell it is faux. It has that really cool metal camera tag thingie. It has four exterior pockets. It has a very nicely padded shoulder strap, as well as two handles. One little quibble is that I was kind of expecting the pocket on the back side of the bag to be the same as the front of the bag (there were no photos of the back of the bag on the website) and it instead was a small pocket, so I wasn’t able to fit all of my “purse” items in the bag.
The inside of the bag can be configured however you want with the velcro panels. Originally I had my main camera, my backup and my spare lenses, but with my purse items in the bag, too, it was too heavy to be comfortable to carry around, so I took my backup camera out. There are a couple of small things that I think could improve the bag. An additional pocket on the inside would be really nice, feet on the bottom of the bag to help protect the bag from wear and tear, and a larger pocket on the back of the bag. I also wish the top of the bag was a little wider than the bottom, to make it easier to get equipment in and out of the bag.
I must admit I wasn’t quite sure when I first got it whether I was going to truly like it, but after using it on a daily basis for two weeks, I can honestly say I’m happy I got it. There are a couple of other new sites out there selling stylish women’s camera bags, with prices equivalent to or higher than the Epiphanie Bags, so do your research. Then go buy an Epiphanie Bag!
[Edited to add] I forgot one of the most important little facts. Maile and Epiphanie Bags are giving away a fantastic prize – go to Epiphanie Bags and then click on her blog link to learn more about it – or alternatively, click on the link in Sue’s comment, below. You’ll be glad you did!
