{"id":579,"date":"2015-11-12T14:26:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/173.63.58.177\/visualrealms\/?p=579"},"modified":"2015-12-02T10:04:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T15:04:53","slug":"manfrotto-pl-cc-193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/12\/manfrotto-pl-cc-193\/","title":{"rendered":"Manfrotto PL-CC-193 &#8211; Camera Bag in Disguise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"579\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"579\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-579 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380420.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380420-1500x1063.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380420-1500x1063.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380420-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380420.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-581'>\n\t\t\t\tManufacture Photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In my endless search to find the perfect bag for my photography gear I stumbled on the Kata 19X series of bags (191, 193, &amp; 195). \u00a0The Kata bag was designed for smaller camcorders, but liking the overall aesthetic so much, I wanted to give it chance to be more than just a camcorder bag. \u00a0Unfortunately, I couldn&#8217;t find Kata anywhere online until I realized Manfrotto had replaced it with their 19X series bags.<\/p>\n<p>The back story is that like most photographers and shutterbugs, I have several bags. I have at least three different backpacks, a few different smaller shoulder bags, a medium\/large shoulder bag, etc, etc and they are all good for what they were intended for, but none were great for general storage. \u00a0By storage I mean that when I&#8217;m not shooting and not traveling, I need one good bag to keep the bulk of my gear for one system, in this case my DSLR system. Using a backpack for storage was always so cumbersome and as of late, none of my backpacks were big enough &#8211; same goes for all of my shoulder bags as well. I&#8217;ve searched high and low over the years and was always too cheap to pull the trigger on a bigger bag, until I came across this Manfrotto PL CC\u00a0193, previously the Kata 193.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly this is not a photographer&#8217;s bag. It&#8217;s intended for videographers and only comes with two or three dividers. However, I saw the potential and knew that with all of the velcro dividers I had from my various other bags that it wouldn&#8217;t be a problem to subdivide the big compartment into smaller lens and DSLR body compartments. One important factor was the depth of the bag because I wanted the ability to stand up my 70-200mm f\/2.8 &#8211; turns out everything worked out great. The new bag is 60-70% full with the following gear. DSLR w\/ grip, 50mm f\/1.4, 28-70 f\/2.8, 70-200 f\/2.8, 2x teleconverter, full size flash, Minolta light meter, microphone, batteries, charger, memory cards, camera and bag shoulder straps, and misc other bits and pieces. I also currently have two Hasselblad film backs stored in there until I find a permanent place for them. There&#8217;s plenty of &#8220;head room&#8221; to stack items on top of each other if need be.<\/p>\n<p>The construction is solid and the sides are firm and rigid, not at all flimsy. The fabric will weather well and looks very sharp (although the example that I received was dirty and had been sitting on a shelf for a long time). The front pouch is deep and a bit tight and will easily swallow up small items &#8211; I&#8217;m sure I will be digging for things before too long. Again, the bag did not come with a lot of dividers, so unless you plan to use it for bigger items, expect to rob your other bag dividers to create a useable DSLR\/medium format bag. The interior is soft and similar to just about every other bag on the market. The gray color was less than exciting &#8211; I had hoped to find a Kata example with the yellow interior for the high contrast characteristics, but no such luck. \u00a0The red shoulder strap tabs appear to be powder coated aluminum which are a nice touch. \u00a0The bottom has four rubber feet to help keep the bottom of the bag in good shape. \u00a0The handles work well. \u00a0Overall a great bag.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-579 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380421.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380421-1500x965.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380421-1500x965.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380421-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/uuid-1800px-inriverimage_380421.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-582'>\n\t\t\t\tManufacture Photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my endless search to find the perfect bag for my photography gear I stumbled on the Kata 19X series of bags (191, 193, &amp; 195). \u00a0The Kata bag was designed for smaller camcorders, but liking the overall aesthetic so much, I wanted to give it chance to be more than just a camcorder bag. \u00a0Unfortunately, I couldn&#8217;t find Kata<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","category-photography","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}