It is not designed for a full size Canon 5Dm3 with a battery grip and a 24-300 L lens. This bag is meant for smaller systems and lenses like Leica, Sony mirrorless, etc. Also, as with the rest of the leather, as they wear in, they will get more and more flexible and easy to deploy and collapse. They provide a positive stop for the flap and also give decent side protection to the contents in inclement weather without having a full over the opening flap over design (which can limit configurability). The flaps keep the items inside nice and secure and keep them from falling out when the bag is opened. This could be a problem if you over-stuff the bag or put in lenses that are too long or large in diameter. Some reviews have mentioned that the fold-in flaps seem to get in the way when closing it. Give it time to work in and you will be truly happy with it in the end. I have a Harley-Davidson riding jacket that weighs like 30 pounds that started out SUPER stiff and now just fits like a second skin and moves and looks fantastic. It is a hard thing to get used to the first time you get a tanned but not "finished" leather item, but they truly do age amazingly well. Don't shy away from these encounters because, as the bag gets more character marks, you will begin to not mind them as they overlap and blend to create a durable and chic bag. Every scratch and stuff helps to soften the leather and give the bag unique character. Also, be aware that these leather bags are VERY easy to scratch and scuff, and they are designed that way on purpose. You will want to treat this with a high quality leather conditioner on a regular basis as you break it in. That would make their rigs PERFECT with the quick connects and a leather strap. I love the versatility of the Op-Tech system, but I wish they would provide a high quality leather strap option to replace the neoprene. I always liked leather wrist and camera straps. Leather just feels better than neoprene or webbing when it comes to straps. Even with the weight, it is quite comfortable to carry all day because of the wide leather strap. The bag is NOT light, but that is also part of the cache of a bag like this. Wide (about 2 inches) adjustable shoulder strap is comfortable in both traditional shoulder and cross body wearing positions. The all brass attachments and buckles are both elegant and highly functional. I put my own set of lens dividers on either side of the primary lens space vertically holding a Hasselblad Lunar with the Sony E PZ 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens and it gives me room for the 90mm EF 2.8 Macro and the Sony E OSS 50mm 1.8 or 16-55 E Hassy branded lens on either side, along with four batteries (in the ThinkTank double battery pouches), a Color Checker Passport (inside front pocket), small flash, small Sony remote (in one end of the bag pockets), business cards (in same end pocket), lens cleaners (other end pocket), iPhone (inside front pocket) and even my iPad Mini in the back pocket. Because it is such a simple design, it can accomodate a large number of systems effectively. The leather is VERY thick and it will take a bit of use to break it in, but should last for MANY years to come.
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