Millican Marsden The Camera Pack 32L

£190 (£265 with camera insert) www.homeofmillican.com Breaking into the crowded camera bag market is no easy task, but that’s what Millican has done with its outdoor and travel-inspired Marsden The Camera Pack 32L. not only does this bag defy camera bag convention in terms of design and storage, but it’s also beautifully made and would look equally at home in the mountains or on the city streets.

To make the Marsden a functional camera bag you have to purchase a camera insert, which adds an additional £75, making it the most expensive option in the test. access to the camera insert is via the rear flap, which includes space for a 15in laptop, and to access your camera and lenses you have to remove the insert. This can be fiddly when in the field, so another option is to wear the insert around the waist while shooting to provide near-instant access to your kit. With five litres available, you can carry a couple of aPS- C mirrorless cameras and a lens or two, or one full-frame mirrorless camera or full-frame DSLr with a short to medium zoom lens attached with room for a small prime.

The Marsden doesn’t include a dedicated tripod attachment, although either of the two side pockets and compression straps double up for this purpose.

The Millican Marsden The Camera Pack 32L offers a solution that’s completely different from the others here. The bag and insert themselves are of high quality, but with just a five-litre capacity the amount of kit that you can carry is much more limited than with the other bags. However, none of the other bags provide as much space for personal items, making the Marsden a compelling option for travel and outdoor photographers who need to carry more non-photographic kit than cameras and lenses.