Travel Light with the USA Gear Camera Sleeve and Media Strap for Small DSLRs and Mirrorless Cameras
Gary Detonnancourt
The Canon M50 is a small mirrorless camera that I love for shooting both still images and video. Its compact size makes it the perfect walk around and travel camera. It’s also great for beginners looking to learn about photography and videography. Now maybe a good time to buy one if you’re looking to save a little money because there are rumors of an M50 MII that may be released at the end of 2020.
I often like to bring my M50 along when I go on bike rides on my e-bike. I have a nice rear rack bag for my bike but I don’t want to just throw my camera in this bag and leave the camera unprotected. This led me to search Amazon for a camera sleeve that would be small enough to be thrown in almost any bag and to protect my camera.
This sleeve is made a tough water-resistant neoprene and comes in many colorful designs. Its made to fit small DSLRs like the
Canon Rebel T6
Canon Rebel T6i
Nikon D3400
Nikon D3500
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Canon EOS Rebel SL3
Even though my M50 is much smaller than these DSLRs, it still fits nicely in the sleeve with the 15-45 mm kit lens attached. Since this lens is also very small there is extra room in the front of the lens pouch for my viltrox speed booster which allows me to use my EF lenses on the M50.
It has a rear pocket for storing small items such as memory cards.
The belt loop under the sleeve can be hooked on a belt look so you can keep the sleeve with you while you’re out shooting. USA Gear recommends not doing this with the camera inside as the strap is not strong enough for this purpose.
One downside of such a small camera is short battery life. I have occasionally been out for a day of shooting and ended up out in the field with a dead battery. I’m too lazy to bring a camera bag with extra batteries and memory cards out on my photo adventures. That would defeat the purpose of having a small camera for traveling light. I discovered the solution to this problem when I found USA Gear because they make a camera strap that matches this sleeve, that has pockets for batteries and memory cards.
This camera strap is called the USA Gear TrueSHOT Media Strap. I’m not normally a fan of around the neck camera straps but I found this one to be attractively designed and comfortable to wear because it is also made of neoprene. I think the best part is the built-in pockets for extra batteries and memory cards. Plus I really like that you can match the color and design of the sleeve with the strap. I chose a red plaid design for mine.
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