Moshi Arcus - review

Sleek, understated and surprisingly light
Moshi
David Williams @djrwilliams11 September 2018

Moshi - which has positioned itself as the motorists’ friend, with premium accessories for people on the move - has devised an ingenious bag to stop all that expensive camera gear, or day to day necessities, rolling around the back of your car and getting damaged.

Sleekly understated and - despite being ruggedly built - surprisingly light, the designers seem to have thought of everything. Starting at the top of the ‘Arcus’, there’s a handy, easily-accessed, crush-resistant, zippered compartment which - if you’re out shooting for the day - would be handy for phones or shades. Directly below that and handy for spare batteries, instruction booklets, lens wipes and so on is a useful Velcro-fastened net, enabling you see what you stashed inside.

Beneath that is a sizeable space large enough for a spare camera or long lens, while below that, in a separately compartmentalised, cushioned area, is a cleverly divided side-loading insert, (sold separately for £54.95, underlining the fact that this can be a general purpose bag too) big enough for two more lenses and your main camera, complete with its own lens. As if that wasn’t enough, the lid for that section holds another useful net (perhaps for SD cards and cables).

Meanwhile, accessible via two another more zips at the very back, are two more useful pouches, for passports, wallets, loose change, keys and a few extras, while the masterstroke is a large, rear, zippered fold-out section concealing no fewer than five compartments including another padded section for a laptop. Topping this stylish £279.95 - yes £279.95, it’s not inexpensive - bag off off is a sturdy, padded grab handle, comfortably padded, mesh shoulder straps, side pouch and high-rise adjustable strap for a tripod and a weather-resistant outer skin that will also withstand the rigours of your boot. The only challenge is remembering where, precisely, you put everything inside in this very high quality bag...

Find out more at www.moshi.com

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