backpack Gen III

Exterior features

• Expandable roll-top storage area for additional volume with embedded magnets at the top. The roll-top closes itself easily and can be rolled up and closed in just a few
  rolled up & closed in a few simple steps
• The fascinating closure on the roll-top - which can be opened in seconds with two fingers - originates from climbing sports and is manufactured by AustriAlpin in Austria. The solid
  metal construction is an example of robustness, durability and tangible safety and quality
• The shoulder straps on the backpack have been consistently further optimized, offering a wide contact surface, comfortable padding and optimized shaping to provide even more carrying comfort and load distribution.
  and load distribution. The chest strap is attached to the shoulder strap, is always to hand when you need it and ensures an ideal belt fit, even with sloping shoulders
• The removable waistbelt (sold separately) provides additional stability if required.
  This can be easily attached and removed in seconds and provides extra support, more relief, especially for long distances on foot and/or heavy loads
• The Generation III backpack offers two fold-out side pockets for water bottles, tripods or bulky equipment. Fastening straps made from military nylon with aluminum hooks
  with aluminum hooks allow reliable fastening of your equipment
• The front and base of the backpack are reinforced in addition to the all-round padding. This means that the backpack Gen III always retains its shape, provides particularly effective protection
  and does not fall over even when unevenly loaded, but always stands upright when put down
• the compagnon leather back panel is lined with comfortable and durable foam padding, which contributes to a pleasant wearing comfort and has ventilation channels
  ventilation channels to prevent heat and moisture build-up
• there is a narrow slip-in pocket on the front for additional utensils & small items
• all fastening hooks and adjustment eyelets on the backpack Gen III are made of high-strength yet lightweight aluminum
• All external zippers are from the premium world market leader YKK. This ensures unparalleled robustness, durability and ease of use
• The backpack Gen III continues to offer 'passive theft protection', as it is not recognizable as a camera backpack and can only be opened via the back or the roll-top.
  can be opened. Unnoticed access is therefore virtually impossible
• Zippered access to the main storage compartment allows access to the laptop compartment without having to open the backpack completely and exposing other contents. When traveling by plane, the backpack
  Gen III can go through the X-ray checkpoint without being completely unzipped

Interior features

• the base of the roll-top storage area features a new Velcro construction that allows the base to be opened and the main storage space to be extended upwards, but can still be positioned stably enough to carry the roll-top luggage easily and separate it from the camera equipment
• all-round padded main storage compartment for safe, flexible transportation of your equipment
• A total of 14 versatile Velcro pads for adapting the storage space to any type of load (including two particularly long, foldable pads to fit your camera/lens combination perfectly if required)
  to fit your camera-lens combination)
• 8 hook and loop leather fastening straps for small or particularly heavy equipment that needs to be additionally secured
• internal zipped pocket in the roll-top for theft-proof transportation, ideal for cash, bank cards, travel documents, etc.
• Additional padded laptop compartment up to 16 inch device size (e.g. 2020 Macbook Pro and comparable)
• Three additional zippered mesh pockets can be freely positioned using Velcro, which can be placed anywhere in the storage space if desired

Upgrade Generation III

• our new compagnon leather, produced in an even more original, natural tanning process with even more manual work, achieves an even higher quality class, offers
  more character, more durability and characterizes the feel and look of our Generation III products. Created not far from our home in the Black Forest, we continue to use raw hides from southern Germany.
  More details on the new compagnon Gen III leather in the sectionMaterial and craftsmanship
• In the past, our leather developed a patina full of character over time, darkened and changed with use. Generation III leather no longer develops and
  no longer changes over time, but has a distinctly characteristic look and feel right from the start
• The Generation III backpack offers two integrated, functional side pockets that can hold water bottles and/or tripods. Closable with a zipper
  zipper, the compartments do not take up any space when they are not in use
• the attachment points for the optional hip beltthe waistbelt (sold separately)have been optimized for greater ergonomics and practical attachment/removal of the belt
• the laptop compartment of the backpack Gen III is now particularly suitable for use with the current Macbook Pro (from 2020) in 16 inch size
• Based on your wishes, we have given the backpack an even more minimalist look and dispensed with belt loops at the bottom, which could get in the way when parking and traveling
• After many successful years, we have used feedback to find out where we can improve our Generation III even further and have done just that.
  With optimized production techniques and even higher quality materials in the fine details, our Gen III compagnons will remain your perfect companions for even longer

Material and craftsmanship

• Traditional and modern, natural and progressive. The stylish but innovative hybrid canvas looks like a historic waxed sailcloth and is just as waterproof, robust and durable.
  and durable
• Hybrid Wax technology puts an end to waxy fingers, susceptibility to soiling or a damp feel to the surface. The wax, which is responsible for the
  the enormous weather resistance is now inside the fiber and does not penetrate to the surface.
• the hybrid canvas offers a significant weight saving of around 10% (compared to backpack 1.0) with identical strength
• the new Hybrid Canvas continues to be made in the UK by our traditional manufacturer and is amazingly robust, durable and requires less maintenance
  than traditional canvas
• Hybrid canvas only develops a minimal patina. If you want this traditional look, you can apply our "Canvas Wax" from the outside to create the look and feel of classic canvas.
  and the feel of classic canvas. Generation II and III hybrid canvas no longer requires regular waxing to maintain its weather protection.
• Fair, responsible production with an appropriate ecological footprint is essential for us. The raw hides for our famous leather come from
  from pastures in southern Germany, sometimes even directly from our home region. We do not support complete stabling, which is why our leather has individual pores and certain irregularities,
  which reflect the free life of the animals
• All compagnon leathers are tanned by a small southern German manufactory according to family tradition, in a purely natural way, without the addition of chemicals for color or texture.
  texture. With Generation III, we are also going down the path of almost complete hand processing; the hides are even expertly oiled by hand during the process to make them weather-resistant and particularly durable.
  and particularly durable. A new dimension of care
• the natural tanning process works natural oils and waxes into the pores of the leather. The purely natural tanning process means that the leather in the barrel can even be turned by hand without protective gloves.
  without protective gloves.
• Even the tanning liquid, a traditional recipe from the family tannery, can be tasted on request. It may not be tasty, but it is harmless to health.
• As we cannot approve of any chemical care products for such natural leather, we recommend only ourpersonally homemade, organic-biologicalthe beewaxCare products.With this care, the weather-repellent nature of the Gen III leather is maintained year after year
• compagnon leather products are made by our skilled seamstresses and craftsmen in our workshop near Krakow. For a detailed insight into our production
  and even more details about our materials and raw materials on our blog and our YouTube channel
• Each skin, and therefore each bag, has an individual pore and structure that reflects the life of the animal. We do not support absolute uniformity at the price of pure
  We do not support pure stall keeping. A species-appropriate and natural life for the animals is at the heart of a beautiful and equally natural raw product.
• We do not use any chemicals or harmful additives such as chrome. Thanks to the traditional handwork of our family tannery, we achieve good color stability even without these additives.
  This means that color variations between different rawhides are minimal and color nuances are very uniform.

Bodies

• Depending on the number of lenses & housing size, several cameras can of course also be transported
• compact mirrorless cameras such as Leica M11, Nikon Z5, Olympus E-M10 Mark IV, Fujifilm X-S10, Fujifilm X-T4, Panasonic Lumix S5 and many more.
• compact APS-C DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 80D, Nikon D500 etc.
• mirrorless full-frame systems such as Sony A1, Sony a7R IV, Canon R5, Nikon Z9 etc.
• Full-frame DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Nikon D780, Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III, Nikon D6 and many more.
• Medium format cameras such as Fujifilm GFX 100s, Hasselblad 907X 50c, Hasselblad H6D-100c, Fujifilm GFX 50S II, Leica S3, PhaseOne XT etc.
  *For housings with a total height of 15-16cm, a laptop may not be able to be transported.

Lenses

• Lenses can be transported in the main storage compartment with a maximum length of approx. 40 cm
• For even longer telephoto lenses, the separating base to the roll top can be removed and additional space released. This means that lenses up to approx. 70 cm can be stowed away in exceptional cases
• common, fast zooms such as a 70-200 f/2.8 can be transported individually or directly on the camera crosswise in the backpack
• This also applies to a wide range of fast fixed focal lengths such as Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4, EF 85mm f/1.2, 135mm f/2, 14mm f/2.8 etc.

Accessories

• a laptop up to 16 inches in size (e.g. 2020 Macbook Pro or similar) can be stored in the laptop compartment
• depending on the size of the camera equipment, a compact drone kit can be transported with a DJI Mavic, for example
• The roll-top allows you to expand the storage space at any time to create room for an extra jacket, lunch box, water bottle, bike helmet, drone kit, etc.
• Documents, notebooks, filters or other utensils can be stored in the flat pocket on the front