Explorer Lens Quiver | Canvas and Leather Messenger Bag

The item arrived with no phone pocket.

I have been trying to slim my kit down. I shoot at a county Hospital and have to report all over campus. Its helpful and less stressful on my body to have 2 cameras and everything i need in a tight good lookin package. Its really well made and I look forward to many shoots with this set up!

I own both the waxed canvas Quiver and the black Quiver. Two of my photographer friends also now own a Quiver. I carry it daily to hold my day-to-day stuff and I use it exclusively when I travel to hold my wallet, passport, visa, extra lenses, speedlights, even the small battery powered Flashpoint Xplor 100 flash fits perfectly in one of the pockets. I can even fit a collapsed Manfrotto Halo Compactplus diffuser in the bottom of the large front pocket. A Westcott trifold umbrella does not quite fit fully in either of the larger pockets, but I can get most of it into rear zippered pocket with only a little sticking out but securely held by the zipper. I just completed a tend day trip from Oregon through Vietnam. I carried the Quiver on the flights and through the busy streets of Hanoi, and the more relaxed alleys of Hoi An. On boats, planes and buses, the Quiver carried what I needed and did it with style.

I use this for wedding photoshoots and it helps me to carry necessary gear without running to my main camera bag. Quality is top notch can say enough of this product and other product from holdfast I’m using it with money make and money maker solo and will try on its own aswell.

Absolutely amazing product! This is hands down the best camera bag I’ve ever owned. The quality, functionality, and design are all outstanding. As a professional photographer, I can confidently say this is the ultimate camera bag. Highly recommended!

Love this quality of this product. Looking forward to seeing how this will work for my work flow.

Great product! Love the large lens storage pockets, and the other separated areas inside, also the zippered pockets which are accessible inside and outside the flap. Very practical and good fit for photo shoots or that trip in the woods. Will replace my backpack for gear on those shorter trips, and is a great solution on my shoulder for corporate shoots. The quality on this is (of course) unrivalled. Just love the craftsmanship and materials on this. You will own this gem for 20 years of heavy use, I assure you.

Absolutely a game changer for me; I shoot medium format and aps-c cameras with a DJI pocket 3 and I was looking for a bag harness setup that would enable me to carry two or 3 cameras four to five lenses and this harness lens quiver combination works perfectly. The most important purchase I have made period.

Overall, It's the perfect size to hold what you need but not so big that you take extra crap that you won't use on a shoot. I wish a one of the outer "pockets" was big enough to hold a cell phone. They are kind of an odd ball size.

superbly crafted and better than expected.

Amazing quality, worth the wait. Very tempted to get the full leather version now.

Absolutley amazing bag with the quality i’ve learned to expect from Hold Fast. No joke though the quality of this bag is well worth the wait. This met my expectations and then some. If you are a photographer on the go this bag is a game changer. I use it standalone and attached to the money maker and it is perfect for my needs. Highly recommend it.

This is a great bag! I bought it to carry my everyday essentials. I love the design and I got the forest green. It is gorgeous! A couple of flaws: namely the cell phone pocket is considerably too small, and almost but not quite a deal-breaker is the shoulder strap. The shoulder strap is unfathomably clumsy and not user friendly. In my opinion the shoulder strap needs to be completely redesigned. The hardware on the shoulder strap to attach to the bag is a bit clumsy as well. Only time will tell if it will actually hold up with any structural integrity after considerable use. I hope that the hardware will, but here again it is Clumsy and not user friendly. There needs to be a d-ring attached to the back side of the strap so that it can hold the extra leather when it's doubled back to accommodate the tightest setting. I'm having to double it back and then under the small leather strap sleeve, and of course it's not wide enough to accommodate the double back through underneath of the excess leather. If I don't feed it back through, then the excess leather to accommodate the tightest setting flaps loosely and is quite tacky. Aside from the cell phone holder and the shoulder strap, this is really quite a lovely bag. One other thing you might want to consider a little bit more of a slightly wider leather cross strap/handle to attach from side to side on the middle D-rings to accommodate a more secure carry by the handle option if one dies not want to use the shoulder strap. Just some initial thoughts.

Exceptional quality and service.. had purchased the money maker and the quiver.. had a size issue but Jessica made it a wonderful experience to re-purchase with nextday delivery... wonderful job I must say... thanks a million.

Excellent

This bag exceeded my expectations. It's got so many options on ways to use it and the build quality is just awesome. I won't have to tote my extra bag around with me or run back to the pickup when I need something. When I don't have a helper this is going to be a lifesaver!

Absolutely beautiful. Worth every penny.

High quality, fits excellent, and so much room!

The quiver is better than expected! It’s light weight, open to my gear, fast access and looks really good even when wearing. Lack tie! I can’t say enough, it’s the best bag I have!!!!

This bag fit perfectly on my solo strap hold everything I need and more. This is the ferrari of bags and is made to last. So glad I found hold fast…. Will be buying more things

As a photographer, traveller, and general bag addict, I've tried an uncounted number of bags over the years, most of which last for a few weeks or at best a few months. Every brand, every style, every size - I've tried them. The giant tote of bags in my garage is testimony to how many different bags I've tried. I've never had a bag that could serve double duty as camera bag AND day to day man-bag... until the Explorer Lens Quiver came along. This bag checks ALL of my boxes. First of all - HAND MADE IN AMERICA with incredibly high quality materials! Day to day, I carry my usual stuff in it - notebook, pens, wallet, water bottle, sometimes a laptop or iPad, small flashlight or small multitool, sometimes sunglasses, my ear buds, sometimes a small camera (insta360 X4), sometimes a bigger camera (Canon R5), sometimes even (after I added adhesive backed velcro to the large rear zippered pocket) I will carry my concealed carry firearm in the bag. For travel, it is perfect. I carry it on the plane with wallet, headphones, passport, water bottle, notebook (moleskin hard cover 4 1/2" x 7" fits perfectly in one of the two medium size pockets), pen, deck of cards, maybe sunglasses... just enough, not too much. If I decide not to carry it on the plane, but I want to take the bag with me in my suitcase, it lies FLAT! No other camera bag I know of does that! When I want to use it as a camera bag, It will hold extra lenses (Canon R series, specifically), extra battery, even a Flashpoint XPLOR 100 (Godox AD100 Pro) battery powered strobe! I can get the camera body in the bag with a small lens, but I usually don't use it for my camera, it makes the bag too bulky. I usually carry my camera on a shoulder strap over the Quiver. The Quiver allows me to carry just enough so I've got all that I actually need, without providing enough space for me to overload myself with a bunch of gear that I likely won't actually use. I've now bought two of these bags, one in waxed canvas and one in black. I really appreciate that they are made by hand, with the highest possible quality, in Oklahoma. I've now carried this bag, day to day, for a couple of years. There is no better made, better designed, or better thought out bag for me.

For the price and 10 weeks of crafting. I didnt expect if worn in belt form it would be so rigid you cant open the bag at all. It is pretty but hard to use as the material looks great but feels rough and unbending and lacks any stretch. Its best used hanging on your back with your moneymakers so you can at the very least use it

I’m on assignment on a movie called The Long Walk and am walking with the cast all day and separated from my equipment for large parts of it. The quiver has allowed me carry a couple of Sony 1.4 lenses, batteries and snacks! It is beautifully crafted and works seamlessly with the Money Maker.
If this fits into your workflow don’t look anywhere else!

I really wanted to love this bag, I've been using a similar satchel style bag with my Moneymaker for years now and this one seemed to offer more room and functionality. The listing specifically says it will fit larger lenses like a 70-200 with a lens hood on, but it just doesn't. In fact, if I put lenses in the lens pouches with the hoods on, many of them get stuck including: EF 24-70 2.8L II, RF 24-105 4L, EF 24 1.4L II. The edge of the lens hood snags on the stitching at the top of the lens pouch, making it very difficult to get the lens out, especially when you're trying to move quickly. Instead of speeding me up at an event, this bag slowed me down because my lenses kept getting stuck in the pocket. The bag is well made, looks great, and appears to be durable, I just wish the pockets were bigger and more functional. If you don't use lens hoods, this will probably work great for you.

For me it is smallest enough to carry two sense extra batteries a speed lite as a cross body or shoulder bag.