Camera bag advice

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I'm looking to buy a camera bag for general use - something that's comfortable to carry around for a few hours. It needs to be capable of carrying:
  • Canon 700D
  • A couple of lenses (18-135 and 10-22 for example)
  • Manfrotto 190 XPROB tripod
  • Some room for stuffing in a jumper/snack/etc.

Also want a quick access section so I can get the camera out without much fuss.

The one I've had my eye on is the Lowerpro Transit 250 AW (http://store.lowepro.com/transit-sling-250-aw). Really like the styling and seems to tick all my boxes but it's about as much as I want to spend at the moment. Has anyone had any experience of this bag? Particularly whether my tripod will fit on the side as I can't find any reviews that give any idea of how big a tripod the mount can take.

Any other recommendations would be gratefully received :)
 
My choice would be the lowepro 202aw slingshot,had half dozen bags and have gone back to the first slingshot I had lol.

Very easily takes my dslr with 5 lens,flash,battery's,charger,cards and now my iPad and my tripod and monopod but does a bit if bulk and weight to the bag.

Very very easy to get the camera out in less than 10 seconds and very comfy to wear for a few hours,can be had for £25 on the members market or a little bit more fro me bay,

Make sure you get the O2 range as they have the option for holding a tripod and monopod on the side.
 
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Plenty of decent Lowepro options, once you find one that fits your requirements then look on CameraPriceBuster to find the cheapest supplier. I had a Slingshot 200 as my first bag, and found that the single strap design got a bit uncomfortable if I was out for the day.
 
I can highly recommend www.katabags.co.uk. I've used LowePro previously and feel that Kata go that step further. Simple things like having a yellow interior rather than black, means you can see what's in there easier. They're worth a look and the bag selector is quite helpful.
 
I find camera backpacks to be bit over protective with so many useless zips, holds, straps and bulk. Unless your carrying 2 bodies, and 4-5 lenses I don't see much point.

Get yourself a decent laptop bag with some form of padding and water protection for only £30-50.

I use Samsonite backpack with Canon 5D mk II, 24-105, Sigma 50mm, 4 batteries, 4 memory card and flash without any issue, and as for the tripod I usually hold it in my hand.
 
It's all relative - if you don't have lots of gear and/or are don;t need to swap lenses/bodies in a hurry for most of your shooting, then you don't need a dedicated bag. I often pop various cameras and gear into a North Face rucksack and just use Domke wraps of varying sizes to wrap around the gear in there for protection. This gives you lots of flexibility when carrying around a few bits. If you had lots of gear you needed to to take around it may not be quite so practical, but it works for me.
 
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I sometimes use a normal backpack at the moment and find it quite annoying to rummage around in which is why I want something with easier access and that I can separate things out a bit more.
 
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