Great camera bag for Fuji X-T1: Wotancraft 006 Scout
Sep 14, 2014
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I've seen a ton of posts about bag options for Fuji gear, but I didn't see much about Wotancraft. I'm a Nikon convert and moved from a full-frame setup with a (great) ThinkTank Retro 20 bag that I felt was just too big for my Fuji setup.
I wanted something that looked good, performed good, and fit the gear that I was carrying and was intrigued by the Wotancraft offerings. I'd never heard of them before and wanted to give something new a try. In the past month that I have had the Wotancraft Scout I have tested it in desert conditions, in a rainforest, in the city, and about everywhere else it could go. So far, it is an EXCELLENT bag. It is very, very, well made, and is COMPLETELY waterproof when the internal compartment is zipped up. My day to day carry is a Fuji XT-1, 56mm, 23mm, and 14mm, and a Helios with Speed Booster. It holds this gear with ease, as well as a shutter release cable, a couple filters, and other random odds and ends. When travelling, I can fit another couple lenses in, but I wouldn't want to 'carry' it like this as it becomes quite heavy for normal use (perfectly usable, just not for me). Additionally (if it were ever necessary) I can fit my X100 in one of the front pockets too.
For me the bag is "a big small bag". Bigger than both the Ona and the Retro 5, but still not "too" big. It does what I need it to, and it looks amazing. Fit and finish are perfect. A couple weeks after the bag arrived I was surprised to get another parcel from Wotancraft. It turns out that the waterproof accessory compartment wasn't "perfectly aligned" so they shipped me a new one--from Shanghai to Canada, for free. That, for me, shows exemplary customer service. Before writing this quick review I went to their site again and see that they updated their line with a new fabric that is even lighter than the current one. I think that the existing bag is pretty light as it is, but even lighter is awesome.
I'm generally not someone to review something, but as someone new to the mirrorless world, and new to Fuji and smaller cameras in general, I am nothing but impressed by what I have in the Wotancraft Scout. I've attached a few photos of it below. I hope someone finds this useful!











