PGYTECH OneMo Sling – Durable, Compact, and Lightweight

First things first, I have never shared my thoughts and experiences about the camera bags and accessories I used. But I think there is always a first time in anything. So today I want to share my experience with the PGYTECH OneMo Sling camera bag with everyone.

I bought this bag from SLR Revolution, one of the reputable retailers in Singapore, for my holiday trip to Japan. It has been 6 weeks since my holiday trip and I also used it as my weekend bag. So I think what is good and bad about this bag should have surfaced.

How It’s Started

To clarify, it is more like my first encounter with this brand. When I first noticed PGYTECH, it was from one of the YouTubers and that was many years back. So I searched around locally but no one brought in this brand and because this is a Chinese brand, it is not difficult to find this brand in Taobao.

However, I am a person who prefers to see and touch the physical bag before making the purchase decision as I am not able to visualize the size of the bag by the given dimensions. So I didn’t click the button. Then years later, I came to notice that SLR Revolution carries this brand so I did the hands-on in the shop and made the purchase. (I have no idea if other retailers carry this brand, let me know if you know and I will update over here.)

At A Glance

The design of the bag is pretty sleek and modernized. It comes with a splash-proof PU-coated material.

OneMo Sling comes in 2 sizes, 7L and 11L, and 2 colors (Space black and Grey camo). Both bags can also expand to 9L and 13.5L respectively. More details can be referred to in the screenshot snap from the official website below.

My First Impression

From the appearance, both models look compact in their own category but I know that the 7L model is too small for my requirements. So I skipped it and looked at the 11L. By looking further, it comes with a top compartment, main sleeve, middle sleeve, and front sleeve.

From my first touch, the texture on the surface is smooth and comfortable. You can also tell that the bag is water-resistant based on the texture.

As for the bag top cover, it comes with a compartment on both sides. The outer zip comes with 2 big meshed pockets that can keep accessories like filters, lens wipes, and anything you can think of. Regarding the inner side, there are 4 slots, of which 3 come with battery indicators (a thoughtful gesture).

Upon unzipping up the YKK zipper of the main sleeve reveals one of the most customizable main sleeve, it comes with an iPad partition, 2 x OneMo Partition H, and 2 x OneMo Partition G. And yes, unlike most camera bags, the iPad partition is a partition pad and can be removed if not needed. As such, with all the given pads, it does give me more flexibility with the configurations that suit my needs for that particular moment. There is also a discreet Apple AirTag pocket and I only noticed it after my holiday trip. So you can see how discreet this pocket is.

The middle sleeve is pretty straightforward, it is meant for slotting a small tripod, handheld stabilizer, or probably jacket that is thin enough to slot in.

The front sleeve can store accessories like a blower, compact LED light, and anything in between you can think of.

At the bottom, it comes with an attachment strap meant for holding a tripod but I never like the idea of it.

The Experience

On this 14-day Japan trip, I bring a few lenses with me and the list is below. Of course, with this number of lenses, the OneMo camera sling-back is not able to bring all. So, I also bring a PGYTECH OneGo backpack along for the trip. (Courtesy of my amazing friend, Ivan Joshua Loh, for lending me his backpack.)

• XF23mm f1.4 WR
• XF30mm f2.8 WR
• XF56mm f1.2 WR
• XF70-300mm f4-5.6 WR
• Sigma 10-18mm f2.8 DC DN
• Meike 12mm f2.8
• 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 II
• Fuji X-T5 x 2 (courtesy of my wonderful friend, Syen, for lending me her X-T5)

How things work for me is that I do not carry every lens with me. I will just bring what I deem to be necessary for the day then go back to the hotel and change to another set of lenses and reconfigure the main sleeve if needed.

Most days, I pack with 3 lenses and 2 camera bodies. One camera body will be mounted with Sigma 10-18mm while another one will be mounted with XF70-300mm and the Meike 12mm will be kept in the middle slot.

For nights, I will pack with 1 camera body with 2 lenses such as XF23mm or Sigma 10-18mm or Meike 12mm f2, and XF56mm.

I keep quite several things in the bag top cover and front sleeve. 3 x NP-W235 batteries, an SD card holder, my passport, a pack of coughing sweets, tissue packs, a small blower, a power bank, cables, a lens cleaning pen, microfibre cloth, an AirTag, and other miscellaneous things like tickets.

As for the middle sleeve, I used this compartment as my water bottle slot since I did not carry a tripod with me on this trip. It fits nicely with some adjustments from the straps.

Typically, carrying a packed camera bag for one day will cause my shoulder discomfort. I was surprised that this wasn’t the case. I can carry it for over 5-6 hours without any strain or discomfort on my shoulder. The shoulder padding should be the one that helps out the most.

Others

As mentioned earlier, the bag can be expanded to 13.5L. I only used it once and it is a lifesaver for me. With the expansion, it allows me to slot in some of the souvenirs. It does make the overall appearance look odd but it works.

It comes with a luggage pass-through webbing which I always carry the bag using.

Comparing With My Other Bags

There is no perfect camera bag in the world. It is more of finding the one that best suits you at this time. In terms of practicality and functionality, OneMo Sling is the one that suits me the most.

Don’t get me wrong, I used PeakDesign Everyday Sling V2 10L and Moment rugged camera bag 10L. I love both bags but this current OneMo Sling suits my needs at this point in time. It seems to me that it combines the best of both PeakDesign Everyday Sling V2 10L and Moment rugged camera bag 10L.

Conclusion

It is a pleasure using this 11L bag for 14 days straight. Till today, it still looks close to new condition. Given that it has many possible configurations for the main sleeve (plus it can remove the iPad partition), durable, compact, and lightweight, I am unable to find a single thing I dislike about it just yet. Oh yes. the bag is selling at 163 SGD. I feel that this is a very reasonable price for a bag that exceeds my expectations.

Thank you for reading. 

Disclaimer:
1. All the shots taken here are shot by me.
2. Most of the shots are straight out of the camera with some shots edited via In-Camera Raw Processing and Capture One.
3. The opinions are based on my experience. If there is any mistake, please kindly drop me a message and I will gladly make the amendment.
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