NOTICE: Please note that although this case has a smaller diameter than the L321/L521 PolyCore-series models, we have had a number of complaints because 200-400s, 400/4s and 300/2.8s are getting "lost" in these cases. We strongly advise purchasing the L029 Foam Insert (which reduces the diameter near the front element) or consider purchasing the the E660 or E970 lens pouch instead.

• Compact soft side case (as opposed to the semi-rigid side-walls of our PolyCore cases). This case offers similar protection to other long lens cases made by Lowepro, Tenba, Lightware etc. The side walls utilizes 12mm closed cell foam, the lid uses 10mm foam and the base has 13mm rigid PolyCore.
• Fits the following:
  - 300/2.8 or 400/4 DO with hood reversed (with leatherette lens cover) + teleconverter + a SLR body (with Arca-swiss plate on lens).
  - 500/4 or Nikon 200-400/4 lens with hood reversed (with leatherette lens cover) w/o body attached.
  - Nikon D2x or Canon 1Ds with 200/2 attached + 1.4x + hood extended (Aug 2007 field report)
  - This case has also been used by professsional videographers, for use with the Panasonic PD-150/170 camera (2006 field report).
• You can piggy-back one or two single-wide pouches (in addition to the provided double-wide A257 pouch).
• External pouch attachment options:
  - One A257 or M330 can be attached in the lower center of the case. Another similar double-wide pouch can be attached above it, centered on the upper part of the case (although the bottom pouch may be difficult to access).
  - Two single-wide pouches (E110, E280 etc.) can be attached to either side of the A257, covering the collaspable pockets.
  - A double-wide pouch (A257, M330 etc.) can be attached to either side of the lower side of the case, but this attachment location is a little loose which may cause the pouch to shift around a little, unless secured with a Y205 strap.
  - A double-wide pouch (A257, M330 etc.) can be attached to the lower back or flat part of the case, although this disables use of any backpack harness or may make using a shoulder strap awkward.
• Tripod use: Remove the A257 center pouch (shown in photo above) and replace it with a T164 or T317 pouch for attaching a tripod (see this page for pix). Attach a Y204 to the top of the case to hold the top part of the tripod. The A257 can then be reattached to the upper or lower part of the case, slightly off center.

Shown below is a legend used throughout this Website.
Sizes given are inside dimensions.
The diameter is the distance straight across the circle on cylindrical products.

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