ONA wrote to me after I had featured their Brooklyn Camera Bag in a roundup of cute camera bags, offering one to me for review. They’d also like to give one away to one of my lucky readers!
The bag is beautiful, and I can fit my camera inside with my nifty fifty attached, plus two other lenses. I like that there’s a big pocket along the outside to hold a notebook or an iPad, and then a smaller pocket under the flap to hold essentials (I carry a cute business card holder instead of my usual wallet, keys, my phone, a pen, and lipstick). The leather is thick and holds its shape well, and the interior padded compartments are adjustable so you can get a good fit for your gear. The buckles are pretty, but buckles can be tricky to undo in a hurry. Here, they’re actually a cover for quick-release clasps that can be done and undone with one hand. Smart!
I have another camera bag that is adorable, but this one is a better foil for all of my dresses. Plus I like that the strap allows the bag to be worn as a cross-body, since you can see that I usually have my hands full.
Win a Brooklyn Camera Bag
Would you like one too? ONA would like to give away a Brooklyn Camera Bag to one lucky Making it Lovely reader!
Leave a comment on this post to enter. One entry per person, open to U.S. and international entrants, and you can have your choice of color (black or chestnut). The giveaway ends Friday, September 2 at midnight CST, and a winner will be selected randomly. Good luck!
p.s. You can keep up with ONA by liking their Facebook page.
Congratulations to Julie, commenter #457 and winner of the camera bag!
Karen
August 30, 2011 at 3:42 pmWhat a nifty bag!
Kristin
August 30, 2011 at 3:42 pmOh gosh, I love this! Fingers crossed!
Amanda
August 30, 2011 at 3:42 pmGreat bag!
Kalyn C.
August 30, 2011 at 3:44 pmThis bag is beautiful!! I’ve been wanting a new camera bag for ages, and this would be perfect!!
Jennifer
August 30, 2011 at 3:45 pmOoh, that would be a great alternative to the ugly backpacky thing we’re using now…
Katie W
August 30, 2011 at 3:45 pmOh what a bag! A bag I SO hope I win! In chestnut.
Stephanie
August 30, 2011 at 3:45 pmWhat a great bag… while I do love fun-colored bags, the neutrals are so perfect for something that will most likely have a very long life.
Alanna
August 30, 2011 at 3:48 pmSuper cute bag!
Sarah @ Comfort and Joy
August 30, 2011 at 3:48 pmSuch a cute bag! It would go with everything I usually wear. :)
Carrie
August 30, 2011 at 3:54 pmWhat a beautiful bag! I love that it doesn’t look like a camera bag. Love the Brooklyn bag lots, but WOW is the The Hyde Park super gorgeous too.
amy Y
August 30, 2011 at 3:55 pmOoo. This would fit my Canon and my Diana. Love it!
Amanda B.
August 30, 2011 at 3:55 pmWhat a gorgeous bag! I love that I could carry it or my husband!
Kellie
August 30, 2011 at 3:55 pmWow, I love this bag! What a great giveaway as I am in need of one :)
Filipa
August 30, 2011 at 3:56 pmSuch a beautiful bag. I want it sooo badly! :)
Erin
August 30, 2011 at 3:56 pmI’d love to gift this to my amazing sister, home with a 1 year old while her husband is on a Navy deployment.
Edie
August 30, 2011 at 3:58 pmLove this bag!
katea
August 30, 2011 at 3:59 pmwowee!! that bag is amazing!! beautiful.
Kristen
August 30, 2011 at 4:00 pmWhat a beautiful and timeless looking bag! Fingers crossed!!!
iris
August 30, 2011 at 4:00 pmOooh, the chestnut is such a lovely color.
Lori C.
August 30, 2011 at 4:00 pmBeautiful bag…I would love the chestnut.
Gina
August 30, 2011 at 4:01 pmVery nice camera bag! I’m thinking the chestnut looks great just as it is.
Hillary
August 30, 2011 at 4:02 pmCute bag! It would be just the push I need to go purchase a super nice camera. :)
judy
August 30, 2011 at 4:02 pmYou look so great -what a great family. great bag!
Kylie
August 30, 2011 at 4:03 pmFantastic bag! I would love one to be able to carry all my camera stuff at once!
Jennifer
August 30, 2011 at 4:04 pmOOOh, I would love a nice camera bag! The vinyl thing that came with my camera is both ugly and not very functional.
Jennifer
Nicole
August 30, 2011 at 4:05 pmBest present ever for my photographer roommate! She would love this!
Niki
August 30, 2011 at 4:05 pmWhat a beautiful camera bag!
Claire
August 30, 2011 at 4:06 pmUtterly gorgeous – so much cuter than the standard camera bag!
Julianna
August 30, 2011 at 4:08 pmThat is sooooooo lovely. Who would actually be upset with white balance settings when you could stare at such a lovely bag?
Caitlin
August 30, 2011 at 4:09 pmOh I am absolutely in love with that bag! I ordered a similar one online and when it arrived it was nothing like I thought it would be. This bag would make me so happy! Love it!
Cheryl
August 30, 2011 at 4:09 pm<3 this bag!
Sarah
August 30, 2011 at 4:09 pmI would love to give this to my mother for her upcoming birthday – she is relatively recent to serious amateur photography and has been carrying her SLR around in my brother’s old backpack.
Virginia C~
August 30, 2011 at 4:10 pmGreat bag, it looks just like a cute tote.
Caslyn
August 30, 2011 at 4:10 pm<3 this!
Kate
August 30, 2011 at 4:11 pmThis will put all my nylon camera bags to shame! :) Thanks for the giveaway!
Kate
Emily Hamilton
August 30, 2011 at 4:11 pmGorgeous bag!!
may
August 30, 2011 at 4:11 pmI would use this bag all the time!
Daniela Conn
August 30, 2011 at 4:12 pmI absolutely love, love, love that bag!
Amanda
August 30, 2011 at 4:12 pmOooohhhAhhhhhh! I would like to own that snazzy bag!
Leanna
August 30, 2011 at 4:13 pmI am crossing my fingers and toes for this one!
Nicoletta Leonardo
August 30, 2011 at 4:13 pmOh boy i could use a new camera bag! I made the one i have and after several years it’s getting quite beat up!
jessica
August 30, 2011 at 4:13 pmwhat a beautiful bag! and sounds like the perfect mix of practical function and stylish goodlooks! thanks for sharing!
jamie
August 30, 2011 at 4:14 pmthis is absolutely gorgeous! it reminds me of my mom’s camera bag when she was in her 20’s
melissa monroe
August 30, 2011 at 4:15 pmSo cute! I would love to have this bag!
melissa
August 30, 2011 at 4:16 pmyes, please!! I love it
Angie F
August 30, 2011 at 4:16 pmBeautiful bag!
Angela G
August 30, 2011 at 4:17 pmOof, I always want one but I always have other stuff to pay! Lovely though. (:
Margaret
August 30, 2011 at 4:17 pmOoh, great looking camera bag! :)
annie
August 30, 2011 at 4:17 pmThat is a gorgeous bag!
Stephanie
August 30, 2011 at 4:19 pmWhat a beautiful bag… I love the color!
lis
August 30, 2011 at 4:19 pmOh my! pretty. Love the brown!
jess
August 30, 2011 at 4:20 pmPick me. I have a desperate need for that bag.
Kara
August 30, 2011 at 4:20 pmOh this is so beautiful!!! Love it and would love to carry my camera around in it!
Julie
August 30, 2011 at 4:21 pmI would love that beautiful bag!
Kim
August 30, 2011 at 4:22 pmLove that bag! I need a new camera bag.
Laurén B
August 30, 2011 at 4:22 pmI love when utilitarian things are overhauled into something you’d carry around even if it wasn’t so useful!
Love the brown!
Matali
August 30, 2011 at 4:23 pmMaybe I will be lucky to get this beautiful brown bag? Maybe, maybe, maybe?
Margot Bloomstein
August 30, 2011 at 4:24 pmBeautiful! My camera bag is shared, and looks much more like “his” than “ours.” This one is much more pretty!
Christine
August 30, 2011 at 4:24 pmWow, this would be awesome.
Tara Murphy
August 30, 2011 at 4:26 pmBeautiful!
Victoria
August 30, 2011 at 4:28 pmThis bag oozes class and style and very timeless….would suit my style very much…well the photography – still working on me and this will definitely help ;p
Jan E
August 30, 2011 at 4:28 pmA handsome camera bag, indeed! I’ll keep my fingers crossed!!!
Candace
August 30, 2011 at 4:28 pmGorgeous. Perfect for Fall.
Mefi
August 30, 2011 at 4:28 pmpreeeetttyyy. thanks.
Kat
August 30, 2011 at 4:29 pmI would like one in chestnut please!!
Kristin
August 30, 2011 at 4:29 pmI would love this bag!
Lindsay
August 30, 2011 at 4:31 pmGorgeous! I could really get some use out of that bag. :)
Belladatura
August 30, 2011 at 4:33 pmThis bag is fabulous! Both colors are great, but the chestnut would be my choice. Thanks!
Eileen
August 30, 2011 at 4:33 pmLove it!
Kenneth Andrews
August 30, 2011 at 4:34 pmI absolutely love this bag, it’s nice to see folks bringing back nicely crafted products to a segment dominated by black nylon cheap bags. Ona does fine work.
Tiffanie
August 30, 2011 at 4:35 pmI love this bag! It’s so cute and stylish. Also super versatile for my camera gear and school supplies! :D
Fenella Higgins
August 30, 2011 at 4:35 pmGreat bag, I’d love the brown one!
mikaela
August 30, 2011 at 4:36 pmLove this bag!! Hope the stars will align for me;)
Abby Kindrick
August 30, 2011 at 4:37 pmGorgeous bag! I wouldn’t be mad at all if you picked me.
Noelle
August 30, 2011 at 4:37 pmOh, yes please! I’m a photographer and am ALWAYS looking for the perfect bag for my travels, I need something big enough but not too big. Love this one :)
Anya
August 30, 2011 at 4:38 pmWhat a great bag! Already bookmarked…thinking about christmas :-)
Anna (twelve22)
August 30, 2011 at 4:38 pmAdorable! (Or maybe ‘handsome’.) I’ve yet to find my perfect camera bag!
Maria
August 30, 2011 at 4:39 pmThis Bag is so NIce! *
Abigail
August 30, 2011 at 4:39 pmThe chestnut bag is gorgeous, pick me!
Eleanor
August 30, 2011 at 4:39 pmThis looks like the perfect bag — and I hope it finds it way to my home! ((fingers crossed))
Elizabeth
August 30, 2011 at 4:39 pmThat bag is gorgeous!
Brieanne
August 30, 2011 at 4:41 pmOh love this! I’ve been in the market for a new camera bag…
Sarah Day
August 30, 2011 at 4:41 pmLove that camera bag! LOVE!
João Lourenço
August 30, 2011 at 4:41 pmVery nice Bag.
Valerie
August 30, 2011 at 4:42 pmYou have the opportunity to save me (and the people who see me) from sporting the camera bag that is not lovely at all (it is strictly utilitarian). Pick me!
Kat
August 30, 2011 at 4:42 pm*wiggles fingers*
I don’t know who will be happier if I win! Me or my husband! I don’t have any camera bag yet and he is convinced I’m going to break it.
Mind
August 30, 2011 at 4:42 pmOh, this is just lovely! I’ve been looking for a nice camera bag and this one hits the spot!
Chelsie
August 30, 2011 at 4:42 pmThat’s a really cute camera bag! And I really like it just looks like a nice satchel.
Tabea
August 30, 2011 at 4:43 pmThis bag has my name on it!
Rosie
August 30, 2011 at 4:43 pmOh wow, it’s gorgeous! Thank you for opening it up to international readers too!
Sara
August 30, 2011 at 4:44 pmIt’s Beautiful bag
Emma
August 30, 2011 at 4:45 pmThis is most definitely on my wish list after finally buying a new camera a few months ago. It’s currently residing in my daughters nappy bag. So not the sophisticated look i was going for!
Shannon(8foot6)
August 30, 2011 at 4:45 pmWhat a great bag! And dress!
Kelley
August 30, 2011 at 4:46 pmLOVELY! Just got a camera a few months ago and took that course you recommended here even! VERY helpful! And I’ve been searching searching for a fun and beautiful camera bag and this is it!
Tarsila Krüse
August 30, 2011 at 4:46 pmI’ve been dreaming of a special and charming Camera Bag and I would love to win the Brooklyn Camera Bag! :) Fingers crossed!
Amanda
August 30, 2011 at 4:48 pmWow, what a great giveaway! I’d love one! :)
Jackie G
August 30, 2011 at 4:49 pmI been looking for a new camera bag for awhile. Thanks for sharing about it! I would love the chestnut one.
Janna
August 30, 2011 at 4:49 pmThat would brown bag would look lovely slinging across my body! :)
Usha
August 30, 2011 at 4:50 pmWhat a great bag! I usually have my hands full as well with an active toddler so a good looking yet easy to carry bag l like this would be wonderful to have!
Valerie
August 30, 2011 at 4:50 pmOh my goodness, where has this camera bag been all my life?!