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!
peg v
August 31, 2011 at 10:24 pmSo pretty, would love it in brown!
Fran
August 31, 2011 at 10:29 pmoh, my, that is a beautiful bag. Would it be blasphemous to put diapers in it?
Anna
August 31, 2011 at 10:33 pmOh my gosh, I absolutely love this bag. Reminds me of the beautiful handcrafted leather bags I saw in South America. The wonderful thing is that these bags will last a lifetime!
Nicole
August 31, 2011 at 10:34 pmLove it- fingers crossed that it wants to come home with me! :)
Celina
August 31, 2011 at 10:42 pmThis bag looks too good to be true! Love it looks like a vintange satchel, perfect with any outfit!!! <3
Glennese
August 31, 2011 at 10:52 pmThis bag is gorgeous! Love love love!
Judy Grubbs
August 31, 2011 at 11:05 pmBeautiful, beautiful bag! I would love to win it.
marcela
August 31, 2011 at 11:08 pmI sooo need that bag for my giant DSLR!!!
indie.mom
August 31, 2011 at 11:15 pmI would love this beautiful bag! thanks for the giveaway!
Angela
August 31, 2011 at 11:19 pmLove it! Would be just perfect for my new camera!
Emily
August 31, 2011 at 11:27 pmSuch a beautiful bag, and even more beautiful shots of you and your family :)
Nina
August 31, 2011 at 11:29 pmWhat a lovely bag! Much better than the lumpy-frumpy generic black camera bag my DSLR lives in.
Ruthe
August 31, 2011 at 11:32 pmThis bag is so me. I been looking for “the” perfect camera bag and finally found it. I would love it in either color, but gravitating more towards the brown. It will hold my slr and lens perfectly. What a beautiful bag. I’m a teacher on a tight budget, it would take a while to save up for this beautiful bag.
danielle b.
August 31, 2011 at 11:32 pmLove the chestnut color!
katie
August 31, 2011 at 11:34 pmI love this bag! Thanks
Desiree Fawn
August 31, 2011 at 11:44 pmOh gosh, what a gorgeous bag! Swoon. Loving the chestnut!
cvjn
August 31, 2011 at 11:45 pmChestnut, please! I am loving this trend toward stylish camera bags!
Kristin
September 1, 2011 at 12:02 amLove this bag!
Brittany P.
September 1, 2011 at 12:12 amWant it!
Kheng
September 1, 2011 at 12:14 amPick me!
Ashley Nicole
September 1, 2011 at 12:19 amOh, I would love to win… :)
Amy
September 1, 2011 at 12:23 amWould so love to win one to house my cam :) :) In brown! :D
Katie
September 1, 2011 at 12:33 amThis is unlike anything I have seen over here in Australia! Just beautiful! x
Simone
September 1, 2011 at 12:38 amMe me me please black!
Gaelyn
September 1, 2011 at 12:44 amBeautiful bag! Looks so well crafted and I imagine it only gets better with age!
KateZ
September 1, 2011 at 1:08 amOh I love, love, LOVE this bag! It would be so excellent for lugging my camera on my honeymoon this spring!
Fingers crossed!
Lisa
September 1, 2011 at 1:10 amThat is a beautiful bag!
Ginny
September 1, 2011 at 1:35 amWhat a lovely colour!
Reichel
September 1, 2011 at 1:42 amI would love a dedicated camera bag! Stuffing my camera into my diaper bag is so not cutting it lately…sigh.
ami
September 1, 2011 at 1:58 amLove love it, :)
Jana
September 1, 2011 at 2:19 amWell, I could use a stylish camera bag to say the least. thank you for the fab give away :) Im crossing my fingers!
Pimp'Pommette
September 1, 2011 at 2:49 amPick me pleaaaase!!! :)
I would love the chestnut one!!!!
kay*
September 1, 2011 at 3:09 amthat is one handsome camera bag! i have a tendency to stick with black but if i won i think in this case i’d go with chestnut.
fingers crossed!
Katy
September 1, 2011 at 3:46 amThey are gorgeous – and you are really right about how well the bag looks with your clothes. Especially that dress!
I’ve wanted a satchel type bag ever since I saw ‘An Education’ a couple of years ago…and the chestnut one looks just just that kind of a bag!
Mary Brown
September 1, 2011 at 4:01 amOh wow, just LOVE this bag! And there’s room for your camera body and extra lenses. Super stylish. Fingers and toes crossed!
Michelle Dolan
September 1, 2011 at 4:03 amCan’t believe I’ve been ‘sporting’ a lowepro sling bag all these years when I could have looked like a relaxed, cool photographer!! I would love this bag!! The colour would have to be chesnut!
Susan
September 1, 2011 at 4:44 amSuch a beautiful bag – I love the satchel shape :)
Miya
September 1, 2011 at 5:35 amOh my goodness what a gorgeous bag. My husband and I just bought our first DSLR together and we would love to carry it in this…
jo
September 1, 2011 at 5:51 amoh my, love it!
Nina
September 1, 2011 at 5:52 amGorgeous! I love the chestnut coloured one. I promise the bag will get a good home here in Sweden ;-)
beth
September 1, 2011 at 5:55 amLove it!
beth
September 1, 2011 at 5:56 amBeautiful bag…would love one!
JanyH
September 1, 2011 at 6:18 amI LOVE this bag ! Especially as it doesn’t look like a camera bag.
Oh heaven, send me some luck !!
luu
September 1, 2011 at 6:21 amThis bag is beautiful…would love to win!!!!!!!!!!!
Stefanie B
September 1, 2011 at 6:22 amWhat an awesome bag, perfect for my Nikon dslr.
Holly
September 1, 2011 at 6:41 amBeautiful bag. Both are fab. Dublin Ireland
Ashley
September 1, 2011 at 6:50 amThis is such a great bag! The whole ensemble is fabulous. I like the flirty look with a serious bag.
Denise
September 1, 2011 at 6:59 amThat really is lovely. Sturdy, but still stylish. Love it!
mari
September 1, 2011 at 7:16 amThat is absolutely lovely. I’m drooling…
jenn
September 1, 2011 at 7:21 amLOVE*LOVE*LOVE that bag. Classic cool. Yes, please!
Vickie
September 1, 2011 at 7:43 amBeautiful bag!
Eve
September 1, 2011 at 7:44 amLove your blog! Such a nice bag, especially in brown ;-)
Erica Mulherin
September 1, 2011 at 7:48 amThanks for the give away! The bag is beautiful.
Erica
September 1, 2011 at 7:53 amGorgeous!
Lois
September 1, 2011 at 7:57 amPerfect bag
brooke
September 1, 2011 at 7:59 amlove, love, love! this is such a sweet bag. :)
janice
September 1, 2011 at 8:01 amWonderful bag!
Sarah
September 1, 2011 at 8:02 amLove it! I’ve been searching for the perfect camera bag and this would do the trick. Thanks for the giveaway!
sarah
September 1, 2011 at 8:19 amLove this bag!!!!!
Amanda
September 1, 2011 at 8:21 amThis bag is awesome!
Anna Palmer
September 1, 2011 at 8:28 amAwesome bag
kate
September 1, 2011 at 8:29 ami <3 this give away! thank u :)
Christy
September 1, 2011 at 8:32 amAWESOME bag!
Ruth
September 1, 2011 at 8:43 amPick me! Love the bag!
Heather
September 1, 2011 at 8:52 amI would love this bag in Chestnut!!
Laurie Skelton
September 1, 2011 at 8:54 amThe bag is so cute!
Michelle Mullen
September 1, 2011 at 9:11 amBeautiful Bag :)
Lisa Pelletier
September 1, 2011 at 9:20 amThe bag is lovely and I am sure that it would feel great too.
Karen
September 1, 2011 at 9:23 amOoh, Ona bags are so nice!
I love the Brooklyn bag in Chestnut. It has such a great profile and vintage-y vibe to it.
Rebekah Schott
September 1, 2011 at 9:37 amOhhh – I love this camera bag!!
Melissa T
September 1, 2011 at 10:15 amAwesome. This would make a great surprise for my sister!
Kim M
September 1, 2011 at 10:28 amLove Love Love that bag!!!
Jenn Case
September 1, 2011 at 10:31 amI’ve been looking for the longest time for a cute/functional camera bag. That’s so it!
Toni Okimura
September 1, 2011 at 10:40 amI want one! :)
Penny Dreadful Vintage
September 1, 2011 at 10:42 amThese are gorgeous, I hadn’t even heard of the brand. Lovely the warm chestnut colour.
Lesley Ann
September 1, 2011 at 10:46 amlove the bag!
Beth
September 1, 2011 at 10:49 amI love the camera bag! Thanks for the give away.
Rachel
September 1, 2011 at 10:50 amBeautiful bag!
Fernanda
September 1, 2011 at 11:07 amLove your blog. Would love that bag.
Sara Emilia
September 1, 2011 at 11:16 amoh my! i would love to win that bag in chestnut. is’t not easy to get a nice camera bag here in Sweden, most are black nylon and not at all chic. also very thankful that the give away is open to international readers! i find myself carrying around my dslr more frequently now since my new daughter Iris (3 months old) joined our family. she makes such a good motive!
Intisar
September 1, 2011 at 11:25 amI’ve always wanted a camera bag! Thanks for the opportunity!
Susan
September 1, 2011 at 11:25 amI have a new camera that is just dying to be kept in this lovely bag.
Kavita
September 1, 2011 at 11:37 amLovely bag! I think it is just the thing I need for my up and coming trip to Italy! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sara
September 1, 2011 at 11:41 amThis is one classy bag!
Katie
September 1, 2011 at 11:42 amIt would totally make my YEAR if I won a camera bag like this… I’ve been searching for a purse-style camera bag for ages!
Would love it in chestnut. Thanks for the opportunity!
Danni
September 1, 2011 at 11:44 amLove the bag! It looks beautiful.
Joanne
September 1, 2011 at 11:51 amLove the bag. It’s too stinking cute.
kaycee
September 1, 2011 at 11:55 amchestnut please!! love that bag
Ali
September 1, 2011 at 12:02 pmAttractive camera bag, love the chestnut color too.
Sarah P
September 1, 2011 at 12:04 pmI would love to carry my camera around in one of these beautiful chestnut bags! The bag I current have came with the camera and is fine but is rather “blah”. :)
Lakshmi
September 1, 2011 at 12:04 pmBeautiful bag! Enter me in!
Tanne
September 1, 2011 at 12:08 pmLove the bag! :)
Teri
September 1, 2011 at 12:08 pmThat bag is fabulous! :)
Heather
September 1, 2011 at 12:24 pmBeautiful! I am so in need of a good camera bag!
Dana Beth
September 1, 2011 at 12:26 pmthis is the camera bag of my dreams. i love how its not girly so my husband can help carry it!
Cindy
September 1, 2011 at 12:28 pmLove this! It’s the perfect bag – especially if wandering around Europe – just throw a little sketchbook in there, a passport, and you’re good to go.
Mrs. Misener
September 1, 2011 at 12:29 pmGreat bag! Would be perfect for my upcoming year in France!! Droight croisés!
Kirstin S
September 1, 2011 at 12:35 pmWow! I would LOVE to have that bag!
marné
September 1, 2011 at 12:38 pmWhat a great camera bag! I desperately need a new one, and this one would make me quite happy!
susan
September 1, 2011 at 12:42 pmoh, i {heart} this bag… to win one would be divine!