Bellroy Venture Sling 6L Vs Bellroy Venture Sling 9L Vs Bellroy Venture Sling 10L Comparison

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[MC-kpgu]

Honestly, how often do you carry a camera with the lens detached? Hardly ever for me. It would be better if you had the lens attached to the camera body and then see how they fit in those bags. That is practicality in reality.

[aethelread]

The bellroy venture sling 6L is the best edc sling imo. It is by far the most usable, versatile and stylish sling compared to aer, heimplanet, alpaka, black ember, codeofbell, etc. This is the kind of sling that I can wear anywhere without being embarrassed by the looks of it. But it is not perfect in every way, if I had the chance to redesign it I would probably add an aqua guard zipper compartment on the back side to store my phone, passport, etc. The padding will just be moved to the back of the phone compartment. Since the front compartment is just too tight for a smartphone these days. The thing I really like about the venture sling is that it has a lot of pockets. But the pockets on the main compartment feels just like a slit pocket since it doesn't stretch which some people might like but for me I prefer a little bit of stretch for versatility. Adding an additional organization might be a great idea too especially a tech sleeve for an ipad or a bigger notebook. Nevertheless, this sling is definitely one of the best slings of all time but it is also one of the most expensive out of the bunch.

[wescbaker]

I love the look of all of them, but picked up the 9L specifically for taking to theme parks and on vacation. I’m able to hold a battery pack, a charger, a cable, two water bottles (mine and one of my kids’), a pen and notebook, sunglasses, and a pocket tripod easily. I could probably pack in a poncho as well.

If I was going for EDC and for myself I’d pick up the 6L in a heartbeat.

[NinaSusanneOfenloch]

I have the 9 and the 10L and both close well over the opening. Was there an update to the bags, I bought mine in November 2023 and they close downward, there's no gap to be found, only if you do not pull the zippers fully down?

[wschan]

Brilliant review - very detailed! Many thanks! 👍

[rubelukeable]

Love the look of all the slings and at one point had all three. I returned the 6L and 9L in favor of the 10L camera sling. (cost me almost $65 to ship back to Bellroy as they don't cover return shipping). I like to carry a mirrorless camera everywhere I go. The 6L is great for non camera edc, the 9L was great for either mirrorless camera carry or more EDC needs (ipad mini, sunglasses, etc). When the 10L was released, I jumped on it right away, and although it fits a mirrorless camera, 2 lenses and an Ipad mini, it's quite bulky, even with its lower profile. The extra padding is noticeable and useful, but I kinda wished I kept the 9L as that size was the sweet spot and slimmer. A 9L with a removable divider would be my ideal Bellroy Sling. Thinking about buying the 6L AGAIN for just EDC needs. I really like what Bellroy are doing, and making slings/camera slings that don't look like the boxy traditional slings that have been in production the past few years. BTW, also have the AER Day sling 3 Max Xpac and do like it a lot. It's a bitt taller in profile and slimmer, IMHO, and find myself using it more than the 10L when carrying my cameras. Hope this helps.

[shapelessbb]

Great video. I have all of these plus the lite 7l. My ideal sling from bellroy would be a venture lite edition. So essentially a venture sling between 7 and 9l made with the lite weight material of the lite range with same organizational pockets found on the venture line.

[woprdroid]

Great point about the corner gap. Thanks.

[arjunrai]

Gone for the 9L over the others, plus I chose it over the PD 10L V2. The peak is more suited for my XT4 + 16-55 lens but it looks way more bulky, whereas I like that this compresses itself based on your carry. It feels like this works better as a low profile all round sling for camera carry and non camera days (I’m 6’3 so hopefully it still looks fairly low profile on me haha).

[Philter-Coffee]

I wish they made the 9L with the external gear loop from the 10L. If it had them it would be a perfect bag for a couple of nights away, or just around town. If anyone has any suggestions then please do let me know!

[HoneyBunnyPH]

For long urban adventures that last a full day I had to go with the 9l even though I like the minimalist look of the 6l. The 9l has the capacity to fit my 18oz water bottle and actually make use of the side pockets. With the 6l you would have to place thicker gear such as a gopro protective case on top of the water bottle and have it sliding around on top of the water bottle. I could have went
with a smaller bottle but I
think the potential to carry a larger bottle and actually make use of the side pockets for extra gear is a bit more versatile for longer adventures.

[sharonramirez]

Why won't they add the quick-slide to the 9L, that would be the perfect combination!!! I am trying to contact them for a replacement strap for the 10L and use it on the 9L, hope they sell it

[andrecalil]

Great comparison! 10l definitely joined by short list for a new camera sling.

[bvihari]

Been contemplating between the 10L and the 9L but now I pulled the trigger on the 9L. It'll arrive in 3 days. Honestly, I'm a Fuji shooter, with a couple of cameras and since many years I buy my bags based on this. And It limits me a lot. So now I purchased the 9L, and my x100V must adapt itself to a regular bag, not my other stuff to a camera bag ;)
Thanks for this very thorough review tho!

[ftccrnj]

For the 10L, is there any zipper pocket at the back?

[lenkiewitcz]

Further to my post below i decided to buy the venture venture 10L and try it out then noticed many camera forums mentioning broken buckles due to a manufacturing issue. Fingers crossed.

[WaterlessWine]

Does the 10L have padding at the bottom of the bag to give gear a little bit of a cushion from hard floors?

[PandaCristos]

So happy that after watching comparison videos I'm still gonna stick with my 6L for urban carry! I never carry a water bottle since you can find water pretty much anywhere you go around Sydney. 'Corner gaps' is not an issue based on a few months of daily use under different weather (Sydney has been raining intensively in the past few weeks)

[merlando]

I think the difference in strap material in the 6L and 9L, is just based on the colorway selections.

[hq]

Does anyone know if the 6L would fit a Steamdeck? I know the 9L does but like the smaller profile of the 6L