Oct 17, 2011  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Giveaways, Personal, Photography, Reviews

ONA’s Roma Camera Insert Bag Review and Giveaway!

Sorry, this giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced here shortly!


Late last year, the web was abuzz with the introduction of a laptop + DSLR bag that was not only functional and well-made, but beautiful as well: the ONA Union Street Bag.

I knew it would be perfect for my fashion-conscious husband, who commutes to work with a laptop and likes to bring along his DSLR wherever he can.

I immediately placed myself on the waiting list — the bag had became sold out as soon as the blogosphere began to buzz about it — and gifted it to J as his birthday present earlier this year.

We both love the Union Street bag. J gets compliments on it all the time, and I could definitely distinguish ONA’s high craftsmanship and quality of materials compared to other camera bags.

So when ONA recently contacted me to see if I would be interested in reviewing their new Roma Camera Insert and Bag Organizer, I couldn’t be more ecstatic!

As with most amateur photographers with a DSLR on their hands, I tend to stick with one or two lenses and do not carry around much accessories. And because I prefer my DSLR to my phone camera or my 4-year-old point-and-shoot (which now only gets used once every few months), I like to bring it out when I go out…

…the problem being, of course, that I don’t like to carry around a separate camera bag.

In order to get around this problem I usually wrap my camera in a scarf and just place it in my purse, which any idiot can tell you is not the smartest thing to do.

Enter the Roma Camera Insert and Bag Organizer.

The Roma is constructed of the same durable waxed canvas exterior (dubbed Waxwear) with leather details, just like the Union Street.

The interior is well-padded, and comes with an adjustable divider:

As you can seen, I had no problem whatsoever fitting my DSLR into the Roma (pictured here is a Canon Rebel T1i with the 17-55mm f/2.8 lens, which measures about 5″ long):

Here I have added my going-out essentials to the Roma: a wallet, cell phone, some makeup, and sunglasses. As you can see, the five exterior pockets — in addition to the extra room leftover on the inside — allow for plenty of space!

Lastly, a picture of the Roma inside my medium-sized purse — it fits perfectly, and I still have some room to spare!

I can’t say enough how much I love the Roma, and it seriously could not have arrived at a more perfect time, because I had been seriously thinking about purchasing an insert to protect my DSLR. 🙂

Now, for the part you’ve all been waiting for…

ONA has very graciously offered to give to one of my readers a
Roma Camera Insert and Bag Organizer!

This giveaway will allow for four methods of entry rather than my usual three, so please pay attention to the rules…

Each reader is eligible for up to four entries via the following methods (each method will grant a separate entry):

  1. Leave a comment to this post answering the following question: how do you usually travel with your camera?
  2. If you haven’t done so already, go to the Geek in Heels Facebook Page and “Like” the page. Then click on the ONA’s Roma Camera Insert Giveaway link (located right under the profile picture, or just use this link) to enter the sweepstakes.
  3. “Like” the ONA Facebook Page, and leave a separate comment to this post saying you’ve done so.
  4. Follow both @geekinheels and @onabags on Twitter and tweet exactly the following: I just entered for a chance to win the @onabags Roma camera insert via @geekinheels and you can too! http://bit.ly/pT6KCw

You can increase your chances of winning by using all four methods of entry. There is only one entry allowed per person, per method  — for a total possible number of four entries — and any additional entries will be promptly deleted. (Yes, I have ways of checking this. And yes, this will only cause me to get annoyed at you.)

For the complete list of rules, go to this link.

The giveaway begins as soon as this entry is published — October 17, 2011 @ 12:00pm EDT — and will run until October 21, 2011 @ 11:59pm EDT. The winner will be announced here on October 22 and will also be notified by email (so please use a valid email when entering so that I can contact you if you win!) or via a Twititer DM.

Good luck, and thanks for reading!

(Now, it’s time to save up for ONA’s Brooklyn! :-)) 

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224 Responses to “ONA’s Roma Camera Insert Bag Review and Giveaway!”

  1. Kari says:

    Wrapped up in a t-shirt or some other makeshift cushion. I love this bag! So cute!

  2. Annika says:

    I have a big, bulky camera bag normally…but would love something more stylish, sleek and fun like this!

  3. MelissaT says:

    I have a rinky dink camera case that is falling apart at the seams. My husband is so ashamed of it, he won’t carry it.

  4. Annika says:

    I ‘liked’ ONA on facebook. 🙂

  5. Lisa says:

    Awesome! I’ve been eyeing the Ona insert. Usually I travel with my Kelly Moore Boy bag, but it’s a little bulky and not quite as stylish as I would like. The Ona insert would be perfect!

  6. Lisa says:

    I liked ONA on facebook. 🙂

  7. Josie says:

    I usually do like you used to and just throw it in my bag/purse…

  8. T says:

    Depends on where I am going, if I am going with my camera for a while on a hike or something I use a backpack type bag, other wise i use my canon bag that has an easy access zipper across the top, so i dont have to open the front flap every time i want to change lenses, it fits my camera, 3 additional lenses and a flash, plus it has a padded section i can keep my netbook/touchpad and it is pretty thin (not one of those box camera bags. I have yet to see a camera bag I would rather have, but it is not fashionable like this one and I can always use another bag 🙂

  9. Josie says:

    I “liked” ONA’s facebook page

  10. AmandaT says:

    Sadly, in my backpack (it has cushion for a laptop, that’s good enough, right?) or around my neck like a tourist.

  11. Catherine says:

    I liked ONA fb page.

  12. Catherine says:

    I usually travel with my camera in a small pouch in a backpack. I need a real camera bag!

  13. atout says:

    I usually wrap it in a towel or clothes! I obviously need a better system.

  14. albert_2mb says:

    I liked the ONA Facebook page just now..

    As for travelling with camera, since I currently only have my point-and-shoot camera, which I always put in my backpack when I travel. This ONA bag would make a nice present for a friend of mine who loves photography! 🙂

  15. Lauren says:

    I usually travel with our big camera bag which is not at all stylish with my outfits.

  16. Elyssa says:

    In really annoying cases that are…annoying.
    I tweeted, FB’ed both and did your FB link! I really hope I win!!

  17. shirley says:

    rolling around in my purse. so so bad, i know. i was actually JUST talking about buying the roma insert this weekend because of my bad bad habit. 🙂

  18. shirley says:

    i also liked ona on their fb page! 🙂

  19. Jen says:

    i love that bag! i usually just throw my camera in my purse…

  20. G Lee says:

    i actually have a small camera bag that i take with me, so i have my purse and my camera bag.

  21. G Lee says:

    i ‘liked’ ONA on facebook.

  22. Heather MK says:

    Oooh, I love this! We currently only travel with a compact point and shoot. Since we’re planning to upgrade to a DSLR soon, this would be WONDERFUL. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!

  23. Cindy Chu says:

    Whenever I need to go somewhere, I just stuff my camera in the bag that I have on me- it’s all scratched up now (insert sad, puppy dog face here ;n;)

  24. sl says:

    i dont have a camera bag at all. just got a new dslr and i pretty much just stick my camera in my massive purse… and pray that nothing will happen to it. a camera insert would be amazing!!

  25. Holly says:

    I tend to leave my camera at home since I don’t have a good way to carry it. Kind of defeats the purpose of having it!

  26. Sheila says:

    Would love this! I travel with a small bag, but need a new one!

  27. Waile says:

    Usually just carry it and sometimes end up putting in it my purse.

  28. Marisa says:

    I hate carrying my DSLR but feel like I should since I spent so much money on it, so I tend to wrap it in something and stick it in a bag. Terrible, but true. Even worse, I’ll often skip the wrapping step and just put it in my big arm bag. Ugg. Or EVEN WORSE, I’ll put it in my diaper bag. Ack!

  29. Cindie says:

    So…kinda silly but right now we’re using one of those lunchbag cooler bags and some scarfs as padding 🙂 Hubs and I can’t agree on a bag that is pretty enough for me but manly enough for him. This would be perfect b/c it would be interchangeable!

  30. Allison says:

    I have a neoprene wrap for my Canon DSLR that I use in my purse, but am still nervous about it getting dinged or worse. The ONA insert would be PERFECT!