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The Million Dollar Home series is Crumpler's line of messenger/swing bag style of camera bags that are sturdy and very well padded. Me and a bunch of my friends own the 6 Million Dollar Home, and the 5 Million Dollar Home is the smaller version of it.

Actually it is quite a bit smaller than the 6 Million Dollar Home, but has many of the same features. In the 5 Million Dollar Home you get a smaller bag. It is smaller in every dimension. It is 20 cm x 26 cm x 14 cm (HxWxD) and has a capacity of 5 litres. If you want to travel lightly this is the bag for you. It has room for your camera mounted with a medium-ish sized lens, as well as room for two spare small-to-medium-sized lenses or flash. They have a mesh compartment inside of the main flap to store accessories and other small items. There is also a smaller velcro pocket in the front of the 5 Million Dollar Home to store even more items.

The camera compartment in this bag is stiff, sturdy, padded, and lined with felt. It comes with two felt dividers that you can organize to fit your gear. I found that with my friends Nikon D90 and Sigma 18-200mm lens, I could only place one divider in, and store like a flash, or another medium sized lens. My Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 lens for sure won't fit in this bag as a spare lens as the 5 Million Dollar Home is not tall enough. You can also place your camera flat into the bag, but it won't allow you to quickly grab the camera, like when you point your camera downward (lens facing down). However, when lying flat in the bag you can fit a bigger lens.

The bag unfortunately doesn't have a padded strap, so it may hurt your shoulder when carried over a long period of time. You can buy the shoulder pad on its own though for another $15 or so.

If you want more details, it's basically exactly the same as the 6 Million Dollar Home, just a smaller version of it, so you can read that review.

However, to conclude, I would suggest this bag to people with a smaller Digital SLR such as the Nikon D40/D60 or Canon XT/XS lines. Conversely if you want a padded bag to hold just a few of your gear, then you can use the 5 Million Dollar Home also. Crumpler makes some funky colored bags as well, but also some neutral ones such as the plain Black/khaki one.