mike lowe headquarters petaluma ca united states products camera bags backpacks protective cases and equipment for photography video and electronic devices website lowepro camera bags backpacks and cases lowepro is a brand of carrying bags for cameras laptops imaging accessories and portable consumer electronics with corporate headquarters in petaluma california . 1 it is part of daymen canada acquisition ulc owned by private equity firm brockway moran & partners . 2 contents 1 history of the company 2 products 3 references 4 external links history of the company edit lowepro camera bags began as an offshoot of lowe alpine systems an outdoor equipment manufacturer founded by mike greg and jeff lowe in suburban denver colorado in 1967 . in the 1960s the lowe brothers were known in outdoor circles for their climbing skiing and photography . in 1967 greg lowe invented the world s first close fitting internal frame backpack . citation needed he used the same design principles to create the lowepro line of protective camera bags as he often carried photographic equipment on hikes and climbs in the backcountry of the western united states . the first bag marketed for cameras was manufactured in 1972 . 3 in 1981 uwe mummenhoff and daymen photo marketing inc. gained exclusive rights to produce lowepro products under license in canada . in 1989 lowepro u.s.a. became a wholly owned subsidiary of daymen photo marketing and was established as a corporation ; the lowepro registered trademark was bought in 2002 . 4 brockway moran & partners invested in daymen in partnership with management in october 2010 . products edit lowepro produces various ranges of bags . the slingshot range is aimed at professional news and sports photographers 5 providing easy access to cameras for rapid shooting ; cnet found the slingshot 300 aw camera bag offered good protection and easy access . 6 the fastpack is a rucksack style range which cnet found less refined . 7 references edit longtime camera bag maker lowepro expands in petaluma north bay business journal . january 10th 2011 . daymen canada acquisition ulc owned by private equity firm brockway moran & partners compass charting the evolution of outdoor gear lowe alpine history daymen celebrates 25th anniversary marketnews march 27 2006 cheesman chris . lowepro debuts new dslr bag . amateur photographer . retrieved 22 november 2012 . slingshot 300 aw camera bag review . cnet . retrieved 22 november 2012 . lowepro fastpack 250 . cnet . retrieved 22 november 2012 . external links edit lowepro s website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lowepro & oldid 735953135 categories photography equipmentcompanies based in californiacompanies established in 19671967 establishments in californiahidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages afrikaansdeutschitaliano svenska edit links this page was last modified on 24 august 2016 at 05 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view