Back on March 24th, 2017 I had to finally accept defeat and issue a warranty. Dakine was great. They had me field destroy the backpack and gave me a promo code for the cost of a new one on their website. I ordered and received the new one, which is here:
Dakine Sequence 33L Photo Backpack | Dakine
Cell phone photo of how I have it setup at the moment. This is holding my D7200 with 16-80, 80-200, 200-500, and SB600:
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I may set it up similar to above again, but this is working well for me at the moment.
It is similar, though has some small differences. The padded laptop pocket just fits my 15-inch MacBook Pro. The side pockets and top pocket are similar to the last style. All in all, I love it and am happy to have it, especially considering the Dakine warranty and customer service!