Re: [Leica] Advice wanted

["Hans Pahlen" <hans@komvux.skola.mark.se>]

I wondered how you managed to pack 5 lenses. The reason why I bring only 4
lenses, is that I always want to have two bodies ready for immediate use,
with lenses attached. On trips, when exploring new places, I never carry a
camera around my neck. Most people will see that I am a tourist anyway, but
they will not know that I may take any pictures until I grab my camera.
Looking at the Alice bag from the outside, it is almost magic that such a
small bag can carry that much equipment. It is a photo bag, that I never
have found to be a burden, easily brought whereever I go, and it don't bump
into people on crowded streets. I have been looking 25 years for this bag.
/Hans

>I've found the Alice bag to work really well with 2 M6's and 5 lenses.  The
>35/1.4 ASPH fits fine in the bag on either an M6 or M5.  I arranged the
main
>compartment with an M body on both ends.  In the center, I set up a
>compartment for lenses.  I used one of the small dividers to divide this
lens
>compartment in half.  Using the back to back coupler, I put the 50/2 and
>90/2.8 in one half and the 24/2.8 ASPH in the other half.  Any number of
lens
>combinations would also work.
>
>I've used the Hadley.  Also a good choice but a little too deep for M's.  I
>think it's better suited to R lenses, although the R8 doesn't fit too well
in
>it.
>
>BTY, the name ALICE is an acronym for LEICA.
>
>One improvment I can suggest would be a grippier grade of velcro like that
>used by FOGG.
>
>One could argue that the Alice is a loose copy of a FOGG bag.
>
>Bill Rosauer
>