Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --part0_917379131_boundary Content-ID: <0_917379131@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Isn't it absolutely amazing that we all have such different opinions. That's the reason that the LUGNET is kept alive. I am a camera bag freak. During the past year I have purchased two Lowepros, a Domke Leather bag and a Tamrac. In my opinion the quality on the Lowepro is at the bottom of the list followed by the Tamrac. The Domke is the best quality, again in my opinion. But frankly I don't like any of them. None of them are made specifically for any brand of camera...they are generic bags. Add a little weight to them and they shift around and get out of shape. During the past month I have also purchased two leather Hasselblad bags (1970 vintage) that are wonderful examples of what a bag should be. Granted, the colors of the bags are a little abstract but the quality is exceptional. Leather outside, soft suede inside. In both bags there are specific places for your camera body, backs, lenses and filters. There are several compartmens that will hold cable releases, film, batteries. These bags were expensive in the 70's so one can only imagine what the price would be today, if new. I am sure this is the reason that custom bags aren't made today. I paid $50 for one of them and $65 for the other. I will spend around $25 on each one of the to replace a handle and a strap. In both cases I have something that I will enjoy using for many years. So, if any of you LUGGERS out there have bags that you want to sell I am your sucker! Bob Bedwell I have been looking for over a year for a Leica bag that was made specifically for Leica M and equipment and I believe that I will find one in the future. << I have always raved about Lowepro on the LUG, and I have been a proud owner of Lowepro bags for 2 years. I have a Compact AW and a Sideline Shooter.....both excellent bags! Francesco At 01:45 AM 1/26/99 , Mark Rabiner wrote: >"Wood, Darrell (London)" wrote: >> >> To those interested. >> >> I have been looking for a flexible camera bag outfit for years for all >> occasions. I have just purchased some of the new Lowpro Street & Field >> series. I would recommend it. >> >> http://www.lowepro.com/Default.htm >> >> Hope this is usefull. >> >> Regards >> >> Darrell > >This is the first mention of Lowepro here in my several month memory. >Other excellent bags which would be the obvious contenders are often >mentioned. Lowepro's are my favorite, the ones I use the most. They have >excellent quality, feel, design, price. Some of them seem designed with >Leica M's in mind. I'm glad someone else here likes them too. >Mark Rabiner > >> - --part0_917379131_boundary Content-ID: <0_917379131@inet_out.mail.san.rr.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <leica-users-admin@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Received: from rly-yd05.mx.aol.com (rly-yd05.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.5]) by air-yd03.mx.aol.com (v56.22) with SMTP; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:43:56 -0500 Received: from mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [192.147.236.1]) by rly-yd05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id LAA01094; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:43:43 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (8.9.1/8.9.1) id IAA23331; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:37:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from proxyb1-atm.san.rr.com (root@proxyb1-atm.san.rr.com [204.210.0.10]) by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA23326; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:37:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from medusa (dt030nf8.san.rr.com [204.210.19.248]) by proxyb1-atm.san.rr.com (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA15948; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:37:17 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199901261637.IAA15948@proxyb1-atm.san.rr.com> X-Sender: fls@pop-server X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:37:27 -0800 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us From: Francesco <fls@san.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] Camera bags In-Reply-To: <36AD8EBF.796247C1@concentric.net> References: <199901260852.AA14481@LONSF24318.MLE.CO.UK> Sender: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Precedence: bulk Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I have always raved about Lowepro on the LUG, and I have been a proud owner of Lowepro bags for 2 years. I have a Compact AW and a Sideline Shooter.....both excellent bags! Francesco At 01:45 AM 1/26/99 , Mark Rabiner wrote: >"Wood, Darrell (London)" wrote: >> >> To those interested. >> >> I have been looking for a flexible camera bag outfit for years for all >> occasions. I have just purchased some of the new Lowpro Street & Field >> series. I would recommend it. >> >> http://www.lowepro.com/Default.htm >> >> Hope this is usefull. >> >> Regards >> >> Darrell > >This is the first mention of Lowepro here in my several month memory. >Other excellent bags which would be the obvious contenders are often >mentioned. Lowepro's are my favorite, the ones I use the most. They have >excellent quality, feel, design, price. Some of them seem designed with >Leica M's in mind. I'm glad someone else here likes them too. >Mark Rabiner > - --part0_917379131_boundary--