Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Irvin Buford wrote: > > I would like to warn others about my troubles with Tenba bags. They > make bags by spraying some chemical on the material to make it > waterproof. After a while the chemical begins to disintegrate and > deposit itself on your equipment. snip Every time I would use one of these bags I find the > equipment covered with a fine dust. I was worried about the dust > working it's way into one of the body or lens and causing irrepairable > damage. This is my story, and I am sticking to it. > John > The Tenba satchel suffers from a bit TOO MUCH padding, a lame film pouch, and an organizer section that isn't real helpful with photo gear. But rugged, oh yeah--I won't be astonished > it outlasts the canvas Domke and Billingham bags by a factor of 2. I have a Tenba bag which hasn't aged at all well but no dust. I like Lowe-Pro. The Domke bags dominate the pro market from what I hear. Billingham seems to be for people who want a no nonsense work bag like Domke but with some class and price as no object. Mark Rabiner