Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica New Generation / Outdoor bags
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 09:21:41 -0400

Doug:

I actually have the AW.  With the wiegt of Leica bodies and lenses, yes you
can end up with a pretty heavy pack.

Regards,

Robert

At 09:45 PM 3/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Robert G. Stevens wrote:
>
>>Pascal:
>>
>>The bag you need is the Lowe Pro Orion.  It is a waist bag that will fit
>>the camera and at least four lenses and some other stuff.  It has a belt
>>and a shoulder strap.  It is very convenient to use as you can get into it
>>while wearing it and it can serve as a platform for lens changes.
>
>This is the Lowepro Orion, not the Orion AW, a larger bag.  I typically
>have 35/50/90 Summicron-Rs, a 135 Elmarit-R, 60 Macro, film, an R-body, a
>14256 and misc. stuff in my Orion and with all this R-stuff it's what I'd
>call the practical weight limit for a waist bag (and I'm a 6'1"
>triathlete).  My father has the Orion AW and it holds more weight than I
>want on my waist.
>
>I like the Orion for the reasons Robert mentioned and because it's not so
>big that I'm tempted to stuff everything I have in it.
>
>Doug Herr
>Sacramento
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