RE: [Leica] m6 bags

["Gerry Walden" <gwpics@ntlworld.com>]

I have a Billingham Hadley which I just wouldn't be without for my M's. It
takes two cameras and an assortment of lenses with no trouble and has been
everywhere with me. I bought a Crumpler for a trip to Tunisia this year
because I wanted a bit more room but I really don't like it that much, and
everything is back in its Billingham now. They are so tough, reliable and
inconspicuous that for me they are ideal. My R's rest quite happily in one
of the larger ones (335?)

Gerry

Gerry Walden LRPS
www.gwpics.com

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Darrell
Jennings
Sent: 26 August 2002 14:07
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] m6 bags


Since everyone has given an opinion that says don't
get a Billingham, I'll give you one that says get a
Billingham.

I bought a medium size Billingham used last year and
loved it enough to go get a really big one, and a
backpack. They are built like iron. I bought a
handmade camera bag 30 years ago at a street fair in
Chicago, and the Billingham is the only thing I have
found since that I like as much. If you can get one at
a good price in the UK you won't be sorry.  I do agree
with several others that you may want to get one big
enough for an extra body.

- --- "Wesson, Leo W" <LWWesson@pier1.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am a bit of a bag freak (like my girlfriend is a
> purse freak) and have bags for different occasions.
> I carry a small Kelty backpack if I am walking a lot
> and need to carry water and food; a Chezch plumbers
> bag from Duluth Trading if I am walking about in a
> city (doesn't look like a camera bag); and a shiny
> new Domke F1X when I am shooting people in suits or
> at fancy events.
>
> Leo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Nathan Wajsman [mailto:wajsman@webshuttle.ch]
> Sent:	Sun 8/25/2002 5:09 AM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Cc:
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] m6 bags
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> > Bags.  Which one?  Tough question, I know.  I've
> got the summicron 35/f2,
> > the summilux 50/f1.4, and the elmarit 90/f2.8.  No
> flash (yet).  I'll be in
> > London in a few weeks, and I believe the
> Billingham bags are cheaper there
> > than here in the US.  Is the small Hadley large
> enough for my kit?  Any
> > other recommendations?  What's the Leica "outdoor"
> bag?  I can't seem to
> > find a picture of it anywhere....
>
> As others have pointed out, it would make sense for
> you to plan on a second
> body, those Leica Ms seem to multiply... The
> Billingham bags are nice and are
> indeed cheaper in the UK than in the US, but you may
> also want to take a look at
> a US-made product that in my opinion is superior to
> Billingham: the Domke bags.
> I used to have several Billinghams--they look classy
> and are sturdy, but I find
> the Domke bags easier to carry around and more
> functional. My most used bag is a
> Domke J-803 satchel, which holds 3 bodies and 4
> lenses. Two of the bodies
> usually have lenses mounted on them, and the other
> two lenses are held
> back-to-back using two rear caps epoxied together (a
> better solution than
> Leica's special adapter for this purpose since it
> allows any two lenses to be
> joined together). In addition, the front pockets
> hold film,  a Leica SF-20
> flash, and various small odds and ends, and the
> large rear pocket is perfect for
> a newspaper or magazine.
>
> I also have a smaller Domke bag (forgot the model
> number) which I use when I
> only want to carry two cameras and two lenses, and a
> large bag which houses my
> R8, SL, several R lenses and a Rolleiflex TLR.
>
> The Domke bags are available at B&H and many other
> retailers.
>
> Nathan
> --
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