Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Fogg - all in the mind?
From: Jim Hedger <jrhedger@pdq.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:34:52 -0500

On 4/15/03 9:23 AM, "George Huczek" <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> At 09:50 PM 4/14/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> 
>> Jerry-
>>    Yeah- you're right! I'd never get the $500 Fogg - but I love the Lyre
>> (at half the cost) --- it "feels' right when I want to take a body, lens (or
>> two) and some film.
> [cut]
> 
>> What do you think?
> 
> Sheesh!  All this dawg squat over bags!  Get a life folks!  Quit worrying
> about bags.  Bags are just things that are used to hold other things, not
> status symbols for those who would rather be seen with their Leicas than
> actually us em.  It's just as silly as worrying about what kinds of hats
> and shoes you should wear.  Who gives a flip!
> 
> 
> 
> _
> |_|
> [o] - GH
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A bag is a tool just like the camera body and lenses. I have used Fogg bags
for years and recently completed an experiment. I put a new LHSA M6 black
lacquer into a Fogg bag along with the rest of my kit and carried it daily
everywhere I go, for two years, so much my son says I am carrying a purse.
No piece of equipment has a scuff, bright mark or any body brassing. I have
used the more commercial "modern cordura bags" and they abrade everything I
carry in them. What ever Fogg lines the bags with, some kind of special
linen I believe, seems to stop the wear. Snob appeal or not I prefer to take
the best care of my tools as possible if not I would just throw everything
into an army surplus canvas bag and be off. My 2 cents worth.
JH

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