Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I prefer backpacks for walks from California Avenure Caltrain to adresses in Palo Alto, and up sand dunes in Namibia: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Namibia/img641a.jpg.html I usually carry a smaller Crumpler with two cameras and two lenses when I'm out and about. Marty On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk at comcast.net> wrote: > Tina opined: > > "I don't wear my backpack walking around cities, but I can't imagine > climbing mountains in Honduras and Guatemala without it!! ?I also can't > imagine > hiking down the Grand Canyon or up the Sierra Nevada with a shoulder bag! A > backpack is the only way to carry equipment while hiking or mountain > climbing. I need both hands to use my hiking sticks. With a backpack on my > back and a camera around my neck, everything is balanced and I'm not likely > to fall off the side of the mountain! > Tina" > > I share Tina's preference and rationale for how to carry stuff in the > mountains. > Until about 10 years ago I carried a complete Hasselblad outfit with three > magazines, Polaroid holder, spot meter and what not in the three top > compartments of a big Kelty B-5 external frame pack, with my Tiltall > strapped on top, and the other paraphernalia needed for a week tucked in > here and there. It didn't matter that it took at least 5 minutes before I > could even put the camera on the tripod. > I tried a good sized LowePro "camera backpack" for a few months and could > not get used to its layout and empty weight. I also distrust zippers. > For about 10 years I have carried one M body and rarely more than two > lenses > in a Gregory daypack that I outfitted with Domke inserts so that everything > photographic, as well as a 1-liter water bottle, has its place and doesn't > shift. The tripod stays in the automobile. > For anything more than one M and lens while roaming about town, I carry a > long ago discontinued Leica shoulder bag. > Oliver > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >