Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I usually end up carrying the Crumpler for everyday use and on airplanes. Mine holds more and is padded better than other bags I have. The Billingham is a beautiful bag but it's very difficult to get into - to many straps and buckles. I have three Crumplers in various sizes and grab the one I need for the equipment I'm carrying. They aren't obviously camera bags either. My daughter carries one as a purse. Tina On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Frank Dernie > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: >> The most disappointing bags for me have been Crumpler. I love their web >> site and the multiple choices of size and colour, but the stiff straps, >> excessive velcro and thick padding make them too inconvenient to use for >> me. > > Apart from the padding, these have all been changed on the newest > Crumplers. ?The vecro is the same but the bags now come with attached > covers making the velcro optional in use (and therefore silent). ?The > new, less stiff straps are a great step back, in my opinion, but are > obviously what most people wanted, since Crumpler are very responsive > to feedback. > > I didn't think the padding was too thin when a mokoro poler threw my > 20 kg + Crumpler Keystone backpack at me in the Okavango Delta: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img231a.jpg.html > > I know bags are a very personal thing. ?Just a note on the changes. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com