Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Lowepro Reporter 500 AW has survived a typhoon, a 6 week field exercise, a 6 month deployment to Iraq and afterward, countless times being thrown into cars, buses, trains, airplanes and just being USED. It still looks almost new and still is waterproof when the shell is deployed. It's big but the last 8 years have shown me that Lowepro bags simply work and hold up to the worst that can be thrown at them. Phil Forrest On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:44:32 -0600 "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Frank, > > Have you looked at any of the Think Tank Retrospective series? > > Bill Pearce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Filippone > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:49 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] Camera bag..... > > I always look at Domke first.. but my #1 reason to get a new bag was a > raincoat to protect the contents. Domke does not yet offer this > feature. > > Ditto all those AA, Billingham, M-Classics, etc bags. Yes more > ergonomic (?) for the Leica outfit, but significantly less practical > for rain. That includes Nylon which is also not waterproof. It is > water resistant. Water resistant means it leaks water. > > When you are on a trip, and it rains, what do you do with your camera > equipment? Letting it get wet is not an option in my book....and > ruining a fine piece of leather ( which is water proof ion its own) > is also not an option. Leaving it in a hotel is not an option. > > What do others do? > > Scenario: You are on a trip far from home. Say 3 weeks. You have > taken your best camera stuff. You are in the middle of your trip, in > a major city, heading today for a major indoor/outdoor venue, by > walking and taking public transportation, or traveling today by train > to a new city, and it is absolutely pouring outside. > Cats and Dogs. > > Taking away my biases, how would you think through the planning of a > camera bag for this contingency? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest