Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com>wrote: >Have you considered backpack camera bags or a backpack adapted to your needs? >Shoulder bags throw me off balance and irritate my back (and neck and shoulders). Sometimes use a Billingham or other bag as a carry on or, when traveling, for >getting gear from point A to point B. >Backpacks are a bit more difficult to work out of, but carrying a balanced load is so much easier and, for me, makes up for the slight inconvenience. >Greg Rubenstein ============================================================================================================================ I've always use a loop of rope attached to the left ring of my camera bags that I can put over my other shoulder so my regular bag can be put on my back, thus the best of both types. I always liked Domke bags when I used smaller gear. When I had to start using Canon 1D's I found the best bag for me was made by Tough Traveler (!) a very obscure brand. Now that I'm retired, and don't have to carry those clunkers, this is my daily bag (including a rope loop): < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/20170907_MR_Mine_30D3715.jpg.html > -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt