Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 15:23 27/10/97 -0600, you wrote: >Robert - I recently agonized over the same decision that you need to >make. I wanted the ideal bag for my m6 and 35-50-90-135 + small >strobe. Finally decided on the Billingham 305 which is meticulously >crafted and very handsome (canvas, waterproof, khaki, shock protected). >Almost too beautiful to use <gg> There's a top flap that closes over the >zippered main compartment which has movable dividers. It's well-priced >at B&H. Although it's a little bigger than I wanted, the extra capacity >might come in handy later. Another option that might work especially >work for your requirements is the relatively new Alice model from >Billingham. I didn't see it "in the flesh" but it's reportedly >constructed like all the Billinghams and would nicely handle your rig >with some room for later expansion. >For more info, send an e-mail to StevenBuckley@compuserve.com. He's the >sales director for Billingham and can answer any question. This is very interesting. Can anyone knowledgable about Billinghamia suggest a bag that would hold one M body, four or five lenses of varying sizes, film and filters and still have space to include a Rolleiflex TLR as an impulse decision without having to jettison the contents and use a larger bag? The 305 described above sounds to me like it could, but would that assumption be correct? Joe Berenbaum