Re: [Leica] Camera Bag Advice Sought

["Charles E. Albertson" <chucko@ricochet.net>]

	The Domke F-6 isn't well sealed against the elements -- it sags in the
middle, and that causes gaps to appear at either end of the top flap. I
carry mine around town, but when it's raining I have to keep checking that
water isn't seeping into the main compartment. If the bag is really full,
the narrower shoulder strap gets a little uncomfortable.
	The Domke Camera Satchel *can* hold all of the equipment you described,
but it will be a little hard to work out of when it's that full (pulling
one lens out of a compartment in order to get to another -- that sort of
thing). I use a 3-compartment insert, typically to carry a M body and a
couple of lenses. If you want to carry two M bodies and 3 lenses
comfortably, and be able to get to everything reasonably quickly, you might
try the F-2 ("Original") bag.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

At 09:02 AM 5/29/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>	With two M bodies, three lenses and a little flash, it's time to find a
>new bag. My equipment is overwhelmed by these big, old bags who are retired
>from years of service to the Nikon F's.
>	Anyway, I've been looking at the Billingham Alice and Photo Hadley.
>They seem a little pricey and ostentatious to me. Alternatively I'm
interested
>in Domke's F-6 "Little Bit Smaller" bag or the F-803, Camera Satchel. I like
>the Domke bags o.k., they're priced better it seems to me, and they're less
>attractive. The F-6 is a little too small, really, for the flash and all, and
>its top doesn't seem well sealed against the elements.
>	I like the Camera Satchel idea (I've never seen one) and wondered
>if any LUG members have experience with this bag and might recommend (or
not!)
>a configuration of inserts for it.
>	Any suggestions beyond this are welcome. Sorry if the topic has been
>thrashed here before...
>	TIA.
>
>-Gary
>
>Gary S. Colby
>colbyg@ulv.edu
>