RE: [Leica] Re: LOWEPRO

[Jim Laurel <jplaurel@microsoft.com>]

Ahh, of course...

WRT to backpacks, I have never found one that I really like.  They're a
little too structured for me.  I'm off on a month-long trip next week, and
have cobbled together a neat solution consiting of Eagle Creek's new
"Bedouin" day pack, along with a small LowePro waistpack, plus several
padded pouches and Domke wraps.  While it remains to be seen how well it
works in actual use, it sure is easy to carry and very stealthy with the
pack in black, and the tags removed.

- --Jim

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brick [mailto:jimbrick@photoaccess.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 1:50 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Re: LOWEPRO


Dan, Jim Laurel, & Bob Bedwell

I should have added that I am discussing "backpack" style bags. Not
shoulder bags.

Jim

Dan,

The overall ergonomics of the Tamrac are a royal pain. Trying to unzip, or
zip the perimeter zipper is, well, difficult. There is a flap (rain flap I
guess) over the zipper that very much gets in the way. And because of this,
you have to search for the zipper pull. None of this is true with a
Lowepro. Yes the separators are more padded in the Tamrac, but the Lowepro
system fits tighter (lenses stay put) while the Tamrac dividers are sloppy.
Stuff crawls underneath them and disappears. Reappearing sometime later in
another pocket. The overall design of the Tamrac is sort of loose and
sloppy while my Lowepro's seem to be tight, rigid, better formed. The
reason I have the Tamrac is because it is the only "decent" bag that is
deep enough to hold my Linhof 4x5 on edge, rather than lying flat on its
back. But I'm still looking.

All of my Leica gear resides in Lowepro bags. They are deep enough for my
180 to stand upright, and R bodies with winders to stand upright as well.
Everything fits tightly. Nothing wobbles around.

Jim

At 02:57 PM 5/28/99 -0400, Dan wrote:
>Jim-
>Okay- clue me in here... Is it just the sizes and styles, or are the Tamrac
>not as sturdy, or what. I am interested in your insight here. I have always
>like the padding in the Tamrac, and for what I use them for- sort of 'tote'
>bags for my carry-everywhere cameras, they are super. I always felt the
>Lowepro to be alright, but not as preferable as the foam seemed thinner,
and
>the bags just seemed - more lightweight.
>Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:31 PM
>Subject: [Leica] Re: LOWEPRO
>
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>>I have my 4x5 Linhof in a Tamrac pack, and I have three different sizes of
>>Lowepro packs for my Leica gear. Different sizes depending upon where I'm
>>going and what I'm doing. The Lowepro bags are wonderful. I HATE the
>>Tamrac. But cannot find anything else that exactly fits my big stuff. So
>>I'm stuck! But always looking.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>>Dan Post wrote:
>>>>
>>>> El Numero-
>>>> Check www.tamrac.com- "My friends and I think the Tamrac far superior
in
>>>> construction and materials," He said, baggily.
>>>> Dan ( Pappa's got a brand new bag!)
>>>>
>>
>>At 10:19 AM 5/28/99 -0700, Supercalafragileisticespialadotious wrote:
>>
>>>> >Is anyone aware of the up to date URL for Lowepro's web site?
>>>> >
>>>> >www.lowepro.com/
>>>> >
>>>> >no longer seems to work.
>>
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