[Leica] RE: Re: LOWEPRO

[Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>]

Please let us know how it all works out. And have a G-R-E-A-T trip. We'll
expect a detailed trip report.

:)

Jim

At 02:37 PM 6/1/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>
>>
>>