Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] bags
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:47:35 -0700

ckk wrote:
> 
> > Claude Vercruysse wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > What would be the ideal small bag for the M6 with 1 or 2 lenses ?
> 
> A Lowepro Nova Micro is the way I go. This bag is also perfect for one
> Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.
> There is some nice padding in it. Not too nice! will fit on your belt and/or
> shoulder strap.
> Mark Rabiner
> 
> I have used a small lightweight  LowePro for some time, but I paid a price.
> I knelt down to tie some loose shoestrings one day, and the bag slipped off
> my shoulders,fell only 1 1/2 feet,  and hit the pavement with an ominous thud.
> 
> I ended up with a ding in the M-6 base plate. I have since added some very
> rigid foam on the bottom of this bag. No more dings. This foam can not be
> compressed with my hands, and has proven to be useful in this application.
> Oregonians email me for the source, as it is still available in large
> quantities, cheap.
> 
> Kevin

I am an Oregonian and a big fan of adding foam to parts of my camera bags. I
drove by the foam store today. But some of that stuff will give off fumes which
will rot your gear.
Mark Rabiner