Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello LUG'ers I agree with the approach most of the folks on the list when it comes to lightweight gear and non-camera looking camera bags. I travel allot (India, Asia, South America) on business and I always pack light. Originally, I travelled with my Rollie 35S in my briefcase. It's a wonderful little camera with an very sweet, sharp 2.8 Zeiss lens. But the damn thing is not exactly "user - friendly". Although I haven't missed any particular shots, I haven't exactly managed to "nail" any with the little bugger either. The trouble with non-camera bags is the inherent lack of padding and an over abundance of metal to scratch the cameras finish. I tend to bang my camera bags more than I'd like to admit, and the padding has always managed to save them. Trouble is, whenever I travel I tend to stand out from the locals, and to get the good shots, you are sometimes forced off the beaten track. A nicely filled LOWEPRO is a nice target for thieves, and anything with a Leica logo say's "I'm not supposed to be here, rob me" when you're far from the local Hilton. I discovered these great padded "wraps" from DOMKE. They are essentially a nice piece of square material, generously padded with a gentle scratch-proof covering. Four velco tabs allow you to wrap up your camera bodies and lenses for extra protection. And I find the grey colour close enough to 18% to meter off of. I think I paid 20 Bucks for the large and 15 for the medium one. I pack a body, a 50mm and a 35mm, meter, filters, film and a hood in these wraps, stick them in big freezer bag with a desiccant package (invaluable for travelling in very humid areas), then stick them in a mid-size fanny type pack. When I arrive at my destination, I set up and keep the body handy and whatever lens I need, then leave the rest either in the bag and/or jacket pocket. Has anyone ever used that Leica attachment that screws onto the tripod socket and mounts a second lens to the body ? I was wondering how well it works, or if it throws off the balance of the camera. Kind regards William - ---------- >From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] my camera bag cost eight dollars >Date: Fri, Jun 9, 2000, 5:10 PM > > kyle cassidy jotted down the following: > >> what's with all this bickering about bags? i found one new for eight bucks >> in about five minutes in the most obvious place. no problem. practically >> built for the leica M.... >> >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/equipment/bags/ >> > > Yep. Mine was $12: A black map-case bought at the Army-Navy store. A wide, > padded strap was another $8, for a grand whopping total of $20. With a > little ingenuity, you can squeeze two M-bodies with mounted lenses, six > rolls of film, a light meter and a few odds and ends in there. And it > *sure* doens't look like any camera bag. > > I found a link that is as close as I could find on the Internet: > > http://www.imsplus.com/ims5c.html > > Second bag in the list (map case shoulder bag). > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | iCon iDole iRate > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | iDeal iDull iMage > email: howard.390@osu.edu | iSue iOn iGnorance > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- > >