Re: [Leica] Wich Bag for a Leica M??

["Roger L. Bunting" <rlbunting@ameritech.net>]

Gregoire,

For my most compact M bag, I use a Domke F5XB. It is sometimes marketed
as a belt bag, but I use it with the supplied shoulder strap. I don't
have the actual measurements but the bag is about 10" in length and
about one camera width wide and just a little bit taller (the height of
the bag is sufficient to take a M body standing vertically. The bag has
moveable compartments and I use mine with three small compartments.

Mine is configured to take a M6 with 35mm F2.0 ASPH with hood attached
in the center compartment (the camera is inserted with a short edge down
- - standing on a strap connector). I keep a 50mm F1.4 with hood attached
in an end compartment and four rolls of film, a very small flash and
body/lens caps in the other end compartment. I can also slip in a
Sekonic 308BII light meter if needed. The bag is padded on the bottom
and sides and has a large flap that covers the opening.

Regards,
Roger

Grégoire Vandenschrick wrote:
> 
> The very very cute story goes on as I received the 35mm asph that completes
> my M6 last thursday. Made two TriX, and will give it this afternoon to
> develop.
> 
> My question is:
> 
> I know two bags that are dedicated for Leica M's, the Billingham something,
> and the Tenba something (309m I think).
> In fact I search the philosophal stone, as I want I really compact bag, in
> wich the body will have an optic attached, an other one (a 90) and some
> place for film. My criteria is that the bag should have the thickness of the
> height of the body, say 10cm on a less than A4 superficy (long, height of
> the bag). This is practically the billingham, but the price is so high I
> hesitate, sure I'm there is the same bag anywhere for the third of the
> price.
> 
> Thank you for your suggestion
> 
> In fact, I realized that the thing I'm more preoccupated after buying a new
> body is to find the perfect bag for it?!
> I thing I heard Freud laughing in his grave ;-)
> 
> Gregoire Vandenschrick (just civily married this saturday)