Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M Classics Bag
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:38:55 -0500

> 
> 
> Steve LeHuray wrote:
> 
>> > About four weeks ago I took delivery of an M Classics bag
>> > (www.mclassics.com) that I learned of from Hans Pahlen's site
>> > (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/leica.htm). I was immediately
>> > impressed by the quality of construction - really superb.
>>
>> Yes! Had mine for about a 1 1/2 year. Can carry three M bodies with
>> lenses/hoods in place, plus one more lens, meter, lots of film, etc, etc.
>> Perfectly balanced. And frankly I do not care if it looks like a camera bag,
>> because it is a very good bag.
>
> My problem with that bag are those 3 leather straps.
> <http://www.mclassics.com/>
>
> It seem so slow in use.
>
> Lucien
>

Lucien,

It has never occurred to me that those 3 leather straps to close the flap
were a problem. The way I use the bag is to NOT hook up the straps, getting
in and out of the bag is a breeze and just because something is there does
not mean you have to use it.

sl