Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Sal DiMarco,Jr." wrote: > > B.D., > Everybody has their opinions, however misguided... > The most universally recognized camera bag by the general public (read > thieves) is the Domke bag><Snip> A beige Domke bag yes! Sal! Which they call "Sand." But one of mine is a black what they call "ballistic" bag, which is just a choice of fabric. Becuase of this non canvas fabric you would not know it was a Domke except for the suspicious label on the corner of the front flap which says: Domke. I grab this F6 (little big smaller) bag and tell everyone I'm doing a black bag job and laugh hysterically. Also as another disguise they have another color pros would not normally be caught dead with: Navy. An insolent nautical Navy for people who want to look like the yacht club let them in. Kind of happy go lucky yuppie suburban. Does not try to blend in; so it does. My F-3X is Navy and getting to be my favorite bag for when i want to bring pretty much my entire Leica system to a shoot. The bad guys are thinking: "Only an idiot would carry something expensive in that bag!". The Navy bags are an excellent grade of canvas though. But as i pick out bags to hold a stack of prints to bring on the plane with me or ship i think: "Does this look like a laptop bag?" Because THAT i hear is what they are really after. Gee do i really need to watch DVD's on the airplane and type out emails between working on the great American novel? No I'll get a 16x20 easel for my darkroom and a wood tripod. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/