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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bag Addict
From: "Karina Klaas" <shutterbug@iinet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:16:10 +1100
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOEEOKCMAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net> <3C87EB3B.FA843829@markrabiner.com> <v04011700b8adc38d5d08@[66.81.23.102]> <uaqh8uss27d4l6gv515r1d240fg3in1b1t@4ax.com>

I read an article somewhere that said photographers usually have more bags
then Imelda Marcos has shoes - I was amused because my friends refer to me
as the bag lady - thats about to change - I am becoming a minimalist, thanks
to Leica- no more clutter/baggage.

"Have camera, will travel."

Karina


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul C. Brodek" <pcb@skyweb.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:45 AM
Subject: [Leica] Re: New Aussie Bag


> Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm a bag addict.  How bad?  How 'bout bad
> enough that I forget how many I have or where I've stashed them all.
> Bad.
>
> In my experience "camera bags" protect equipment well but usually
> don't carry well, while "outdoors bags" carry well but usually don't
> protect equipment well.  If you are running, hiking, cycling,
> climbing, motorcycling, or even just walking a lot, an outdoors bag
> with a camera bag insert can be nirvana.  Good waist packs and
> messenger bags are designed to stabilize a load on your body, leaving
> you free to move comfortably, for long periods of time, even when
> doing strenuous stuff.
>
> The Crumpler bags are interesting because they aim to synthesize these
> two worlds, combining carrying/stability with protective inserts.  I
> haven't looked at the Crumplers close enough to know how well the
> inserts are done.  I prefer Billingham-type inserts which use soft
> material everywhere---this doesn't limit where you can place dividers.
>
> The Crumplers in general are not quiet bags, though the
> photog-targeted bags don't scream as loudly as the messenger-targeted
> bags.  Being rooted in the bicycle messenger subculture, some Crumpler
> product names will make the conservative blush.
>
> CourrierWare, formerly in Cambridge, MA but now evidently in Vermont,
> also offer messenger/photo bags with inserts.  I haven't seen any of
> these in person, but they've been mentioned favorably in the past on
> the LUG.  Link:
> http://www.courierwareusa.com/level.shtml?20
>
> My longest Leica lens is a 135mm Tele-Elmar, which is pretty compact,
> so I find many messenger bags are larger and taller than I need for my
> Leica-M gear.  I like to use a Billingham small Hadley insert in a
> Mountainsmith, Dana or similar waistpack, which will let me cycle
> comfortably for 2-3 hours with an M6 body/lens, two additional lenses
> and a Ricoh GR1 in the insert, plus film, meter and other stuff in
> outer pockets.  More than 3 hours is uncomfortable, not because of the
> weight on my lower back but because of the burn in my legs!
>
> A quasi-interesting sidenote is that many homegrown messenger bag
> makers exist, usually started by a messenger who got fed up with the
> big-company bags and struck out on his/her own.  Made one for
> him/herself, then another few for buds, and before he/she knew it a
> CourrierWare, Chrome, Crumpler, PAC, Roach, etc was born.  Crumpler is
> only "new" in the sense of just recently getting international
> exposure.  I've seen reference to them doing messenger bags in
> Melbourne in early '99, and who knows how long before that they got
> started?  Here's a link to this murky world:
> http://www.messengers.org/bags.html
>
> Disclaimer: I have tenuous links to both the bicycle and photo trade,
> I've met some of the bag people and seen some production facilities,
> and I've purchased some bags at wholesale.  I'm not currently selling
> any bag lines, and my opinions are my own....
>
> Cheers,
>
> PB
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:42:26 -0800, Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
> wrote:
> [some snips performed]
> >It's from a Aussie company called "Crumpler" (any of you folks down
> >under ever hear of them?), which makes a surprising range of bags in a
> >variety of even more surprising sizes and colors. I think the bags were
> >originally made for messengers, but they've also got a line of camera
bags
> >that are really well put together, with fantastic inserts to hold
whatever
> >gear you'd want to drag along. I'm a long-time user of the Domke "little
> >bit smaller bag" and satchel, but I think I may be permanently switching.
> >http://www.crumplerusa.com/index.html
>
>
>
> Paul C. Brodek
> Hillsdale, N.J. U.S.A.
> E-mail: pcb@skyweb.net
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