Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the contrary Karina. I found I have more bags designated to the M, then all my other cameras put together (including LF, MF and SLRs). For the M, I have Foggs, Billingham, Lowepro small backpacks and just recently sold a M-Classic bag, not to mention some pouches I have, wearing the M on my belt. - --- Karina Klaas <shutterbug@iinet.net.au> wrote: > 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. 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