Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Camera bags, was A Land Without Lawyers
From: souljer@mac.com
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:43:09 -0800

Me too,

I went to the local army surplus, and bought a Swiss or German First Aid 
bag (I think) which is sort of a small canvas box with a leather 
strap-and-button closure.

(Thinking back, I must have looked like some kind of lunatic! lol I had 
like 5 or 6 bags out on the floor and kept putting my stuff in them, 
staring as I visualized the whole thing with padding and using it then 
taking everything out again, lol)

I brought my M6 and two lenses with me and found that after I added 
padding, (a foam mat that was normally used as a pad under a sleeping 
bag) everything fit snugly with room to spare (another small lens and 
2nd M6 body now fill out the bag). I keep film and/or a Minolta IV meter 
in what someone told me was a hand grenade bag/pouch. Both of these I 
have on a black nylon belt that has one of those squeeze-to-open clip 
buckles. Everything is at my waist and easy to get to. Everything was 
under US$10. each. Everything is army surplus. Everything is Army Green. 
As a bonus, I found that my M6 with the 35mm mounted but with the hood 
off would fit in the grenade pouch, along with the hood to one side and 
one roll of film, which I can just clip onto any belt. I've worn just 
that many times when I just want to have the camera with me, but don't 
want it hanging from my neck all day.

Army surplus is a army-green gold mine!

On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 01:37 PM, Photo Phreak wrote:

>
> --- S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I've been agonizing over a new light bag myself. Those
> ============================================================
>
>     I learned long ago about the values of army surplus.  I
> used pack suspenders and a pistol belt to carry some small
> pouches for film, lenses and the rest.  It may not make it
> into a Rolex watch ad, but it sure is functional......
>
>     And you are not tempted to set it down while you shoot,
> which adds to Leica security.
>
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