Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark STYLING? Since when does a serious photographer worry about styling of a carrying bag? I concern myself with security, ease of access, security, comfort, and security. A good diaper bag, with Domke inserts takes care of all of it. The local poseurs may use the "Billingsgate" or other $300 bags, but I put my money in glass. I don't have to impress anyone with a name label. Jerry Mark Rabiner wrote: > Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: > > > > Hello All-- > > > > I've watched the bag discussion with great interest of late, and have seen a > > few favored brands rise to the top. Domke, Hadley, a few for Crumpler and > > Lowe, and Seth's Classic M series, and Jerry's Genuine Used and Stonewashed > > Diaper Bags seem to be among the favorites. My question is, where does > > Tamrac fit in all of this? Do folks use Tamrac? Do you like them? Any > > opinions? (Yes, I am doing some informal marketing research, if you must > > know!) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kit > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Paul > > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:22 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Ideal bag for M6 & 35mm ASPH > > > > The best bag I have ever had is the Domke F-5XB. It's great! Discreet and > > lovely. > > Perfect for travelling. Put your camera, passport and cigarettes and just > > go. > > It's good-looking and it doesn't look like a camerabag, which is good if you > > out traveling. > > The nice thing is that it easily can hold your Leica with a couple of > > lenses, and > > if you want to, it can hold an EOS-1 with a mounted lens and an extra one, > > and > > even a flash. If you don't have like those super-zooms. It makes you to > > think what > > you will carry around, not just fill the bag with stuff you'll never use. > > That's an incredible bag. That's my point. There's no other. If you ask me. > > > > Paul > > > > Kit Compared to a Lowe-Pro both the padding and I hate to say it but the > styling suffer greatly in the comparison. > I think of Tamracs as cut rate Lowe-Pros like say from Kmart! > Before you get another Tamrac check out Lowepro. > http://www.lowepro.com/ > > That's where I put my Leica M6 OR my EOS-1 digital! > If I could ever figure out which one to use!! > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html