Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter I thought that Peter used a Billingham bag. At least he has been trying to sell it for quite a while. (Or am I thinking of someone else in Zurich?) Jerry Peter Klein wrote: > At 04:25 PM 4/13/03 -0700, Kit McChesney wrote: > >I'd like to have a bag that will > >take my M and a couple of lenses, some film, my cell phone, and a few other > >small goodies (lemon drops!) because I know if I carry anything larger than > >that, I won't. > > I have a small Lowepro fanny pack, but I've stopped using it except for > hiking. To get at anything, you have to swing it to the front, where it > tends to accent one of the less desirable aspects of middle age. While > trekking about Italy a couple of years back, I saw myself in a large > mirror. It was decidedly "molto belly" rather than "molto belle." > > I've heard all the "yuppie scum" connotations of the Billingham bags. But > one day, I was browsing at Glazer's here in Seattle, and came upon a small > Hadley. Nylon duck with leather straps. Kahki-colored with two front > pockets. I tried it on. It felt great. I put a couple of heavy objects > in it, it still felt great. It was a "demo" with a couple of small spots > of dirt visible. It was 45% off. I said "mine" and headed for the > cashier. They even threw in an extra generic padded divider so I had three > compartments instead of two. > > No regrets. I'm a 35-50-90 kinda guy. This bag holds one body and those > three lenses (plus a fourth if I use a back-to-back end cap). Plus a light > meter and a few filters, camera clamp and sundries. It's nicely padded, and > it really contours nicely to my body. Some day I'll get it dirty enough. > > I think people should try bags on, and buy them based on what they will > carry and how they feel when hung upon the wearer. Bags are like > clothes. There's the functional aspect, the comfort aspect, and the > "impress others" aspect. I picked the Hadley for its comfort and > function. As for the fashion stuff: Like, y'know, whatever. > > Although I must confess, a black Domke can look quite fetching when the > accompanying clothing is chosen properly. Here's one modeled by our own > Nathan Wajsman during the delightful Zurich walking tour he took Katya and > me on last spring. Photo slightly underexposed, but you get the point. . . > http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/nathanstore.htm > > --Peter Klein > Seattle, WA > > -- > 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