Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Assistance on a Camera Bag
From: "Higa Isaku" <isakuhiga@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:32:52 -0500

Hi,

I would recommend either Tenba P508 or Domke F6.  Both bags are fairly 
reasonable, should hold all your gears and they are relatively small (does 
not add much mass).   Tenba is well padded so, it should protect your gear 
better.  Domke on the other hand is very light and  soft so, to me they are 
easier to carry (at least for me).  I use Domke and my wife uses Tenba.  I 
think both bags are equally good.

If you like to be a bit pretentious( and willing to pay for it), you can go 
with either Fogg or Billigham. Billigham bags are extremely well built and 
very nice looking bags. However, I find their medium and large bags rather 
difficult to use in actual shootings.  This is my personal preference and I 
know many who are very happy with their Bilinghams.  Hadley series bags are 
just fine but I', not sure if they will meet your needs. 

To me some of the Fogg bags are almost ideal camera bags.  They are 
expensive but give you a joy of owing a well though out hand crafted bag 
that are very functional and relatively hard to find.  Of the Fogg bags, 
Violin, B major or E flat should be suitable for your gear.  I use smaller 
Fogg bags for my M gear.


Isaku


>From: "Steven A. Melnyk" <melnyk@msu.edu>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] Assistance on a Camera Bag
>Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:01:55 -0500
>
>I have just acquired an R9.  In the past, I have used a Domke 803 
>bag for travel photography.  Well, the bag will not really work with 
>my R9, motor drive, 35-70/f4, 70-210/f4, 35/f2, and a metz flash.  
>Any other suggestions for a larger bag that will protect the camera 
>and not scratch it.  Any suggestions or insights would be greatly 
>appreciated.
>
>Steven A. Melnyk
>Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
>Michigan State University
>melnyk@msu.edu
>
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