Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is, however, one drawback to leather bags - and that is weight. I have a leather bag that I love, in terms of its appearance and its design. But I rarely carry it because it is so much heavier than any other bag of the same size. On 6/28/05 2:36 PM, "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Volow" <mvolo@acpub.duke.edu> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Perrin Leather Bags from the 1940/50ties > > >> I still use a small Perrin bag. It holds my M6 vertically (with up to 90 >> Tele-Elmarit and shade attached) in a snap-in insert in the right-hand >> end. >> Since I work with leather I created another insert for the other end that >> holds two other lenses (35/2.0 and 50/2.0 DR). Below this insert is my >> 21/2.8 and a small flash. A lot of gear for such a small case. In the past >> I >> created alternative snap-in inserts for Nikon gear. Very easy to customize >> because it's leather. I also added some elastic loops to the inside of the >> top to hold accessories. >> >> However, the leather offers very little shock absorption. >> >> One weak point is the strap (leather with fiber backing that eventually >> cracks); and the strap attachments (a single large rivet). I have replaced >> both of these. >> >> I know of no modern cases that have the advantage of holding the camera >> body >> vertically, in my mind a very space-efficient position. > > And no modern style bag have the style of a Perrin either :-) > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 9:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Perrin Leather Bags from the 1940/50ties >> >> >>> Ruben: >>> >>> I bought a Perrin Sportsman 501 along with my first Pentax, an H1a in >>> 1965. It's a tough case made of thick Top Grain Cowhide and it has >>> stood up to the intervening years very well. It now contains my Rollei >>> 35, a Minox 35GT and dedicated flash. On occasion I've used it to carry >>> my Sl and and extra lens. >>> >>> I've seen some Perrin's which were really beat to hell but the only part >>> that I have had to replace was the zipper "pull". >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> Ruben wrote: >>> >>>> Dear LUGers, MUGers and Rolleiusers/listers >>>> >>>> Recently I stumbeled over a small lovely photobag from California US >> made of some real nice Leather - natural tan - probably from about 1953-57 >> inside it the name Perrin Contour is printed - it holds 2 Leica M bodies >> with a 50 and a 35 mounted and one 90 mm in between. >>>> >>>> To day I got a Perrin model 205 probably 1950something to or perhaps >> earlier- I expect it to hold 3 M bodies or pehaps a rolleiflex and 2 M >> bodies. >>>> >>>> These Perrin bags in natural tan thick leather from California are so >> much nicer than modern bags - does anyone know the hisory of Perrin and >> does >> anyone still use them - it is a real pleasure to pick up a M from the >> Perrin >> Contour bag - anyone that have not tried one should do so - and some of >> you >> guys that are somewhat older than me probably have one lying around in the >> basement - blow away the dust and start using it again - and if you have a >> fun story about a Perrin bag please share. >>>> >>>> O by the way - they are so retro smart that my "very into fashion" >> teenage daughters would giver the right arm to have one - I really have to >> be carefull not to find my Leica on the floor with a "sorry Dad " note :-) >>>> >>>> best >>>> Ruben >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information