Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You only do all the straps, buckles and zippers when you are transporting. When you are shooting, the top flap drops behind, and the zippered top flaps fold back to hold it open Sent from my iPad On Oct 26, 2010, at 4:58 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I usually end up carrying the Crumpler for everyday use and on > airplanes. Mine holds more and is padded better than other bags I > have. The Billingham is a beautiful bag but it's very difficult to > get into - to many straps and buckles. I have three Crumplers in > various sizes and grab the one I need for the equipment I'm carrying. > They aren't obviously camera bags either. My daughter carries one as > a purse. > > Tina > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Frank Dernie >> <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: >>> The most disappointing bags for me have been Crumpler. I love their web >>> site and the multiple choices of size and colour, but the stiff straps, >>> excessive velcro and thick padding make them too inconvenient to use for >>> me. >> >> Apart from the padding, these have all been changed on the newest >> Crumplers. The vecro is the same but the bags now come with attached >> covers making the velcro optional in use (and therefore silent). The >> new, less stiff straps are a great step back, in my opinion, but are >> obviously what most people wanted, since Crumpler are very responsive >> to feedback. >> >> I didn't think the padding was too thin when a mokoro poler threw my >> 20 kg + Crumpler Keystone backpack at me in the Okavango Delta: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img231a.jpg.html >> >> I know bags are a very personal thing. Just a note on the changes. >> >> Marty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information