Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Domke (real ones) are cotton/canvas and wear like iron like our Leicas...a real product. the others make lovely backpacks (I have a couple) and roller bags but even my teens treasure the Domke laptop bags they have lifted from my stack...like a wood or metal gun vs a plastic one.... On Mar 17, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: > I can't buy Lowepro. Made in China by people making pennies an hour, yet > the bags cost as much or more than American Made Domke and Tamrac bags > (some tamracs are now made in China too and I won't buy them either). I > have a few Tamracs, a couple of Domkes, and a couple of Artisan & Artist > bags. A&A are from Japan, which is fine...Japanese workers are not treated > like slaves. If companies are going to make things in low-wage countries, > the prices need to drop dramatically. All its doing is increasing profits > and human misery. No thanks. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 3/18/12 12:51 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> I have had Domke bags since I ordered my first one directly from Jim >> Domke. >> I have several styles and sizes. All are old. My favorite is wearing out >> so I decided to look for something a bit more current. Something to >> travel >> with. >> >> >> >> My Domke canvas bag was wonderfully well thought out. Front zipper >> compartment, lid zipper compartment, back drop-slot, and wonderfully >> constructed with a strap that goes all the way round the bottom of the >> bag. >> Strap is nice and long with a gripper surface. I wanted something like >> that, but with the AW feature and interior padding. It was wide but not >> deep nor "thick".. it would hug my hip as I walked with it, and it turned >> with me. They were pretty cheap. >> >> >> >> After looking at all the Domke, Tenba, Tamrac, ThinkTank, and anything >> else >> I could find, I settled on a Lowepro Stealth Reporter 200 AW. It is a bit >> bigger than my Old Favorite ( good for travel with "extras") and it has >> compartments in the front for small accessories. It is substantially >> thicker, and it does not hug me like my Domke. >> >> I like the idea that if it rains, the Lowepro AW bags provide a rather >> complete rain coat. Almost 100% coverage of the bag. And, thanks to EBay, >> cheap as well. >> >> >> >> After having Domkes for almost 30 years, I am feeling a turncoat. >> >> >> >> But a DRY turncoat. >> >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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