Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/08

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Subject: [Leica] Camera bag.....
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:44:32 -0600
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Frank,

Have you looked at any of the Think Tank Retrospective series?

Bill Pearce

-----Original Message----- 
From: Frank Filippone 
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:49 AM 
To: 'Leica Users Group' 
Subject: Re: [Leica] Camera bag..... 

I always look at Domke first.. but my #1 reason to get a new bag was a
raincoat to protect the contents.  Domke does not yet offer this feature.

Ditto all those AA, Billingham, M-Classics, etc bags.  Yes more ergonomic
(?) for the Leica outfit, but significantly less practical for rain.  That
includes Nylon which is also not waterproof.  It is water resistant.  Water
resistant means it leaks water.

When you are on a trip, and it rains, what do you do with your camera
equipment?  Letting it get wet is not an option in my book....and ruining a
fine piece of leather ( which is water proof ion its own) is also not an
option.  Leaving it in a hotel is not an option.

What do others do?

Scenario:  You are on a trip far from home.  Say 3 weeks.  You have taken
your best camera stuff.  You are in the middle of your trip, in a major
city, heading today for a major indoor/outdoor venue, by walking and taking
public transportation, or traveling today by train to a new city, and it is
absolutely pouring outside.
Cats and Dogs.

Taking away my biases, how would you think through the planning of a camera
bag for this contingency?

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net




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