Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't wear my backpack walking around cities, but I can't imagine climbing mountains in Honduras and Guatemala without it!! I also can't imagine hiking down the Grand Canyon or up the Sierra Nevada with a shoulder bag! A backpack is the only way to carry equipment while hiking or mountain climbing. I need both hands to use my hiking sticks. With a backpack on my back and a camera around my neck, everything is balanced and I'm not likely to fall off the side of the mountain! Tina On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I have always rejected backpacks for two reasons: > > - it is a pain in the neck to get stuff out of them quickly > - when walking around a city, I do not feel comfortable having valuable > stuff on my back where I cannot see who is close to it. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > On Sep 1, 2010, at 6:31 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG wrote: > > > have you seen the most perfect camera backpack? -- haven't. It should > have: > > > > 1) Room for a (Leica) dSLR with "motor drive" and a pro zoom attached. > > 2) room for six lenses (or four lenses, a flash, and two pocket wizards) > > 3) room for a 15 inch laptop. > > > > anything in addition to that (like something for carrying a tripod or > molle straps) is nice but not necessary. > > > > i got a "canon" branded "laptop backpack" at the going out of business > sale of my local ritz. it'll hold an m6 and four lenses admirably, plus a > laptop and a shirt, a pair of pants, and two pairs of socks. which is nice. > the camera area is made for consumer equipment. my 50mm is even too big for > the sleeves if the lens hood is attached. let alone the 12-24mm..... > > > > who's got an awesome laptop / camera backpack? > > > > kc > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com