Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let's not go overboard on camera bags. Yes, you CAN have hard, brown leather cases made for your gear, just like in the Good Old Days -- but it will probably cost as much as the M6 Titanium with 1.4/35 Aspherical &c &c. On the other hand, both Fogg and Billingham are well worth their price. These are NOT bags for the short haul -- please remember that Leica RF folks, in any event, don't tend to trade their gear in that often, and keep it for twenty or thirty years at a stretch. Well, a Fogg or Billingham bag is well worth the investment, as it will last the stretch without a problem. I have an absolutely standard Billingham bag I bought a couple of years ago from Tamarkin. I can carry my M6, winder, 1.4/35 (non-aspherical, alas!), 2/50 NF eyes, 2/90 (the new one, not the old "cannon"), 4/90 collapsible, 2.8/135, filters, 283 flash, &c &c without a problem. Love the bag. Please note that a slew of repair folks I know use the Billinghams: they're rugged and reliable. Fogg is, also, though whether it's worth the extra bucks, I knoweth not. Best, Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!