Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/27

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Subject: Re: Seaking Info: Small Camera Bags
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 02:14:07 GMT

At 15:23 27/10/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Robert - I recently agonized over the same decision that you need to
>make.  I wanted the ideal bag for my m6 and 35-50-90-135 + small
>strobe.  Finally decided on the Billingham 305 which is meticulously
>crafted and very handsome (canvas, waterproof, khaki, shock protected).
>Almost too beautiful to use <gg> There's a top flap that closes over the
>zippered main compartment which has movable dividers. It's well-priced
>at B&H.  Although it's a little bigger than I wanted, the extra capacity
>might come in handy later.   Another option that might work especially
>work for your requirements is the relatively new Alice model from
>Billingham.  I didn't see it "in the flesh" but it's reportedly
>constructed like all the Billinghams and would nicely handle your rig
>with some room for later expansion.
>For more info, send an e-mail to StevenBuckley@compuserve.com.  He's the
>sales director for Billingham and can answer any question.

This is very interesting. Can anyone knowledgable about Billinghamia suggest
a bag that would hold one M body, four or five lenses of varying sizes, film
and filters and still have space to include a Rolleiflex TLR as an impulse
decision without having to jettison the contents and use a larger bag? The
305 described above sounds to me like it could, but would that assumption be
correct?

Joe Berenbaum