[Leica] Re: LOWEPRO BAGS - OOPS!

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

Guy,

I'm only talking about three backpack bags. I just got the names out of
order as I was at work and the bags were at home.

The large Tamrac backpack will carry ALL of my R equipment for extended car
travel (our book photography).

The smaller Lowepro pack is simply smaller to hold a "minimum" R travel
kit. Extended air travel, etc.

The large deep Tenba pack is simply the only pack I could find that would
comfortably fit my 4x5 Linhof system and allow me to get it out in the
field easily. Film, lenses, backs, camera, dark cloth, etc. It works fine,
but I don't like the bag construction. Difficult zipper, sloppy insides,
etc. But it works.

Three backpacks. That's it. Only the names were confused to protect the
innocent.

Jim



At 09:18 PM 6/1/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>dear jim,
>
>your bag system seems overly complicated. here's how i handle it: first i
>determine how many bodies and lenses i'll need for a given shoot. as i have
>only one body and two lenses, this first step doesn't usually take too
>long. i then select an appropriate paper or plastic bag from my extensive
>collection of shopping bags saved from various trips to the supermarket,
>pharmacy, bookstore, etc. if the weather's on the moist side, i'll grab a
>plastic bag. if not, i usually take a brown paper bag. on occasion, i
>double bag it. these two bags - whether separately or in combination - have
>it all over the photo bags you and others have mentioned in preceeding
>posts in that they're light, roomy but not excessively so, and they don't
>draw too much attention to themselves - no thief is going to mistake them
>for a camera bag! if need be, you can even tote along your lunch.
>
>give 'em a try and let me know how they work.
>
>good luck!
>
>guy bennett
>