Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy! Reminded me of the old joke about when you pack for a trip, and the only problem in choosing which luggage to use is deciding- Paper or Plastic, then you might be a redneck! I didn't kow this applied to camera bags as well! I'll have to give it a try! Dan ( Good Ole Boy, from Nawth Car'lina!) - -----Original Message----- From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] LOWEPRO BAGS - OOPS! >>My large R camera backpack is a Tamrac, my small R camera backpack is a >>Lowepro MiniTrekker. >> >>I really "really" like the Tamrac backpack. >> >>I really like the Lowepro MiniTrekker. >> >>I do not like the Tenba large backpack. But I have to use it. >> >>I don't have the model numbers since they don't put them on the bags. The >>Tamrac large pack is more substantial than the Lowepro. But they both work. >>The Tamrac is a little deeper so R cameras and winders are a bit more >>comfortable. >> >>It's the Tenba that is loose and sloppy, but deep. Jeez... bag names are >>swirling in my head. >> >>Jim > >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