RE: [Leica] Re: Camera Bags

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Timberland makes a wonderful waterproof leather shoulder bag...tabbed -
buckled straps - zippered outside back compartment...two outside front
compartments...it easily takes a three-compartment Billingham insert.
Granted, it's a long way from a diaper bag, and, leather isn't the lightest
material in the world...but it's tough, it's seriously water repellent, it
holds a lot of gear, and it's NOT a camera bag...

Other alternative, of course, which I've used in many forms over the year,
is just a canvas bag, like a Danish school bag, with some sort of padding in
it...I've even used cloth diapers....


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 12:07 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Camera Bags
>
>
> If I could make a suggestion to the group on bags.  Carrying around a well
> labeled bag like a Billingham, Tamrac, LowePro, et al sometimes says loud
> and clear "rob me!!" to a thief.
> Especially those expensive bags like the leather Billinghams shout out "I
> have expensive equipment, or the Nikon and Canon bags which have a large
> logo on them (I generally try to remove things like this, and also avoid
> using a labeled camera strap as well.)
>
> If you really want to travel and worry less about thievery, consider buy a
> small no name bag with a zippered top (you can find these at Wal-mart or
> K-Mart for about $25).  Then get a Domke padded insert ( about
> $15-$20) and
> place in the bag.  This will accommodate lenses, a flash, etc. safely and
> also have them accessible.  This is a cheap way to make sure you
> don't stick
> out in a crowd especially if you happen to be traveling to area frequented
> by tourists.
>
> Peter K.
>