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Subject: Re: [Leica] Camera Bag Recommendation - Part 2
From: "Julian Thomas" <Mimesis@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:19:34 -0000

I've got a Hadley which holds 2 M bodies with 75 and 35 lenses attached,
15mm, light meter film etc. it will easily hold another M plus lens - it is
a darn sight easier to carry with a shoulder pad!


Julian
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Richards" <dprichards@uswest.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 1:45 PM
Subject: [Leica] Camera Bag Recommendation - Part 2


> >This Domke F803 and Billinghom Alice shoot-out/discussion is useful.
>
> This discussion has been enlightening and helpful.  I'm in a similar
> situation and also would like a recommendatin.
>
> I will be doing some traveling this summer, a large part by air.  I'm
> looking for a bag that will comfortably carry the following: 2 M6 bodies,
4
> lenses, and a Metz 32 flash, plus assorted odds and ends like filters,
> cable release, tablepod, etc.  Film in bulk will be carried separately.
>
> I have looked at various Billinghams.  Of the ones I was able to get my
> hands on the small Hadley was best except for the size.  I believe there
is
> also a large Hadley.  I have a small Billingham, large enough for a body
> with lens plus another lens and some film.  It serves me well.
>
> I also looked at some, but not all, Domkes.  In addition to being either
> much too big or a bit too small it seemed that they offered scant
> protection for expensive and somewhat fragile equipment.
>
> In the protection department LowePro offered the best but I find some of
> their stuff tricky and difficult to get in to.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>