Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Way to go Oliver. I know what you mean when the body starts aching, there's really no enjoyment in taking pictures anymore. In my case, my lop-sided shoulders definitely is caused by lugging a shoulder bag all these years. Here's an advice to you all younger photographers. Prevention is always better than cure. - --- Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk@attbi.com> wrote: > Henry Ting wrote: > > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:36:45 -0800 (PST) > From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Leica] Backpack ??? > Message-ID: > <20011230203645.58902.qmail@web14008.mail.yahoo.com> > References: > > After close to 15 years of using my Fogg's shoulder > bag, sadly I have to retire it. It's been with me > all > over the world. From the Rockies to the tropical Far > East, it has served me well. However, since > approaching senior years, I found lugging a shoulder > bag with all the gears is taking a toll on my > physical > frame. I'm thinking of switching to a backpack. > Any recommendations ??? I looked at the Billingham > Rucksack and they seem to be well constructed. > Anybody > have any experience on these backpacks ? > > Henry, I've been a senior for a good many years. Not > only do my shoulders > and back hurt after lugging a loaded Domke for the > better part of a day but > by afternoon my pictures get skewed! > Since I have been backpacking like forever, I still > have my ancient Kelty > external frame pack; its top compartments hold my > Leica or Hasselblad > equipment, other stuff goes in the bottom, foul > weather gear underneath, and > the tripod straps across the top, making for a > nicely balanced outfit for a > long day of hiking and shooting in the high country > of the Sierra. > For shorter trips with the Leica and for overseas, I > have been using a > smallish day-and-a-half sized mountain-style pack, > without an internal frame > but with an internal semi-rigid plastic plate that I > had cut and installed > myself. Into the bottom goes the rain jacket and on > top of that I have an > exact duplicate of the compartmented inserts from my > Domke F-6. Everything > fits, stays in place, and is cushioned (M6HM, 90mm, > 50mm, 35mm, 24mm). There > is room for food and water. I purposely did not want > a "photo" backpack with > a brand name that screams "camera inside". Several > outfitters make mountain > packs; mine happens to be a Gregory. I use this pack > when I want to have my > hands free and need to be balanced, for example, > working the Sonoma coast > with its often steep and slippery trails. > Oliver Bryk > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html