Re: [Leica] Re: Bag Addict

[Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>]

On the contrary Karina. I found I have more bags
designated to the M, then all my other cameras put
together (including LF, MF and SLRs).
For the M, I have Foggs, Billingham, Lowepro small
backpacks and just recently sold a M-Classic bag, not
to mention some pouches I have, wearing the M on my
belt.


- --- Karina Klaas <shutterbug@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> I read an article somewhere that said photographers
> usually have more bags
> then Imelda Marcos has shoes - I was amused because
> my friends refer to me
> as the bag lady - thats about to change - I am
> becoming a minimalist, thanks
> to Leica- no more clutter/baggage.
> 
> "Have camera, will travel."
> 
> Karina
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul C. Brodek" <pcb@skyweb.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:45 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Re: New Aussie Bag
> 
> 
> > Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm a bag addict.  How
> bad?  How 'bout bad
> > enough that I forget how many I have or where I've
> stashed them all.
> > Bad.
> >
> > In my experience "camera bags" protect equipment
> well but usually
> > don't carry well, while "outdoors bags" carry well
> but usually don't
> > protect equipment well.  If you are running,
> hiking, cycling,
> > climbing, motorcycling, or even just walking a
> lot, an outdoors bag
> > with a camera bag insert can be nirvana.  Good
> waist packs and
> > messenger bags are designed to stabilize a load on
> your body, leaving
> > you free to move comfortably, for long periods of
> time, even when
> > doing strenuous stuff.
> >
> > The Crumpler bags are interesting because they aim
> to synthesize these
> > two worlds, combining carrying/stability with
> protective inserts.  I
> > haven't looked at the Crumplers close enough to
> know how well the
> > inserts are done.  I prefer Billingham-type
> inserts which use soft
> > material everywhere---this doesn't limit where you
> can place dividers.
> >
> > The Crumplers in general are not quiet bags,
> though the
> > photog-targeted bags don't scream as loudly as the
> messenger-targeted
> > bags.  Being rooted in the bicycle messenger
> subculture, some Crumpler
> > product names will make the conservative blush.
> >
> > CourrierWare, formerly in Cambridge, MA but now
> evidently in Vermont,
> > also offer messenger/photo bags with inserts.  I
> haven't seen any of
> > these in person, but they've been mentioned
> favorably in the past on
> > the LUG.  Link:
> > http://www.courierwareusa.com/level.shtml?20
> >
> > My longest Leica lens is a 135mm Tele-Elmar, which
> is pretty compact,
> > so I find many messenger bags are larger and
> taller than I need for my
> > Leica-M gear.  I like to use a Billingham small
> Hadley insert in a
> > Mountainsmith, Dana or similar waistpack, which
> will let me cycle
> > comfortably for 2-3 hours with an M6 body/lens,
> two additional lenses
> > and a Ricoh GR1 in the insert, plus film, meter
> and other stuff in
> > outer pockets.  More than 3 hours is
> uncomfortable, not because of the
> > weight on my lower back but because of the burn in
> my legs!
> >
> > A quasi-interesting sidenote is that many
> homegrown messenger bag
> > makers exist, usually started by a messenger who
> got fed up with the
> > big-company bags and struck out on his/her own. 
> Made one for
> > him/herself, then another few for buds, and before
> he/she knew it a
> > CourrierWare, Chrome, Crumpler, PAC, Roach, etc
> was born.  Crumpler is
> > only "new" in the sense of just recently getting
> international
> > exposure.  I've seen reference to them doing
> messenger bags in
> > Melbourne in early '99, and who knows how long
> before that they got
> > started?  Here's a link to this murky world:
> > http://www.messengers.org/bags.html
> >
> > Disclaimer: I have tenuous links to both the
> bicycle and photo trade,
> > I've met some of the bag people and seen some
> production facilities,
> > and I've purchased some bags at wholesale.  I'm
> not currently selling
> > any bag lines, and my opinions are my own....
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > PB
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:42:26 -0800, Guy Bennett
> <gbennett@lainet.com>
> > wrote:
> > [some snips performed]
> > >It's from a Aussie company called "Crumpler" (any
> of you folks down
> > >under ever hear of them?), which makes a
> surprising range of bags in a
> > >variety of even more surprising sizes and colors.
> I think the bags were
> > >originally made for messengers, but they've also
> got a line of camera
> bags
> > >that are really well put together, with fantastic
> inserts to hold
> whatever
> > >gear you'd want to drag along. I'm a long-time
> user of the Domke "little
> > >bit smaller bag" and satchel, but I think I may
> be permanently switching.
> > >http://www.crumplerusa.com/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul C. Brodek
> > Hillsdale, N.J. U.S.A.
> > E-mail: pcb@skyweb.net
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