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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ideal bag for M6 & 35mm ASPH
From: "Roger Bunting" <rlbunting@wideopenwest.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:13:04 -0500
References: <DC9BFE4A-6D27-11D7-AB7D-000393802534@mac.com>

I like a Domke 5X-B. It's a small shoulder bag with a belt option. It holds
my M6 with a mounted lens, an extra lens and a very small inexpensive
electronic flash, and a couple of rolls of film plus batteries. The two
lenses are a 35mm ASPH cron and a 50mm Summilux.

Regards,
Roger

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From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ideal bag for M6 & 35mm ASPH


>
> Two options come to mind.  The first is expensive, but good, and will
> last forever.  It's the Billingham AVEA 5 bag (or "accessory pouch").
> An M6 + 35mm, lightmeter, and a few rolls of film will fit in it.
>
> The second option is a one of those "bum bags" -- a little oblong bag
> on a belt that you wear around your waist.  I have a cheap one from
> Everest which contains two main (zippered) compartments and a few extra
> ones.  In this, I can carry a camera + RapidWinder, two extra lenses,
> four or five rolls of film, cleaning patch, filters, meter, and the odd
> other bit.  The one I bought was cheap (I think around $10 or $15) and
> while it works well, I don't expect it to last as long as the
> Billingham.  But it's fabulous when cycling.
>
> Erik van der Meulen wrote:
>
> > For the past few days I have been in and out of photo shops in order to
> > obtain a nice carry-bag what can contain only my M6 and the 35mm lens.
> > It needs to be small and offer just a little protection. Most of the
> > small bags that I have seen will not fit the lens (silly digital cams
> > just don't have them), or the SLR bags that have a proper shape, are
> > just way too large.
>
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