Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] help me be a poseur
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri May 19 10:21:57 2006
References: <86070F417851ED468663EC5459FC8A05138A@EXCHANGE.asc.local>

Tow it (empty) behind your car on the way to your assignment?


Op 19-mei-06, om 18:56 heeft Kyle Cassidy het volgende geschreven:

> for years i've used two camera bags, one is this giant thing by  
> "coast"
> which is sort of like a cardboard box with a strap. i can put an  
> oven in
> it. It is ugly and uncomfortable, i want to give it to an enemy. the
> other is a "nikon" bag i got in the dollar bin at my local camera  
> store.
> it holds one body and maybe three lenses.
>
>  the zipper broke on the "nikon" bag about a year ago, and it's only a
> matter of time before my m6 falls out and smashes to the pavement, so
> yesterday i got a domke FX1 the "little bit bigger" bag which will  
> hold
> 2 bodies and an 80-200 2.8 and a bunch of other stuff like sodas,
> condoms, wrenches, t.v. remotes, fresh fruit, the works. but the  
> problem
> is that this freaking bag makes me look like an amature. it's brand  
> new
> and i'm not going to spend the time breaking it in so that i can look
> cool. so, i'm wondering, should i just start throwing it into the
> washing machine over and over? maybe with a couple handfulls of rocks
> until it gets the "worn denim" patina.
>
> has anybody tried this? How many times do I need to wash it before  
> those
> guys in the photo pit stop pointing and laughing?
>
> kc
>
>
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Replies: Reply from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] help me be a poseur)
In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] help me be a poseur)