What's Your Bag?

I put my IIIF & collapsible 50mm Elmar in my pocket -- this leaves me room for a small dog!<div></div>

Timbuk2 small courier bag with Tenba insert. Holds 24,35,50 and two bodies with film and flash in the three spaces. Zip pocket inside for passport, travel papers. Small zip on the outside for iPod. Book and a magazine next to the insert and I am ready for weeks of travel.

Gordon--I use to live in the Wolverine state (Michigan) and I'm not sure there were any left

there except perhaps in the Upper Peninsula. The Wolverine is the original bad attitude

mammal. Nasty, cantankerous and it always sounds like it's angry about something. And

those are on a good day. So are there Wolverines in the wilds of Cambridge?<br><P>

Oh, for the thread I carry a Domke 803 that has holes worn in it from wear everyday. Leica is

never in the bag but on my shoulder. 35mm and 50mm with the 35 usually on the M6.

Weird bag made in Osaka. M7, M8 and any number of lenses.

John - There are no wolverines in Cambridge ... which just shows how well the Grey Poupon works!

Very interesting learning experience! The M7 very much alive. Interesting to note individuals carrying some form of digi as well as movie cam. A few well chosen lenses.

 

Thanks much - Paul

 

 

Beautiful dog!

I used to go for the nickel bag but since I?ve become more affluent I spring for the dime bag.<div></div>

"The Wolverine is the original bad attitude mammal. Nasty, cantankerous and it always sounds like it's angry about something. And those are on a good day."

 

And I bet they wonder why a $5000 camera won't automatically make a great photo ;-)

Small Billingham Hadley holding Leica CM, Olympus Voice recorder, Nikon Micron binos http://www.nikon.ca/products/mikron/ , Leica B&S head w/legs, Moleskin journal and a couple of pens....sometimes a sketch pad.

Rob F. and I are on the same wavelength when it comes to bag choices.

 

For travel (air travel especially), the F803 fits my needs perfectly. The rear compartment holds my tickets, etc. and maybe a magazine.

 

The F5XB is great for street shooting. I use mine daily for that purpose. I also pack it into my suitcase (stuffed with socks or whatever) and break it out when I arrive at my destination in case I don't feel like carrying the F803.

 

My only complaint with the F5XB is that the four front compartments were too small. I took a seam ripper to it and I now have two usable comparments. I also removed about 90% of the noisy velcro from the flap.

 

I'd be lost without both of these bags.

 

Rich

Maxpedition fatboy - nice bag for easy access when trekking. I have a Lowepro Mini but don't like having to remove backpack everytime I want to swap a lens or access accessories. On longer treks a backpack is the only means for me. I'm thinking of replacing my Mini for a Tamrac Adventure 7 - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=408547&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Light: I carry an M6 TTL and Elmarit 28mm attached and 20 rolls of Tri-X and Neopan 100, in a Lowepro AW500 (its wet in the Pacific Northwest and I love the raincover).

 

Medium/Heavy: Same bag with Mamiya 645 45mm & 80mm lens, filters and more film... 120. ZeroImage 2000 6x6 Pinhole. Tabletop tripod.

If travelling light, just a MP and a 35 asph. summilux off my shoulder and extra film and a Sekonic studio meter in my pocket(s).

 

My usual light kit is the same, but further augmented by a 75 f2, a 'Blad SWC-M w/a Voigtlander right angle finder, and a Pentax Digital spot meter. All this is carried in a Billingham Alice w/2 pouch attachments; I carry an extra A12 back for the SWC in a waist pouch. Makes for a fairly versatile light kit.

 

Once the bugs have been worked out of the M8, I will likely acquire one and use that as my principal RF body. My long-term intent for the MP when I picked it up last fall was that it function as a backup to the M8 (or its successor). My prior light kit was the SWC/M and a Panasonic LC-1 -- the latter complemented the 'Blad quite well, but its viewfinder and lag (both in viewing and writing) spoiled what would have otherwise been a gem of a camera.

M7 and a Summilux 35mm ASPH, and an extra roll of Tri-X. Sometimes a Gossen Luna-Pro, especially for incident readings if there's snow on the ground.

 

The M7 goes to work with me every day in a Ghurkha No. 17 Original Satchel.

 

On a trip, a second M7, a 50 ASPH and 75 APO-ASPH in a Domke original bag purchased for a song from Bill Price of Bob Davis Camera.

 

Overseas trips, add a Domke reporter's satchel.

Billingham Hadley Pro. Bought it in London when there 9 years ago. Love it. While I cannot pretend it has quite the protection of some "hard" bags that tan coloured leather and canvas is a delight and the bag is relatively light to carry.

I should have added that for protection for individual cameras I also have a couple of Billingham side pockets - and there's one similar to these that are designed to carry a single camera on planes. I forget what these are called. These are nice as you can slip a single M or LTM camera in them and carry them around inside a normal airlines carry bag etc with quite good protection. Some of these also have belt loops and facility to attach a shoulder strap for light work when out in the street on those days when you have no desire to carry all of your paraphenalia with you.

Domke F6 bag, M3, M4-P, CV 28mm f/1.9, 50mm f/2 Zeiss Planar, 90mm f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit. The 21mm on a IIf also gets taken some.

Two Eagle Creek Expedition bags and one Domke f-5XB stuffed into a backpack for carry-on transport to site. Then, only one of any of those for shooting.