I am a dedicated Domke fan. Option 1 or 2 would all fit just nice in the
small F6 or the F3x. the old standby F2 is nice, but a little bigger. I
keep an F2 and an F3x packed all the time.
Options 3 and 4 would get a bit heavy, and call for an F2 or F1X.
My only criticism of Domke is that the partitions are only configurable
using the fixed cross section units as supplied by Domke, but that's a
small dig.
If you really want a small bag, check out the Camera Satchel F803.
I like the canvas models, but many come in ballistic nylon too.
You can see the line at http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ and
http://www.saundersphoto.com/html/domkest.htm.
At 6/1/99 02:54 PM +0200, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>A while ago I noticed a discussion in this group about the different kind of
>equipment cases/backpacks people use to carry their gear around.
>
>Unfortunately at that time I didn't manage to find the 25th hour in the day
>to follow that thread closely, but in one week from now I'll have my
>birthday (June 7th) and I'm thinking of asking (money) for a decent bag.
>
>Roughly, the following is what I'm looking for:
>-Enough space to store either of the following options:
>Option 1: OM-4Ti (incl. databack 4), 35-70/4, 65-200/4, 24/2.8, 35/2.8
>shift, 1 or 2 filters, up to 6 rolls of film.
>Option 2: Same as option 1, plus: small (light!) tripod, cable release,
>F280.
>Option 3: Same as option 2, plus: 300/4.5, OM-40.
>Option 4: Same as option 3, plus space for gear not yet acquired, like e.g.
>500/8 reflex, macro gear.
>-Low profile bag, i.e. preferrably it should be cloaked so it won't attract
>potential thieves' attention too quickly, in other words, I'd prefer it not
>to have any camera brand names on it.
>-Easily accessible and/or comfortable to carry around (what are opinions on
>backpacks vs. shoulderbags?).
>-Comfortable and durable material, which protects the gear really well.
>-Preferrably lightweight.
>-Preferrably economically priced.
>
>Now, I know some of the above "requirements" are more or less mutually
>exclusive, so I'm looking for a best-of-all-worlds solution. It's not much
>of an issue if not all of the above requirements are met, although I'd
>really like the bag to be able to contain at least the gear of option 1. Of
>course it would be very interesting to see some suggestions for all the 3
>above mentioned options. Also, if people feel this to be off-topic or
>already gone over in detail, I would be interested in seeing some of the
>posts of the original thread off-list.
>
>Finally, I remember having seen the Lowepro brand being mentioned quite
>often, is this the preferred brand?
>
>Thanks for your time,
>Olaf
>
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