Re: Domke - Instructions Please
Quoting Wasatch007: “Based on a lot advice I purchased the Domke F-803”
I also looked at the widely-praised 803 and found it too small for an M8 with lens mounted + 3 lenses (one of them a large Zeiss 15mm/2.8 or a Noctilux.
Frankly, the 803 is often confused with the 802.
Despite the smaller number, the 802 is almost twice as large. Its advantage is it remains a slim satchel when you want to carry just one or two lenses, but can easily carry 6 or more.
Its PRIME advantage, ‘scuse pun, is the big front pouches.
You can drop a lens into the pouch while you are changing lenses – and it’s big enough to easily fish the lens out again.
Thus the satchel becomes like a second pair of hands. No need to hold two lenses in one hand and risk dropping one of them.
So the 802 is great for photography 'on the go'. As a satchel, it hugs your body, and is always at hand.
If you simply want a bag that is tiny, and you don't mind carefully packing and repacking, I'm sure the 803 has its advantages.
Regards,
Mark
Last edited by markgay : 08/07/08 at 04:46 PM.
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