Anyone use a "sac du berger"?

[dickgrafixstop]

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I'm looking for a versatile shoulder bag for a small kit. Has anyone used (or is familiar with)

a French line called "sac du berger" photo shepherd's bag? It looks interesting as a replacement for my domke.

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[giordano]

Seek (or, rather, use the search facility in this forum) and you'll find.

[wda]

dickgraphixstop, just search for bags in the forum and you will find very many alternative solutions. I took advantage of one such discussion and am extremely pleased with my Artisan & Artists ACAM 3000 for my everyday use with a Leica M8, two lenses and my Leica X1. It is pliable, protective, unobtrusive and most important of all, accessible. The latter was the deficiency with many otherwise good alternatives.

[borowiec]

I've been using those French shepherd bags since the late 1970s when I bought my first one at a hunting store in Arles. Some years ago my bag finally wore out after 20+ years of hard use but the hunting store was no longer in business. Luckily I was able to track down the bag's maker, Lars Fisher, who lives in the Var department in southern France, in the village of Flayosc. One day when I was in the area I drove there and found a huge selection of models among which I was able to select the perfect bag to hold my MacPro. I stopped using Lars's bags for cameras when I stopped using film, as the one I have is too big for my needs but the next time I'm in the Var I will go see him to buy a smaller bag for my M9.

 

These bags are terrific, very well made, very durable, and very attractive. I often get complete strangers coming up to me and asking where I got the bag.

 

Here is a link to Fischer's website: cuir-fischer

 

Andrew Borowiec