Small Bag Recommendation...

[jimowers]

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Can you post a picture of the new compact M-Classic Bag? There is no mention of it on the web site. Thanks

Dan

 

It is certainly on the Leica UK site at: Leica Camera AG - Photography - "Billingham" Combination Case If you use more than my single M8 and three lenses then maybe you need a larger Billingham bag, as others have suggested, but this works for me.

[Ecaton]

I am fairly keen on finding an Artist&Artisan Oskar's Day Bag, but I have been unsuccessful so far. If someone has one for sale or knows where I might find one, please PM me. Thanks.

 

Photo Village in NY shows the Oskar's Day Bag on their web page. However, when I tried to order one some 8 weeks ago, they only had the "Evans Walker" from A&A, which I ended buying.

Maybe meanwhile they got some shipment of "Oskar's".

I was wondering whether there are good suggestions for a real small (shoulder) bag, just big enough for the M8 with mounted lens plus one aditional lens.

 

Cheers

[popum]

Hi

 

A&A's 7200 shown in an earlier post is their replacement for the Oskar bag. It is a little smaller than the original bag. I got one at Photo Village several months ago and use it almost every day,

[dfdann]

Thanks for the pictures. I will E-Mail for more info although I need another bag like a pig needs hip-pockets.

Dan

[Nocti-Luchs]

Another option is the Lowepro Rezo 140 AW bag. It takes a body with lens plus 2 additional lenses, for example 2/28 + 1,4/50 + 2/90. Probably You will find some space for the VC 15 too. An additional flash would be a very tight fit. This case is significantly smaller than the LEICA/Billingham, which looks better (and which I own and use as well). What I like with the Lowepro bag is that the top flap opens away from my body which is much better in many situations than the usual way. There is also an integrated rain cover and You can attach a small additional bag on one side of the bag if needed.

 

Hope this helps.

Joachim

[carstenw]

The 7000 (Sebastio's Reporter Satchel), 7100 (Oskar's Day Bag) and 7200 are separate bags, in different sizes. In Japan one can still find the ACAM (cloth) version of the 7100, so I have sent them an email asking about the price.

 

ARTISAN&ARTIST

[willemvelthoven]

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I bought a nice Billingham for a trip to hong kong. there i found A&A in a local store. I bought one immediately and went back for a second 1 day after. they are all well made and perfecly fitting the m with its small lenses.

 

the billingham is for sale. anyone?

 

(i have anice crumpler too. and two benser leather m cases. and some other stuff. everything must go)

[mboerma]

Willem,

 

Which Billingham bag did you buy?

 

Thanks,

[jsjxyz]

I just bought Samsonite small sling travel bag. Put some protection in it, cut the samsonite label and replace with Leica Pin

 

 

Samsonite Sling Small Travel Bag photo - Jerry Justianto photos at pbase.com

[Jager]

Another vote for the GCAM-7200. LIke you, Carsten, I was looking for the Oskar Day Bag a couple months ago to use as my "light carry" (M body with one lens attached, one spare lens, and a few small accessories). Photo Village (the US A&A distributor) didn't have any any stock, and weren't sure if/when they'd be getting any more in. They tried to point me to the 7200 and I balked, wanting the Oskar. But after a couple more weeks of being unable to find that bag, I went ahead and ordered the 7200.

 

I'm glad I did. It's a super design and was exactly what I was looking for.

 

Jeff

[Shootist]

I've been using a Lowepro Nova 4 AW and it holds a M8 and 4+ lenses with out a problem.

If I stack 2 of my wide angle lenses, the 28/2.8 ASPH & 35/2 ASPH it holds 5 lenses and if I then stack the 24/2.8 & 50 Cron it will hold 6 lenses. Even the 135/2.8 Elmarit with eyes. I can even stick a Nikon SB 600 flash unit in it without crushing anything. I also carry the 1.25x magnifier, a spare rear lens cap, QR tripod mount bracket, all the standard lens caps (all the lenses have the hoods mounted), 2 extra batteries, 2 extra SD cards, lens cloth and cable release.

Works for me.

 

Although the billingham and whatever name bags might be great they are just way over the top in price for me. The camera doesn't spend to much time in the bag.

[carstenw]

I have ordered the cloth ACAM-7100 from Japan. Shipment to europe cost 3250 Yen. I am really looking forware to it and will post here when I have some impressions and pictures.

[JohnnyRangefinder]

Just another recommendation --

 

I have been in the process of designing my own 'ultimate bag', on the lookout for bags that possess interesting features and came across a rather efficient shoulder bag at the local art store a few weeks ago...

 

Drumroll please -- the Lomo Sidekick (I opted for the smaller 'lite' version in grey canvas)

 

http://shop.lomography.com/sidekick

 

http://shop.lomography.com/shop/main.php?cat=Bags_Fashion&pro=sk3

 

Unassuming, flexible. Can hold a small laptop, some pads and pens, a camera body or two, a couple of lenses in domke wraps plus all the little bits.

 

I was pleasantly surprised by it and the fact that I had never heard it mentioned in any of the forums

 

- S

[dpattinson]

I also have one of the Pacsafe 200's mentioned in the first post. They are a great travel bag, with a few features that most camera bags miss:

 

slim, with only enough padding inside to protect from knocks, but big enough to fit the insert from a Billingham Hadley Small perfectly

elasticised pocket at one end for a drink bottle or small umbrella.

metal cable reinforced strap, with a spring-clip at one end so that you can fasten the strap around solid objects when sitting down for lunch - to prevent bag snatchers.

spring-clip to hold the zipper closed, to prevent pick pockets.

room inside for a sandwich, or lightweight waterproof jacket alonside the camera and a couple of lenses in wraps.

looks nothing like a camera bag - but is pretty robust (has steel cable mesh in the base to prevent bag slashers).

 

My only issues have been - lack of waterproofing and after a couple of years the snap on the shoulder strap pulled out of its housing. I emailed the manufacturer and they sent me a new bag, no questions asked. If they made a snap-in insert about 2/3 of the length of the hadley small, and added a goretex lining for waterproofing (or a rain cover like the lowepros) it would be perfect.

 

For carrying a single camera and a couple of lenses when travelling, I prefer it to my Hadley Small.

[Bob Ross]

I've been using a Lowepro Nova 4 AW and it holds a M8 and 4+ lenses with out a problem.

If I stack 2 of my wide angle lenses, the 28/2.8 ASPH & 35/2 ASPH it holds 5 lenses and if I then stack the 24/2.8 & 50 Cron it will hold 6 lenses. Even the 135/2.8 Elmarit with eyes. I can even stick a Nikon SB 600 flash unit in it without crushing anything. I also carry the 1.25x magnifier, a spare rear lens cap, QR tripod mount bracket, all the standard lens caps (all the lenses have the hoods mounted), 2 extra batteries, 2 extra SD cards, lens cloth and cable release.

Works for me.

 

Although the billingham and whatever name bags might be great they are just way over the top in price for me. The camera doesn't spend to much time in the bag.

The Nova Micro will just hold the minimum: body, 28mm, 35mm & 50mm, using the outside pocket and it looks more like a lunch bag than a camera bag. It also fits on a belt.

Bob

[lars_bergquist]

Billinghams are great, but my small bag is way smaller. It is one of those roughly triangular affairs that seem to be primarily for an SLR with a zoom lens. Mine is an old Rowi Globetrotter. It has a velcro-fastened divider that can partition the space into an upper and a lower container. The upper one can take an M camera with an attached 90 mm lens, and the lower one accommodates anything up to a 90 mm Summicron (well, not the old pre-1980 brass cannons of course!) During my hiking days I carried it diagonally with the strap under the carry straps of my long-range backpack. The chest strap kept it from bouncing. Everything was immediately available. I carried this over large areas of Lapland, mostly above the tree line, containing first an M4-P and then a M6 TTL, and before that Olympus OM gear. No problems. And I'm still using it for an M8 with a 28 Summicron and a C/V 75.

 

You have to be a minimalist of course. But you get to be one if you must carry all your gear 100 kms+ on your own back and feet.

 

The old man from the Age of Stone Age Locomotion