Ok, as someone who comes off the same way unintentionally sometimes I understand. You might be right… maybe it is only being referred to as a camera bag by a few people and it’s just a bag. I really don’t know.
bullterrier
Established
sorry 4 the OT,couldnt resist.I just need my post nr 100 
gavinlg
Veteran
Domke f6 and a Lowepro backpack of some sort.
My favorite camera bag is a Filson zippered tote with an insert though.
My favorite camera bag is a Filson zippered tote with an insert though.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Daily use: an old Hadley Pro or a small Domke. Long haul flights: a ThinkTank roller -it packs a lot of gear but looks 'small'.
neal3k
Well-known
This Domke F-5 has been all that I have used for many years. I can't find anything I would like better. Only improvement, for me, would be the same basic size bag maybe 2 or three inches longer but I have not had luck finding anything. I like the Velcro top, even though it is noisy. I've never used the zipper.
Bag of Barnacks by Neal Wellons, on Flickr
Bag of Barnacks by Neal Wellons, on Flickr
RObert Budding
D'oh!
I've standardized on Billingham bags - I own 3.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I just pulled mine out and compared them side by side.
The Domke F5XB is about an inch shorter in both vertical and horizontal dimensions. They're about the same in front to back dimension in the main compartment, but the Evans Walker bag has the additional zippered pocket on the front.
I've had this F5XB since about 1991, I think. It's been a very useful bag over the years...
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Godfrey
somewhat colored
Mike,
The Slow Tools Camera Bag was referred to on several of the pinterest pages that featured a photo of it; I don't care if their marketing lists it as just a generic satchel. I'd seen it some years ago mentioned as a camera bag too, it was appealing but I couldn't find one then either.
Looking through the website you sent a link to, the closest thing I see is referred to as a "tannin-cartridge shoulder bag" in English ... same shape, same angled strap, looks to be about the same dimensions and pockets, but with a leather overflap and leather trim. I don't know if that's just an uprated version of the same bag or if the dimensions are different.
The bag that was shown in photos here looks to be the right size and shape for what I was looking for; I have a specific use for this size and shape bag, was considering making one or having one made.
I have inquiries out to see if the Slow Tools Camera Bag can be located for me in Japan.
G
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
I just pulled mine out and compared them side by side.
The Domke F5XB is about an inch shorter in both vertical and horizontal dimensions. They're about the same in front to back dimension in the main compartment, but the Evans Walker bag has the additional zippered pocket on the front.
I've had this F5XB since about 1991, I think. It's been a very useful bag over the years...
G
Thanks, Godfrey. It looks like it is just about right for a comfortable Leica bag. I think I'd like it.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
I like the looks of some of the Ona bags. "The Bowery" looks to be about the same size as the Domke and could be a good Leica bag. I'm not sure I'd want all those heavy metal strap parts, though. And it only seems to come with one divider, crating just two compartments. And they have one they call the "The Berlin II for Leica" that could be good. It's leather though; it must be heavy! (and expensive)
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I think a few of us would be interested in the slow tools bag… why answer in a PM?
Well because they're not a camera bag per se, not widely available and the work-around to get one was fairly convoluted & costly....
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Well Mike, they did and they didn't. Adam Marelli adopted one of their small 'tannin' cartridge shoulder bags years ago (the early version with the canvas rather than leather flap). That's the one i ultimately acquired. But they did make a special private-run camera version for him with several modifications. Adam later went on to have other makers (including Chapman) build a bag for him.
It's just an appropriately-sized generic bag. I got mine at least 10 years ago, and the maker is an obscure small outfit in Osaka that got no further notice in the west & Adam M isn't a widely-known photographer.
The bag is lighter & much softer than the similarly-sized Filson cartridge bag.
The Chapman version is a far cry from the small, light, unstructured "Slow Tools" original.....& $400 USD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu0PDKuBKc
https://amworkshops.com/tips-techniques/introducing-the-amarelli-x-chapman-camera-bag
https://www.pinterest.ca/plongchamps/leica-bag-slow-tools/
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
For the minimalists out there (sometimes I am, sometimes I am emphatically not), there is the think tank Mirrorless Mover 5 (MFR# 7106458). Superbly constructed, tiny, and weighs about three ounces. Just big enough to hold my Pentax MX with the 40mm, or a Barnack, with a pocket for a roll of film. Silent magnetic flap or zipper. This is the perfect bag for the times when you just want to carry a small camera over your shoulder, but need the dust/water/whatever protection. With the MX inside, the Think Tank lives in my daily work bag, a Filson. Perfect!
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Thank you, Deardorff38, for the clarification. The Slow Kamakura shop and café is a short train ride from where I live.
https://www.slow-web.com/kamakura/
I may visit them and check things out. I think their bags may be out of my price range but I can probably afford a cup of coffee in their café.
All the best,
Mike
https://www.slow-web.com/kamakura/
I may visit them and check things out. I think their bags may be out of my price range but I can probably afford a cup of coffee in their café.
All the best,
Mike
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Thank you, Deardorff38, for the clarification. The Slow Kamakura shop and café is a short train ride from where I live.
https://www.slow-web.com/kamakura/
I may visit them and check things out. I think their bags may be out of my price range but I can probably afford a cup of coffee in their café.
All the best,
Mike
I really like their traditional quality concept. The bag I have is ideal for me...when I need a bag. I would have liked to visit their shop when I was last in Japan, but it was a ski-touring trip in Nagano-ken, and the timing just didn't work out.
I figured that. I wasn’t too serious with my reply. Thank you for clarifying though.
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There was originally an article that accompanied the photo, on Adam Marelli's website where he elaborated on finding the Slow Tools bag. The article is no longer on his site nor can Google locate it.
Doug A
Well-known
My Barnack kit (body, 1 or 2 lenses) goes in a Domke F-5XA.
My prism finder Nikon F kit (body, 50/105) goes in a Domke F-5XB.
My Hasselblad kit (500C/M, 2 backs, 50/80/120), sadly unused, lives in a Domke F-4AF. I haven't been able to lift it, much less carry it in years.
In the closet and no longer used are a Billingham Hadley Pro and a Filson Small Field bag.
The Filson was given to me by a friend when she stopped shooting skeet. She used it for years for both live and spent shells. It still smells of cordite. I haven't tried getting it through the TSA checkpoint
My prism finder Nikon F kit (body, 50/105) goes in a Domke F-5XB.
My Hasselblad kit (500C/M, 2 backs, 50/80/120), sadly unused, lives in a Domke F-4AF. I haven't been able to lift it, much less carry it in years.
In the closet and no longer used are a Billingham Hadley Pro and a Filson Small Field bag.
The Filson was given to me by a friend when she stopped shooting skeet. She used it for years for both live and spent shells. It still smells of cordite. I haven't tried getting it through the TSA checkpoint
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Fun stuff. I'd not looked at the "cartridge" bags before, they seem a useful size and shape overall. I've done a little searching and almost identical ones to the Slow Tools product are available elsewhere at not outrageous prices; Slow Tools one with the leather works out to be about $230.
Perhaps I can follow Marelli's lead and adapt one of these, probably from a different vendor.
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Fun stuff. I'd not looked at the "cartridge" bags before, they seem a useful size and shape overall. I've done a little searching and almost identical ones to the Slow Tools product are available elsewhere at not outrageous prices; Slow Tools one with the leather works out to be about $230.
Perhaps I can follow Marelli's lead and adapt one of these, probably from a different vendor.
G
The Filson version is $275 USD & super stiff by comparison.
Here's a used bag from Brady about the same size.... $64
https://www.grailed.com/listings/22...NC-bExqS282TPd2fIrcJS9B0k5S35KzxoCo2kQAvD_BwE