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Check out this Chinese eBay seller. (I have absolutely no affiliation with him other than having bought and received something)

Click on the link "see other items" to see his other stuff for sale.

He is a very clever marketer. He shows vintage folders and Leicas with leather and canvas hand-made stuff, he shows hip looking pretty girls carrying vintage cameras, and in some of his descriptions the copy is very good. Almost like old "Banana Republic" catalogs from the 1980's or Peterman catalogs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Light-vinta...1?pt=US_Camera_Cases_Bags&hash=item3a69e13a55

http://www.ebay.com/sch/jasoncui2/m...h=item3a69e13a55&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562


The thing I bought is very good and well made. Also reasonable prices.

Young Cartier-Bresson do not need a photography bag which looks obvious professional features, besides carrying also uncomfortable. A simple and light, soft bag are more convenient , this casual, subtle appearance, back-up are comfortable, you can wear it for street snap and will not make you in the limelight.


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Fine Chinese salesmanship

Fine Chinese salesmanship

The descriptions are precious - no Babelfish/Google Translate required!

"Young Cartier-Bresson do not need a photography bag which looks obvious professional features, besides carrying also uncomfortable."

Chris
 
I Love Film said:
Check out this Chinese eBay seller. (I have absolutely no affiliation with him other than having bought and received something)...
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How long did it take for delivery of your merchandise? I have bought from some of the chinese ebay merchants, and it has taken as long as six weeks for delivery. That said, I have not been disappointed with any of the goods I have purchased yet.

Cheers,

Tom
 
I Love Film said:
Check out this Chinese eBay seller. (I have absolutely no affiliation with him other than having bought and received something)
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He is a very clever marketer. He shows vintage folders and Leicas with leather and canvas hand-made stuff, he shows hip looking pretty girls carrying vintage cameras, and in some of his descriptions the copy is very good. Almost like old "Banana Republic" catalogs from the 1980's or Peterman catalogs.

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I saw these bags in store today at Camera World Camera World Courser Canvas Camera Bags
 
About two and a half weeks to New York City from China. No special express mail asked for.

Tom33 said:
How long did it take for delivery of your merchandise? I have bought from some of the chinese ebay merchants, and it has taken as long as six weeks for delivery. That said, I have not been disappointed with any of the goods I have purchased yet.

Cheers,

Tom
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I was in a shop that sells Crumpler gear the other day and the guy running the shop was thinking of ordering something just to see how well made they are. He was gobsmacked at the price and had already heard that they are very well made!
 
If you search eBay, there are a lot of Chinese sellers with almost identical bags.

They must all be getting from one factory, I wonder where.
 
My dad spent half his life in Hong Kong... and thus has a bunch of cheap chinese knockoff bags for his cameras. I don't know if the same can be said for these bags, but I wouldn't doubt the quality of them... they can be surprisingly good.

At the end of the day, how hard is it for someone to sew canvas together with a sewing machine?
 
PatrickCheung said:
My dad spent half his life in Hong Kong... and thus has a bunch of cheap chinese knockoff bags for his cameras. I don't know if the same can be said for these bags, but I wouldn't doubt the quality of them... they can be surprisingly good.

At the end of the day, how hard is it for someone to sew canvas together with a sewing machine?
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It isn't hard, but quality involves far more than operating a sewing machine. How heavy is the thread, how good is the fabric, are the workers paid living wages or are they basically slaves? The last one is not necessarily a quality issue, but its a human decency issue, and that's important to me.
 
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