Jane Bown's Camera Bag

[ClaremontPhoto]

If you don't know her work she's a great photographer. Mainly portraits, and she's mentioned at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bown

She carries her camera (A Rollei 6006 I think, but maybe a Hasselblad) in a straw shopping bag.

No fancy name bags for her.

 

[nksyoon]

I read in B&W Photography that she usually uses Olympus OM cameras and doesn't shoot many pictures per sitting.

 

[FrankS]

Where can we buy straw camera bags like hers? 😉

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

I got my straw bag at the vegetable market.

There was a Chinese woman sitting on the bench by the entrance. She muttered €0.60, and I said 'What' (because it was so inexpensive) and she said €0.40.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Stephen has shown us the way; buying in Chinese camera cases and selling them at a profit. I'm happy to search out my Chinese bag seller and sell the straw bags here for €99.