love at first sight! the ona bowery

Yes, and we like that... :)


The Ona is a very fine bag. A little less space the BBB to throw in, but that is what I expected. On the other hand its a lot more padded and thats important for me.








Rainer
 
B&H kept slipping the delivery date on my Ona Bowery order, "back-ordered stock" was what I kept getting, so I cancelled the order.

I'll order direct from Ona when my bank account recovers from the latest excesses. ;-)

G
 
for a small kit, the bowery is my favourite bag...i have always wanted a great leather bag though and now there is one available!
i'm tempted to use my c.c. but that would be insane till i find work...but i am selling some bags to see if i can get close...
 
back alley said:
for a small kit, the bowery is my favourite bag...i have always wanted a great leather bag though and now there is one available!
i'm tempted to use my c.c. but that would be insane till i find work...but i am selling some bags to see if i can get close...
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Don't buy on credit if you are not working. Only ever use credit when you're not working for emergency essentials, with a plan so that you know exactly when you'll pay it off, and execute that plan. That's my rule having gone through a few years of hell in the Great Recession.

Leather is nice, but I prefer waterproofed cloth for bags. They're generally more comfortable to wear and a little lighter.

The Bowery seems to be a trim cross between the Billingham L2 "Alice" and the Domke F5XB, two of my favorite bags, with the added plus of a removable strap over the Billy, and no zipper over the Domke.

G
 
i have the L2 and it's a great bag...the bowery just happens to be the size/shape that i always imagined when i was using the 5xb...and no zipper!
the canvas bowery is very light so a bit heavier, in leather, would be ok, for me.

i just sold my new porteen bag and the retro 5 is about to go on the block as well.

that still leaves me the L2 and the f1.4 billinghams, a think tank citywalker 30 and a rally 5 by tamrac...plus i can sell the canvas bowery when the lether one shows...if i buy it, that is...i should sell my lowepro exchange messenger too!
 
Joe, I had my eye on that bag for a while now. Would it fit a TLR (Yashica MAT) and a Zeiss Ikon with a 35 and a 50?
 
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Joe, I had my eye on that bag for a while now. Would it feel a TLR (Yashica MAT) and a Zeiss Ikon with a 35 and a 50?
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i think the yachica mat would fit upright and if so then the zm should fit too...but i'm not sure about about a 2nd. lens.
mu guess is no on the extra lens.

i can fit both fujis with lenses attached or one body with lens and 2 more lenses.
 
...with the 27 on the xe1 i can fit my camera with my 4 lenses in the bowery!
the gear is light, the bag is light...combined it's still light on the shoulder!
 
Yeah, that is cool. It means it would also fit my two Nex's with Sigma's 30/2.8 and 19/2.8 attached and Sony 50/1.8.

But I can't decide, leather or not :bang:
 
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