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Isn't it time to make a list of all the wishes we have for the perfect bag(s)? I think there should be 3 or 4 different perfect bags yet to come, and maybe we find a manufacturer that listens.
Please, add to this list what you think is useful.
Here is my wishlist for all "perfect bags":
- Single-colored (all black for me), no logo
- Completely unobtrusive and really, really simple and boring
- No front pockets, no side pockets, everything should be inside
- No fancy shapes, no decorative stitching
- No fancy yellow or red fluorescent color inside
- No Velcro, no zippers or other noise sources, and I only accept clicks from cameras, not from clips, carabiners or anything else
- Easy to open WIDE, easy to close with ONE hand (one buckle or carabiner would be enough, why do many bags have two? Not that the clips and carabiners used today could be opened with one hand easily, they are all faulty designs...)
- Carries all equipment without stacking (every time I need a special lens it is in the below-deck, e.g. below a divider, which is below the flash or other lens)
- Flexible dividers that can be easily adjusted in a way that the lenses etc. do not move in their compartment with every step when I walk
- Rainproof (not necessarily 'monsoon proof'), could be canvas, leather, neoprene, nylon
- Not a stiff box with corners and edges, but cuddly (that does not mean it does not have to protect the content or collapse when it's empty)
- Wide, soft, non-slipping belt with some shock-absorbing neoprene
- Big, padded, flip-turn shoulder pad (one side slips, the other never ever slips)
- Bottom protection like those on some Domke bags
- Bag, belt and shoulder pad should be washable
- Flat like a 'satchel' style bag, but a little curved (I do not know many people that are as flat as a wall).
No.1 "perfect bag, small size", that would be my favourite:
- Can be used as a belt bag or shoulder bag
- Max. 500 gramm
- Carries 1 Leica M with attached standard lens and hood, 3 lenses (incl. something like a 1.1/50, 2/100, 2.8/135 with googles), lightmeter, 1-2 accessory finders, spare battery and 5-10 films - and all that should easily fit in, not by stacking, squeezing etc.
- Maximum 100 US Dollars (remember the old Domke prices?)
What do you want to add?
Please, add to this list what you think is useful.
Here is my wishlist for all "perfect bags":
- Single-colored (all black for me), no logo
- Completely unobtrusive and really, really simple and boring
- No front pockets, no side pockets, everything should be inside
- No fancy shapes, no decorative stitching
- No fancy yellow or red fluorescent color inside
- No Velcro, no zippers or other noise sources, and I only accept clicks from cameras, not from clips, carabiners or anything else
- Easy to open WIDE, easy to close with ONE hand (one buckle or carabiner would be enough, why do many bags have two? Not that the clips and carabiners used today could be opened with one hand easily, they are all faulty designs...)
- Carries all equipment without stacking (every time I need a special lens it is in the below-deck, e.g. below a divider, which is below the flash or other lens)
- Flexible dividers that can be easily adjusted in a way that the lenses etc. do not move in their compartment with every step when I walk
- Rainproof (not necessarily 'monsoon proof'), could be canvas, leather, neoprene, nylon
- Not a stiff box with corners and edges, but cuddly (that does not mean it does not have to protect the content or collapse when it's empty)
- Wide, soft, non-slipping belt with some shock-absorbing neoprene
- Big, padded, flip-turn shoulder pad (one side slips, the other never ever slips)
- Bottom protection like those on some Domke bags
- Bag, belt and shoulder pad should be washable
- Flat like a 'satchel' style bag, but a little curved (I do not know many people that are as flat as a wall).
No.1 "perfect bag, small size", that would be my favourite:
- Can be used as a belt bag or shoulder bag
- Max. 500 gramm
- Carries 1 Leica M with attached standard lens and hood, 3 lenses (incl. something like a 1.1/50, 2/100, 2.8/135 with googles), lightmeter, 1-2 accessory finders, spare battery and 5-10 films - and all that should easily fit in, not by stacking, squeezing etc.
- Maximum 100 US Dollars (remember the old Domke prices?)
What do you want to add?
Ok normally I don't have that much stuff there, but I could (and have when shooting event).