Poll: Are you "man enough" to admit it?

Poll: Are you "man enough" to admit it?

  • Yes, I use one

    Votes: 178 34.8%

  • No, I don't

    Votes: 275 53.8%

  • Yes, but only when it doesn't clash with my outfit

    Votes: 58 11.4%
  • Total voters
    511
... but it definitely looks more like a camera bag than a purse.

Sure. The real question is, if I carried it, would it then become a purse?
 
I use a WW2 British army bag with a folded up towel stuffed down the back and bottom for padding -- and I always know where my towel is. 😉
Plenty of room for a camera, extra lens, film, light meter, and assorted stuff.
 
brachal said:
I use a WW2 British army bag with a folded up towel stuffed down the back and bottom for padding -- and I always know where my towel is. 😉
Plenty of room for a camera, extra lens, film, light meter, and assorted stuff.
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Mine is a British Army respirator bag. I chose it because it is made from heavy duty webbing and has a 'lid' type top which is velcro sealed.
 
brachal said:
I use a WW2 British army bag with a folded up towel stuffed down the back and bottom for padding -- and I always know where my towel is. 😉
Plenty of room for a camera, extra lens, film, light meter, and assorted stuff.
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But don't forget some salted peanuts, you never now when you have to get over a hyperspace shock.

And earplugs so you can listen to vogon poetry unharmed, OTOH, you can use the towel for that.
 
sfb_dot_com said:
Of course not, no never!!!!!

I checked the pockets of my LowePro Orion Trekker - reading glasses, paracetamol, erm personal requisites. It is my hand luggage when I fly and carries tickets and passports, tissues, and more.

So of course I voted no.

Andy
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Sometimes a very small black Lowepro "Trekker Beltpack" (no longer made, DAMMIT!), or a small Lowepro shoulder bag. I prefer to just toss a couple of rolls in the coat pocket, and ambulate about town.

Russ
 
Socke said:
But don't forget some salted peanuts, you never now when you have to get over a hyperspace shock.

And earplugs so you can listen to vogon poetry unharmed, OTOH, you can use the towel for that.
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Socke is clearly one hoopy frood!
 
I carry a big messenger bag that holds my laptop, books and occasionally a camera. I originally bought it because I wanted a bag to carry my camera gear on a trip to SE Asia, but which didn't scream CAMERA GEAR INSIDE. I don't think it qualifies as a manbag, since I leave my eyecreams, moisturizing lotions, exfoliants and depilatories in a little Gucci bag in the car 🙄 and keep everything else in my pants pockets.

Recently, I've found that an R-D1 with the 40/1.4 will fit in a jacket pocket (with some coercion). I only bring along a bag if I'm carrying the SLR around.
 
My daughter-in-law calls it a "murse." It's a Field and Stream shoulder pack, great for one camera, virtually any kind of rangefinder, film, table tripod, etc, wallet, keys, and miscellany.
 
My girlfriend just gave me a new Crumpler as a gift; I think it's a "Ben's Pizza L", but factory-customised with a funny picture. Words wouldn't properly describe it, so I'll take a quick picture with the digicam and upload when I have time.

I'm now the proud owner of two photo bags that don't look a lot like photo bags. One's big - the Six Million Dollar Home - and carries my entire RF kit, the other is more like a "night on the town" bag.
 
For our American friends in the New York area, I just noticed that Crumpler is having a "Beer for Bags" promo from June 3-11. The idea is simple: Bring in beer, exchange it for a bag, and then get drunk with the staff. You can see all the details on this special page on their website: http://www.crumplerbags.com/b4b/ (be warned, it's not friendly to slow computers or slow Internet connections)
 
O.K. I carry a "man purse"but does it's contents absolve me of girliness? I use it to carry the following items.......
Low impedence Bose Aviation Headset
T.P for those South East Asian airports that aren't exactly well stocked
Hand sanitizer for the same
change of underwear and t-shirt
iPod
Sunglasses
Moleskin 18 month planner
Black Canonet
Whichever Kodak or Fuji film I found on special
 
Yeah, I guess I have a man-purse. Though I always thought it was a satchel. Now my whole self-image is shattered! But now I know better... At least my 'satchel' doesn't clash!
 
Why, just the other day I had the Domke J803 on my shoulder, and a snot-nosed punk said, "Nice purse.". So yes, I guess it is a man-purse. But I always joke about it being a man purse with my friends, so what do I expect? At least it's not pink...
 
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