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anyone using one?
what can you fit inside of it?
general impressions?
what can you fit inside of it?
general impressions?
sig
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Here is a review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHH35tlcSYM
fixbones
.......sometimes i thinks
Looks quite good though. Esp the off green ones.
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robklurfield
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that bag looks large enough to convert to overnight lodging after a long day shooting.
goo0h
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I think some comments about that bag have come up before, and someone said that ThinkTank admitted these bags were way too large for typical rangefinder gear. They look like nice bags, but decidedly for DSLRs, I think.
MUEvans
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Thinktank Retro 30 & 20
Thinktank Retro 30 & 20
I just got back from a short trip to West Virginia with my new Thinktank Retro 20--a smaller version of the #30. It worked out well to carry my Nikon D300, a couple of lenses & flash, along with a Hasselblad xPan w/ 45 & 90, various accessories and an iPad. This was a good compromise as a travel bag and handy shoulder bag w/computer (iPad). My Urban Disguise 30 would carry most of the same gear but not the 'pad and I sometimes had to struggle to get the cameras out for picture-taking. One of the smaller versions of either line would easily handle an M-Leica and all the gear likely needed.
Mike
Thinktank Retro 30 & 20
I just got back from a short trip to West Virginia with my new Thinktank Retro 20--a smaller version of the #30. It worked out well to carry my Nikon D300, a couple of lenses & flash, along with a Hasselblad xPan w/ 45 & 90, various accessories and an iPad. This was a good compromise as a travel bag and handy shoulder bag w/computer (iPad). My Urban Disguise 30 would carry most of the same gear but not the 'pad and I sometimes had to struggle to get the cameras out for picture-taking. One of the smaller versions of either line would easily handle an M-Leica and all the gear likely needed.
Mike
Frank Petronio
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I had the Urban Disguise and their Airport Antidote twice. I really like their small "commuter airplane size" backpack for camera/laptop/necessities for my larger dslr and 4x5 field camera. Build quality is the best....
But their shoulder bags are clumsy designs I think, they almost want you to put lensless bodies into those front pockets. Otherwise even their smaller bags are too large and deep and stuff either gets buried or you end up with a lot of wasted extra space, at least if you have normal winderless slrs or RF gear. They are probably great if you shoot Nikon D3 bodies w big 24-70 and 70-210 guns.
After years of having them, I think shoulder bags suck. Better to have the camera(s) out and then toss them into a cheap normal bookbag backpack when not.
But their shoulder bags are clumsy designs I think, they almost want you to put lensless bodies into those front pockets. Otherwise even their smaller bags are too large and deep and stuff either gets buried or you end up with a lot of wasted extra space, at least if you have normal winderless slrs or RF gear. They are probably great if you shoot Nikon D3 bodies w big 24-70 and 70-210 guns.
After years of having them, I think shoulder bags suck. Better to have the camera(s) out and then toss them into a cheap normal bookbag backpack when not.
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rizraz
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I've used the TTP retro 30 with my DSLR on my trip to Bangkok a few weeks ago and I loved the bag.
I guess it is suitable for DSLRs, but for rangefinders, I do find it too big when I went out last weekend in Kuala Lumpur.
Looking at their size option, I guess the retro 10 would be a better option. Retro 20 would be suitable if you have a big 70-200 in your arsenal.
I guess it is suitable for DSLRs, but for rangefinders, I do find it too big when I went out last weekend in Kuala Lumpur.
Looking at their size option, I guess the retro 10 would be a better option. Retro 20 would be suitable if you have a big 70-200 in your arsenal.
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ampguy
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Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see any difference between the Urban Disguise $100 bag, and my Costco $9 lunchbag, except the UD looks more like a camera bag, but with less padding than the Costco lunchbag.
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That Costco lunchbag is one big "pocket" is it not? If you don't need the padding, you could go even cheaper and just use a shoebox.
or perhaps a plastic grocery bag...
these diaper bag comments kill me...thousands of dollars on gear and try to cram it all in the cheapest case that can be found...
ampguy
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The main interior is unified
The main interior is unified
but could be segmented, just the way the above Timbuk 2 bags needs separators.
This version of the Cal. innov. (slight variation on the one above) not only has about 10x the padding of a default 5fxb, or 50x the padding of a standard timbuk2 bag, offers superior protection.
What do you want, good protection at good prices, or expensive bags that you need to spend hundreds more for equal protection??
The main interior is unified
but could be segmented, just the way the above Timbuk 2 bags needs separators.
This version of the Cal. innov. (slight variation on the one above) not only has about 10x the padding of a default 5fxb, or 50x the padding of a standard timbuk2 bag, offers superior protection.
What do you want, good protection at good prices, or expensive bags that you need to spend hundreds more for equal protection??
That Costco lunchbag is one big "pocket" is it not? If you don't need the padding, you could go even cheaper and just use a shoebox.
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nah, it's me too!
i prefer bags w/o padding, maybe a little on the bottom.
some closed cell foam (cheap) if i want to compartmentalize and protect.
domkes are perfect in this respect.
i prefer bags w/o padding, maybe a little on the bottom.
some closed cell foam (cheap) if i want to compartmentalize and protect.
domkes are perfect in this respect.
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do you have any pics of your ud20 with your kit inside?
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what i want to carry...
rd1 with 35/1.2 attached, 50/1.1 & 28/1.9 along for the ride.
the domke 5 xb works for the smaller kit, lots of room.
rd1 with 35/1.2 attached, 50/1.1 & 28/1.9 along for the ride.
the domke 5 xb works for the smaller kit, lots of room.