> > For me, I've never had an occasion where I wanted a bag that my Domke > F-2 did a bad job. Even when I don't want to carry much > camera gear, I > usually want to carry other stuff, and the F-2 gobbles it up. It also > gobbles up the K10D, *ist D, 16-45, 50-200, 200/2.8, and > 300/4.5 all at > the same time, and that's just in the main compartment. Of > course, I'm > pretty lazy, so I pretty much keep the bag set up with the > full kit and > just grab it and go. > > I don't know how old mine is, but I'd guess at least ten years. It's > weathering and aging very well. Even though it's black and canvas, it > still doesn't show signs of all of the Georgia red clay it's > absorbed at > Road Atlanta. :-) >
My F-2 is about 10 years old too. When it was new I took it to Ethiopia and the strap turned a reddish colour, which I attribute to the red colour of the earth in the northern highlands. I consider it a badge of honour. Sometimes the F-2 is too big for my purposes - eg when I using one camera and one or 2 lenses on a day trip - which is why I would like a F-803 or similar. Since they're so difficult to find here now I compromised on a LowePro Reporter something-or-other. It's a good size, but there are some usability problems which the Domke doesn't have. For example, the LowePro uses 2 straps for closure, which is one too many for the size of bag. The clips require 2 hands to close, or some very awkward single-handed contortions, whereas the Domke clips are fantastically easy to open & close with one hand. Also, I don't like the anatomically-curved shoulder strap. On the other hand, it is quite easy to clip onto my bike's handlebars to use as a bike bag. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
