Construction: The Billingham's are better made, with a tight weave cotton and
weatherproof seams.
Configurability - similar, but the Billingham probably wins due to the
velcro-movable partitions.
Usability - Domke wins in my book as the tops flop open completely and the
contents are very easy to access. The cordura-covered partitions, although not
infinitly movable, are available in a wide variety of sizes which will fit
almost all the Domke bags, excepting the F6, which uses shorter inserts.
I bought my Billinghams from Robert White in the UK, shipped to the US. They
were far cheaper than anywhere in the U.S. Again, as I mentioned, I really
like the new black-on-black models. The ones with brown leather trim just look
too fancy for me. I have a Hadley Pro with the handle, which I highly
recommmend. FYI, that bag isn't really thick enough for an OM+MD2+90/2,
whereas the Domke F2 is a much "squarer" bag. The 306 (14x8x6) is a much
closer fit to the F2 (12x6.5x9) or the F7 (14x7x11), Looking at those two, I
like the 306's squat features and press top.
BTW, I've had a Domke F2 in dirt brown since the late 70's and it's in great
shape. Almost indestructable. I'd highly recommend getting an F2, even a beat
up one, to try out. You can't go wrong. You might also think about getting
the Billingham and getting an F6, which is the same cross section as the F2,
but 2" shorter. This bag gets 3-4x as much use than any other that I have (and
I have about 12 different bags). Right now, it's got a Hassy Xpan, Leica
M7/Motor, and 6 lenses for the Leica, + film. It would easily handle two OM
bodies and 4-6 lenses, but not the 300.
Skip
>
>Subject: [OM] Re: Camera Bags
> From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:01:32 -0700
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>Hi Skip and Chris:
>
>I sense some cultural bias. All kidding aside both of your suggestions look
>very good. The Billingham 206 looks very nice but I might be tempted to go
>for the extra inch and a bit to the 306 model, a bit pricey listing at $390
>and $420 I so far have found the 360 new on Yah** for $260.00. The Domke F2
>looks also very good and wins the price contest hands down at $89.95 from
>digitalfotoclub.com. What are the differences? Any other 'contenders'?
>
>Thanks Gord
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:07 AM
>Subject: [OM] Re: Camera Bags
>
>
>>
>> I would recommend Billingham Gord. I have a 206 which would fit this
>> lot nicely. If you bought the extra end bags you would not have to
>> unpack the winder, PB2 (?) and flashguns. Mind you, I pack lenses
>> end-to-end by sticking rear caps together; in this way they you fill
>> the lens slots nicely in Billingham bags. The 206 will also take a
>> backpack harness if you want.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 31 Jan 2004 , at 6:03, Gordon J. Ross wrote:
>> > What are the favoured camera bads?
>> >
>> > I have a 20+ year old Tamrac that still works well, as my Zuikos have
>> > multiplied I recently bought a Lowepro Nova 5, which is fine for
>> > storage
>> > and travel but too big for outings. What do you like, and why? I had a
>> > brief
>> > look at backpack models but have some reservations about them.
>> >
>> > Is there something versatile enough to accomodate 2 bodies, 300,
>> > 135,85. 24,
>> > & 21 lens one day, and then be able to repack with 2 bodies, winder,
>> > PB 2,
>> > F280, T32, 100, 85, 50, 24, and 21 lens the next?
>> >
>> > Thanks Gord
>> <|_:-)_|>
>>
>> C M I Barker
>> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
>>
>> +44 (0)7092 251126
>> ftog at threeshoes.co.uk
>> http://www.threeshoes.co.uk
>> http://homepage.mac.com/zuiko
>> ... a nascent photo library.
>>
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