Those guys may not have used them, but Leica bags were elegant and
costly, not canvas. They were deep hard leather cases with top to
bottom leather boxes instead of dividers. Anything wanted below the
top layer just meant you lifted the box divider and took what you
wanted out of a cutout in the side of the box. Benser bags, I
believe they were called.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jul 6, 2006, at 2:18 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Nondescript satchels? No way! Those are Leica branded canvas bags
> with
> the logos removed. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> ScottGee1 wrote:
>
>> My theory: they sell it cheap because it's another form of
>> advertising. More than a couple camera lists favor it even if they
>> shoot other brands.
>>
>> When they found out you guys were removing their logo they made it
>> more difficult to do so. :D
>>
>> Have you seen pix of Cartier-Bresson and other old masters 'at work'?
>> Most of 'em just had a small, nondescript satchel slung over a
>> shoulder. A full Leica kit probably weighs in at less than five
>> pounds. OM with a few primes about the same -- though not available
>> in the first seventy years of the 20th century.
>
>
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