It's a DOMKE miracle!!!
Apr 1, 2019 10:05:12 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
LWW wrote:
I have more camera bags than I know what to do wit... (show quote)
Domke's were great I had two of them. The brown (sand) one is still in my closet. As said here
they were really light but did not offer much protection for the camera gear. I just traveled by plane
with a large tarmac that has good pading. It is exactly the legal fit for carry on flight. I put extra foam in some places having an Sony small pro camcorder and Sony RX10 III. I am going to be shooting Running Festival video so I went with no glass but what is on the fixed cameras. I still worried about the safety of the cameras. My tripod and xtra batteries and some small on camera lighting fluid head etc. Got hit with
$150 suitcase charge client will pay that. My thought was most very good camera bags are still not
as good as the hard cases and foam we used to ship gear in my AV company. What amazed me
was the big legal bag and my medium sized backpack (laptop etc) and they didn't check anything at
security. Strange to me but glad it was so easy.
Apr 1, 2019 11:59:47 #
LWW wrote:
They call it sand, and the material appears that I could use it everyday until I was 100 and it wouldn’t wear out.
I opted for the sand because the green might lead a peeping Tom to suspect it held weapons while the sand looks more like a gym bag and also fairly closely matched the color of my NIKON VESTRAP.
I opted for the sand because the green might lead a peeping Tom to suspect it held weapons while the sand looks more like a gym bag and also fairly closely matched the color of my NIKON VESTRAP.
My Domke is over 35 years old and still going great and has had rough work from beaches to mountain tops.
Apr 1, 2019 13:03:38 #
FMy first F2 (Blue) was bought for a 7 week India, Kashmir and Nepal trek in the late 70’s... still have it, love them (they breed), now have 5 3 F2’s and 2 smaller bags. The padded inserts provide great protection if the bags are handled with at least some care... not much is required. My opinion is that we as a group are over protective of our gear desiring to use it and having no signs of use for resale that likely won’t happen cuz we collect lotsa gear several lenses whose functions overlap rather than the one we really want because it’s another grand or two!!! Yeah I’m guilty as well and Domke’s make great storage between shoots as well and Blue is my favorite without a doubt .
Apr 1, 2019 13:04:17 #
I couldn't easily carry such a load. When working from my car, I use two bags: one with the lenses and items I am not using, and another for the body (D810) and lenses I am using. I carry my tripod over my shoulder using a tripod strap. When hiking some distance from my car, I use a LowePro backpack, and strap the tripod to its tripod carrier.
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Apr 1, 2019 13:06:06 #
My first F2 (Blue) was bought for a 7 week India, Kashmir and Nepal trek in the late 70’s... still have it, love them (they breed), now have 5 3 F2’s and 2 smaller bags. The padded inserts provide great protection if the bags are handled with at least some care... not much is required. My opinion is that we as a group are over protective of our gear desiring to use it and having no signs of use for resale that likely won’t happen cuz we collect lotsa gear several lenses whose functions overlap rather than the one we really want because it’s another grand or two!!! Yeah I’m guilty as well and Domke’s make great storage between shoots as well and Blue is my favorite without a doubt .
Apr 1, 2019 13:38:53 #
I was on staff as a news photographer at the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper , when fellow staff photographer Jim Domke and the staff developed the first Domke bags. I helped test many Domke bags, camera vests and camera coats on assignments all over the world, as Jim changed and improved them countless times over the years. I have used them for decades. Jim Domke is alive and well continuing his photography career in Texas, but has long ago sold the "Domke" franchise and name to the Saunders Group. It is a brand so storied and revered among professional photographers that they still sell well worldwide.
I had lunch with Jim recently when I moved to Texas and we both showed up wearing our "Domke" camera vests, hilarious. I have Think Tank, Peak and other bags , but still have several "Domke" bags ,coats and vests that have stood the test of time. I still love wearing my Domke camera vest when I travel on airplanes, which allows me to carry more stuff onto the plane, beyond carry-on baggage restrictions. A great travel tip. Cheers
I had lunch with Jim recently when I moved to Texas and we both showed up wearing our "Domke" camera vests, hilarious. I have Think Tank, Peak and other bags , but still have several "Domke" bags ,coats and vests that have stood the test of time. I still love wearing my Domke camera vest when I travel on airplanes, which allows me to carry more stuff onto the plane, beyond carry-on baggage restrictions. A great travel tip. Cheers
Apr 1, 2019 13:47:54 #
Holy Shutters! I have never seen or worked with a Linhoff. I have just heard of them. They are Beautiful pieces of equipment. What can I write? I'm just a young pup with a Canon 5D Mark IV and a Lowepro Urban Reporter 250.
Apr 1, 2019 13:48:22 #
Just curious, why would you want to carry 49 filters around and leave tha 70-200 home?
Apr 1, 2019 13:59:13 #
Apr 1, 2019 14:29:24 #
Scruples wrote:
Holy Shutters! I have never seen or worked with a Linhoff. I have just heard of them. They are Beautiful pieces of equipment. What can I write? I'm just a young pup with a Canon 5D Mark IV and a Lowepro Urban Reporter 250.
Ive had 1 1/2 Linhoffs, a Teknika 4, and a Graflex with a Linhoff schneider lens. Soooo slow to use, and not in a good way, but fun for a while, good to know how to use all the tools, though.
Hopefully someday you can move up to Nikon and Domke Haha, just kidding...Linhoffs are truly all that.
Apr 1, 2019 14:30:32 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
I was on staff as a news photographer at the Phila... (show quote)
This is an EPIC anecdote, thanks for sharing
Apr 1, 2019 14:43:16 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Bullfrog Bill wrote:
Just curious, why would you want to carry 49 filters around and leave tha 70-200 home?
Because they are every filter I have for the lenses listed and the 80-200 2.8 is too tall for the case.
Apr 1, 2019 14:57:23 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
LWW wrote:
I have more camera bags than I know what to do wit... (show quote)
What does this bag WEIGH with everything in it? Carry it with a luggage cart?
Apr 1, 2019 14:59:54 #
I suspect that what some of us started with was US Military Issue Combat-Lifesaver M3 Medic Bag.
Apr 1, 2019 15:02:35 #
LWW wrote:
Because they are every filter I have for the lenses listed and the 80-200 2.8 is too tall for the case.
I'm surprised with the filters myself, Although I use a polarisor or UV for protection, digital PP forgoes so much.
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