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Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellYorrick being my old (6 years or so) Lowepro CompuDayTrekker camera bag.
And here's the problem: I cannot seem to find a replacement for it. That sucks ... The old bag died because of user error - I crushed one of the backpack clips in the boot latch of the car. Metal bootlatch: 1 plastic clips: 0 So, I've been looking now for several months, and cannot find anything with similar functionality. I have a new Lowepro Transit Backpack 350 AW. It's a good bag, but doesn't have the same functionality as the old one. While it'll hold bigger camera bodies (not really important for me) it has less ancillary storage areas, which are of greater importance. Basically, I want one that'll carry a camera with a couple of lenses, plus a laptop, plus it has room for one's passport and some clothes and other essentials when flying. The balance between those requirements is important, and the transit is too heavily weighted towards carrying the cameras. As are pretty much all of the other bags currently on the market. Suggestions, please? g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellI have used the Lowepro Fastpack 350 for many years now (and the Fastpack 250 before that), they do have a bit more camera room than the CompuDaypack (I assume this is the bag that you are talking about)that you had.
Also have at look at the Kata DL-466 and DL-467 they are of similar design as well. Hope this helps. If you are reffering to the Lowepro CompuTrekker, the replacement mine is the ProRunner (have a look at the ProRunner 350AW) Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellI'm quite partial to my KATA DR-467-DL. It's a slim bag, easily carried when not stuffed full, but capable of carrying quite a load if required. I got mine from digital..er...forgot the name but where Cameron now works, for under $100. I'm very satisfied with it. It has a special laptop compartment.
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Matt, I am now at DigiDirect.....I have been partial to that line of bags as well. Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellThe Kata website is in no way helpful here.
It shows me how two of the compartments might stow gear, but there are four compartments. It tells me that I can use the bottom compartment for either cameras, or other stuff. Like, duh! That's true of any camera bag with removable dividers. Marketing idiots keep on getting more and more stupid, it seems. Cameron, where might I be able to see one? g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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Find a repairer. Those clips will be generic. If normal luggage repairers are not up to the task, look for outdoor gear repairers like http://www.remoterepairs.com.au/
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I would try Paxton's in the city, and maybe Ted's...Kata seems to be falling out of favour with retailers at the moment Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellPaxton's? Don't they exist only for comedy relief? Or is that George's?
In all seriousness, getting into the city is a tad more inconvenient for me these days, where those days are spent in the realm of Homebush West. I'm beginning to think that trying to get the old one repaired may be the way to go. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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I don't think you should talk to them, but if you want to view a sample of the bag they are probably the best options. As for out Homebush West way...I cant think of anyone. What about Bondi Junction? There is a DigiDirect store and a Paxton's there. If all the stores are only good for comedic relief maybe you should just order one online without viewing it first....I am sure the stores would not miss another tyre kicker Cameron
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Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him well
In the city ? Wow. I was there today asking about an em1. lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
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In the city...on a Sunday Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellWell, that was a total waste of time.
Friday: OfficeJerks at Five Dock: Nothing suitable. Saturday afternoon, Westfield Bondi Junction (God, I hate that place) ... Paxtons - three computer sized Kata bags, lots of Lowpro, nothing suitable. DigiDirect: Lots of Lowepro, Kata nowhere to be seen, some Sony and Nikon bags .... nothing suitable. JB HiFi. Totally underwhelming non-selection of Lowepro. Myers: Even less whelming than JB. Hardly Normal: Slightly more whelming than JB, but still nothing suitable, but - sit down, folks - a salesperson who seemed to know something about photography. At that point, we adjourned to Coles to buy some ice cream and salve our wounds, having already spent over an hour in search of the holy grail. The best part of the trip was the gorgeous cavoodle in the pet store, already sold (thankfully) for an exorbitant PP1800. But he was sweet. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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I did warn that Kata seems to have died off.....You may want to see if you can just get a direct replacement (call Maxwells) Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellTo carry my shrinking range of Fuji gear, I purchased a tiny Domke bag from http://www.photovideo.com.au in ACT. Service was sensational. I'm sure they have quite a range of Domke bags, which IMHO are as good as they get. Might be worth a gander through their website.
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I have sold Domke (whilst I was at Foto Riesel)...the shells are good, their metal clips terrible...and sadly the padding appalling. I don't understand why anyone would cough up that much money for the miltary surplus style bags...their other bags (the modern ones) are actually good though. The only good thing about Domke is the "Gripper" strap they have on their bags and the ultra tough shell. Personally, I would replace the padding with something from Crumpler (Haven series) or Billingham inserts and make sure I get one of their bags that feature the velcro on the flap (or retrofit the velcro). But with all those mods I am better off getting something from Billingham (if I want a stachel) or search Lowepro/ThinkTank for a bigger shoulder bag. Cameron
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Re: Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him wellMine is the Fx-5B. One big zipper, three compartments plus a huge Velcro flap. It has no buckles or the like. I can comfortably fit XPRO1, 18-55, 35, iPad mini, but that's all.
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Thankfully that is one of the decent little satchels.....In that size range I use a Artisan and Artist ACAM7100 http://mainlinephoto.com.au/prod157.htm...a luxury I allowed myself to offset the Billingham Hadly Pro Cameron
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