[Leica] RE; Camera Bags

[John Irvin Buford <jbuf@ix.netcom.com>]

    Just a little note to add to the thread on Camera Bags.  I owned and
used Tenba bags almost exclusivly.  I had the R system in a 995, and the
M stuff in a 695 bag.  Every time that I take one of the bags out to
shoot I would notice a fine dust all over the equipment.  At first i
contributed it the living in a very old house.  Then. One day I realozed
that the dust was from the bag, the woterproof  lining of the bag was
flaking off on to my cameras.  THese bags were only 3 years old at the
time,  I returned them to Tenba to have them replaced under warranty,
They said that there was nothing that they could do for me, because the
bags were very old, even though I had receipts that said they were
purchased only 3 years ago.  I stopped using the bags because I was
afraid that the dust would work it's way into the camera interior and
cause damage.  SO. I would be cautious fo purchasing any camera bag
where the weatherproofing was sprayed onto the fabric.  Some companies
weatherproof there bags by choice of fabrics instead of adding a
chemical coating.

    So I have switched to the Billingham bags, and I love them.  Looking
at the construction I think they will last for a very long time.

Thanks
John