DeWolfe Billingham bag. Which model?

[abiggs]

I remember seeing a short article in VC a few months back. George DeWolfe was us ing a Billingham satchel to carry around his LF gear in the field. He put his ca mera on the tripod, and used the satchel to carry around essentials in the field . Obviously not for traveling or backpacking, but I am looking for something sim ilar for 1-3 lenses (smaller f8 versions), 4-6 4x5 film holders, a pack of Quick Loads, and some filters. I might also use something like this for 35mm gear.

It seems like a great solution when working within short distances of my car.

Any clue which Billingham model was in the photo?

[paul owen]

Andy, Haven't seen the photo, but the only "satchel-type" I can recall is the PhotoHadley, in particular the "Packington" version, which is taller. I owned the standard Hadley a few years back and used it for a small nikon 35mm outfit. It would serve as an excellent essentials bag, but I would be wary leaving the camera on the pod unless I had a waterproof/dustproof cover on it (like a small stuffsac) Hope this helps Paul

[wm mitchell]

The satchel to which you referred I believe is made by Domke. BILL

[Donald Brewster]

It was the May/June 2001 issue of View Camera, and the satchel was indeed a Domke.

[Kevin Kemner]

Andy,

I've been using a similar setup for some time and use both a Domke bag and a Tenba bag of similar design. I prefer the Tenba for some extra padding in the side products but would recommend either one. Both have 4 pocket inserts that you can pull out without having to unload. Its pretty easy to have a couple sets of inserts with different lens kits for whatever shooting you are going to do.

Good Luck

[Steven Dial]

In the magazine article he refers to it as the Domke camera satchel. I just happened to have a Domke catalog so I looked it up. Sure enough they have a bag called a "Camera Satchel" - model F-803.

Main compartment - 13" long 4" wide and 9" deep. Weighs 1 pound 15 ounces.