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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sat March 18, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Unobtrusive Well made Flexable will get you cred in the press pack!
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Cons:
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Buckles at front can be hard to open in a hurry
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I got this after using a lowepro Nova5, which i found to be over padded and inflexable, as well as being hugely obvious that it was a camera bag! I got mine with 2 pouches that attach to the shoulder strap, as well as the shoulded pad- very handy if bag is fully loaded! I usually have 2 DCS520 (eos 1n based dslrs) a 80-200 2.8L, 50mm 1.8, 17mm tokina AT-X, flashgun, and other bits and bobs- it carrys them all without a complaint. So, if you want a unobtrusive, classic, quality camera bag- look no farther than a the domke f2
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Sun July 30, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Fits well, forms to body well, well designed and tailored, very rugged.
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...umm...maybe a little faster to get into.
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"This is my Domke. There are many others like it, but this one is mine..." I knew I shouldn't have watched Full Metal Jacket before writing this:). I am a newspaper photographer (hence the NPPA patch), so I am always on the run, and I am none too kind to a camera bag. I bought this bag slightly used from a rich amateur over a year ago when I was completly broke, and I have never regretted switching from those mediocre Lowepros I used to use (go ahead, chastise me, see if I care if you like cheap bags made with child labor). There is a ton of space in this bag, and since I just switched to Nikon, I haven't had time to get some of the lenses I used to use back, like a 80-200mm, a 12-24 DX, or 10.5mm. all which fit well in the bag (I'm using the charger and manual camera gear to fill space for the illustrations), but the body/80-200mm combo does not fit in the bag together, the lens is too tall (that's what they make J-1's and F1's for). The Nikon F2 is a space filler until I get a D70, which fits in the same space, or better yet on the opposite side of the D1H. The end pouches are big enough for a pair of SB-800's or 80DX flashes, with room for a SC-17/28/29 cord and a spare set of batteries. The best way to use this bag (I found) is to carry your gear completly unassembled (move the insert to the center of the bag and flank it with two camera bodies) in it to wherever you're going, put together the two bodies you need (A D1h with a 80-200mm/2.8 and strobe and a D70 or another D-series with a wide angle lens and another strobe), throw a few spare batteries onto a simple belt system, and leave the bag in a safe place (like a locked car). For what I do, I don't have time to change lenses, so it's better to pack light when you are running away from an explosion or chasing a parade down the street. I hope this helps, and keep shooting:).
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Anonymous
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Review Date: Tue May 20, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Disceet, well made, good value
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extra inserts are expensive
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The first, and in my opinion, still the best of the Domke bags. With the latest Billingham bags being produced in what they describe as polyester canvas, this must be one of the few remaining medium sized bags produced in what I would describe as real canvas. Perhaps not as waterproof or dust proof as modern equivalents, it stills feels natural and soft to the touch. Various inserts are available to let you customise the bag to fit your requirements. Like many of the Domke range, a major strength of the bag is that it is discreet and doesn’t advertise the fact that it contains cameras. If you spend your time climbing mountains or photographing wildlife then this will probably be of little advantage to you, and a waterproof nylon bag will probably be a better choice, but for those of us that carry cameras in more urban environments or anywhere where you are in crowds its often a feature that you would want in a bag.
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