Sifus out there,

I'm looking for the perfect rangefinder bag for me, and I've narrow it down to basically these three brands/models.

In no particular order:

Domke Bag
http://www.tiffen.com/userimages/Domke_Cat_noZing_SS.pdf


M Classics Bag
http://www.mclassics.com/


Billingham Classic 550/Hadley Bag
http://www.billingham.co.uk/acatalog/Hadleys.html




I asked around, looked around KL, and I've yet to see any shop and find anybody who are using these brands

Also if any of you know of a good, sturdy, heavy duty leather rangefinder bag that's not too big, let me know as well!


Help?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 02:03 AM

I prefer Billingham or the leica classic M bag. You may need to get it online or bid one from ebay, shop around in SG if you happen to go there, you will find a lot of goodies there.

Camera shops in KL hardly have ready stock for these bags , even they do it will be more expensive than anywhere !

I got my Billingham Bags from Shashinki.com.
The model I got was the Billingham f/Stop Series f1.4 for my DSLR.
It's around RM800.

If I were to use Leica M Series/Fuji X100 (which you have), I would definitely go for the M Classics Bag. The price is pretty decent plus the shipping is reasonable. Besides, all the practical-ness, it screams quality too.

Domke Bags, I'm not too into it. I find them rather too bland for my taste. But hey, if it works for you. Why not ?

Singapore eh. Hmmm thanks mate. Dammit cannot be la Malaysian have no taste!


There's one more though that I've been eyeing on for a long while. Only recently realised that it's perfect for a heavy duty camera bag!


Duluth bag. Not exactly a camera bag, but it's tough as hell. Should've bought em while i was in the states
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...esso/42109.aspx
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product...mended_products
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...arel/91099.aspx
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...arel/43129.aspx

made with fire hose material!

Images are rather large though, but worth it IMO

billingham bags have distributor in malaysia...here is the add

Shriro (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Bangunan Shriro
Lot 22 & 24, Jalan 225
Section 51A
46100 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: +60.3.7874.9842
Fax: +60.3.7875.2400

maybe u can contact them...i got mine from sg...love it to bits...this type of bags if u can see it for urself easier or more headache to buy...took me 20 min to decide between the black and tan hadley small..

This post has been edited by ilikehandphones: Feb 7 2017, 08:50 AM

billingham bags are being carried by Shriro Malaysia.
i have some contacts there so if you need any phone numbers, do let me know

kekekkeke

aiyo why the leather creased up like that?!?! tak jaga ka!

thanks for the address! if they're the distributor i don't think i can just go up there in their pj office and buy it from them, right?

how much did you get your hadley?

C fu, those are vintage punya la... bery old liao
and its soft soft leather....

@C-FU
if you lazy to search, shashinki sell them but no ready stock

http://shashinki.com/shop/domke-f803-camer...and-p-2159.html

For Billingham, check out Keat Camera Service (Pudu) or J One (Amcorp).

That's what I was told by Shriro representatives.

Yeah, I need soft soft leather (FYI my AA strap also the soft leather kind) bag. more ergonomical, wraps around my body, good when in the jungle

Prolly gonna go Keat soon thanks!


I didn't know it's such a difficult job to get a good, solid leather camera bag in Malaysia! Has it always been like this?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 12:21 PM

i also headache, couldnt get a perfect one, so i just settle for this

if i were you, i'd clean and condition the leather. if it's vintage (and definitely looks worn out), first u pakai j&j baby shampoo and warm water and lather it. pakai towel and dry it, then pakai leather conditioner and microfibre or kain tak kasar and polish it. make sure you dampen the kain first so not much conditioner kena kulit. do it several times, each time waiting around 30-60 mins to coat it.



or you can just send it to a GOOD dry cleaner that can dryclean leather if you dunno wether they use good chemicals or kuat ones, then might be better to do it yourself. good rule of thumb that i learn over the years is treat your leather like how you treat your skin, and it'll last a lifetime. you don't really wax your skin, so don't wax your leather. stuff like that



not selling the brown one ah?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 01:37 PM

Give them a call before going to avoid disappointment

will try a dry cleaner, giving em a call later
if kenot only DIY which i would prefer not, kekekek

was intending to keep the brown, and fikir wanna sell the black or not, akkaka

bro rx330, are those your leica leather bags? Bought from ebay? They look good tho, vintage bags are meant to look like that lol...

dissapointed edi. the brown ones tarak. they said supplier no stock
oh well.

rx330, just note that since it's vintage, the leather dye/color might run off if you send it for dry cleaning. just a fair warning

the billingham i buy price more less like shashinki one

You got from Mr. PK Chan in Singapore ?