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efroten
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Feb 18, 2007 09:55 |  #1

Can anyone tell me a good place to LOOK at camera bags in person in Chicago? I'd love to run over B&H photo when needed, but unfortunately that is not an option in Chicago! :) I need a place that stocks a good selection of camera bags so I can try them out. I have heard Helix is a good choice, and while I like Calumet they seem to not have a great selection to look at in store.

Any help would be appreciated.


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Feb 18, 2007 10:24 |  #2

Helix is a good choice.

What size bag are you looking for? Best buy has some smaller lowepro bags which are nice, and the cost is reasonable.


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Feb 18, 2007 11:21 |  #3

I have a lowepro 75AW toploader that I use all the time. I mainly want somewhere that has a really large selection of bags to look at so I can browse through them. Best buy is pretty limited and only carries small bags which I'm not really interested in. I bought a Lowepro SLingshot 300 from BH online a while back and it was not what I was looking for when it arrived. Much larger than I expected and not what I was looking for so I returned it. I really need to check out a bag before I pay for it to avoid this again.

I guess I am mainly looking for Lowepro bags but I'm not against looking at others.


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Feb 18, 2007 11:27 as a reply to  @ efroten's post |  #4

Check out Calumet Photo or Helix!


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Feb 19, 2007 11:28 as a reply to  @ Fade2's post |  #5

Try Central Camera at 230 South Wabash in downtown Chicago. They have tons in stock there. It's an old place with very knowledgeable salespeople too.


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Feb 20, 2007 00:05 |  #6

MichaelC wrote in post #2735786 (external link)
Try Central Camera at 230 South Wabash in downtown Chicago. They have tons in stock there. It's an old place with very knowledgeable salespeople too.

Oh yeah I forgot all about Central Camera.
Good choice.


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