Domke F-8: NOT for DSLR users!

Seefutlung wrote in post #4129731
^5 Karl

I used the F2 this weekend at the Griffith Observatory. Haven't used it in a while ... worked out just fine, fast and comfy.

Gary

Cool...I know hiking around the observatory is a good workout when carrying gear. I should get the bag on Wednesday - can't wait to use it.

Sorry I didn't make it on Saturday - really wanted to but family stuff got in the way. There's always next month.

Karl C wrote in post #4128634
Well, I did it. I'm now officially a few pennies poorer - I bought the F2...

In BLACK...

The Black F2 is a girls bag. At least in the movies

I watched Blood Diamond on HBO last night (amazing movie) and immediately noticed our beloved Domke on the female journalist "Maddy Bowen". I love my tan bag but I guess it does make you a more visible target in gunfire.

RichNY wrote in post #4130235
The Black F2 is a girls bag. At least in the movies

I watched Blood Diamond on HBO last night (amazing movie) and immediately noticed our beloved Domke on the female journalist "Maddy Bowen". I love my tan bag but I guess it does make you a more visible target in gunfire.

She was carrying a Domke bag? I never noticed - was too busy watching her.

To me, tan is a little too conspicuous and easy to get dirty. Black blends in more easily. How many peeps here complain about white lenses being too conspicuous? Same theory.

When I bought my F3x black was all they had, made the choice easy. Honestly, I probably would have bought black anyway.

RichNY wrote in post #4130235
The Black F2 is a girls bag. At least in the movies

I watched Blood Diamond on HBO last night (amazing movie) and immediately noticed our beloved Domke on the female journalist "Maddy Bowen". I love my tan bag but I guess it does make you a more visible target in gunfire.

Typically, you don't take a bag into a firefight.

Karl C wrote in post #4130406
She was carrying a Domke bag? I never noticed - was too busy watching her.

To me, tan is a little too conspicuous and easy to get dirty. Black blends in more easily. How many peeps here complain about white lenses being too conspicuous? Same theory.

Domke Fun Fact

Seefutlung wrote in post #4130826
Typically, you don't take a bag into a firefight.

Err... not true.
Actually, typically, you usually carry a bag which weighs more than you do.

That said, I probably wouldn't take a Domke with. Too expensive .

pgiancola wrote in post #4130746
When I bought my F3x black was all they had, made the choice easy. Honestly, I probably would have bought black anyway.

Black was a no brainer for me. I initially wanted to do something different and go with something like the sand color, however, going into a wedding (as a guest) would attract with my sand color'd bag. So the black keeps me under the radar that I have "gear".

Gidi Morris wrote in post #4133549
Domke Fun Fact

Err... not true.
Actually, typically, you usually carry a bag which weighs more than you do.

That said, I probably wouldn't take a Domke with. Too expensive .

Having been a war correspondent on four different continents ... used a back pack and pockets ... but rarely a bag when the potential for taking fire was high. Traveled into firefights similar to our armed forces ... "light-to-fight".

Seefutlung wrote in post #4133788
Having been a war correspondent on four different continents ... used a back pack and pockets ... but rarely a bag when the potential for taking fire was high. Traveled into firefights similar to our armed forces ... "light-to-fight".

I can appreciate your experiance...

But, being an active officer in the IDF, I think I have an idea too

Each individual photo journalist works with his/her own style. I guess those that you saw/worked with prefered bags ... people I work with prefer pockets and back packs.

I would use a bag for hanging with the troops (LZs, camps, defensive positions), but when moving out on offensive actions ... back pack and pockets.

Gary

Gary- Do you have any of your war correspondent images online anywhere?

RichNY wrote in post #4135257
Gary- Do you have any of your war correspondent images online anywhere?

Unfortunately, I was a journalist back in the late 60's and 70's (pre-internet and digital)... but there are a few snaps in this gallery.

http://garyayala.smugm​ug.com/gallery/665619#​28693890

Gary

Seefutlung wrote in post #4135179
Each individual photo journalist works with his/her own style. I guess those that you saw/worked with prefered bags ... people I work with prefer pockets and back packs.

I would use a bag for hanging with the troops (LZs, camps, defensive positions), but when moving out on offensive actions ... back pack and pockets.

Gary

Oh, I wasn't reffering to photographers
You said when one goes to a firefight he dosn't have a large bag, so I corrected you. But I was reffering to those who actually take part in the firefight, not those documenting it

Alright guys, I just bought an F-3x in sand. There was one available in the Marketplace here that I couldn't pass up. Happy now!

In2Photos wrote in post #4212315
Alright guys, I just bought an F-3x in sand. There was one available in the Marketplace here that I couldn't pass up. Happy now!

Not until you bring it by and let me see how it does with all our stuff in it