Siddiq said:
i'm looking for user opinions on ultra compact camera cases... etc.
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For the Stylus Epic I have a little Samsonite case with a belt loop that
also has a front pouch about 1/3 the size of the main case. The front
pouch is large enough for a spare battery and two rolls of film. The
case has a "landscape orientation" with both pouches opening fully
across the top for quick and easy access.
For the 2 megapixel digital I use a black leather "fanny pack" that also
has a separate pouch on the front large enough for 4 spare AA NiMH
batteries + spare CF's (if I had any). The camera, which is much too
large for the little Samsonite case mentioned above, fits in the little
fanny pack with plenty of room to spare for items like wallet, keys,
etc. Since the fanny pack has its own built-in belt it's easier to put
on and off than the little Samsonite case with its belt loop. The fanny
pack is also in a "landscape orientation" as to how it opens and holds
the camera. I have come to believe this is an important characteristic.
I originally used the camera's own case but that proved impractical
since it had no room for spare batteries for a battery hungry device. I
tried purchasing a couple of other Samsonite belt loop cases of
different configurations but they proved cumbersome in actual usage.
Many of these case openings are not designed to allow you to get your
hand around the camera and extract it from the case at the same time
without scraping the skin off your fingers on the zippers. They simply
don't open wide enough.
Then one day I stopped at a rest stop along the NY state thruway. There
was a guy with a cart there selling various kinds of leather goods...
wallets, purses, cell phone cases, etc, etc. Theyr'e probably still
there at all the stops. I picked up the nice looking little ultra-soft
leather fanny pack for $12. It's clearly the best solution yet for the
bulky digital with its spare batteries. It also sits more comfortably
around the waist than the other solutions. No flopping about.
You can probably find something similar in a shopping mall or roadside
rest stop near you.
Chuck Norcutt
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
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