First, throw a handful of film, a flash, some extra lenses into a bag. Secondly, sling a camera around your neck. Voilà! You are no longer wearing a purse, but a camera bag.
It just takes a few trinkets to lift the cultural shame of men with purses.
100% of the utility.
1/10th the amount of shame.
Come on men. You know it's true. Fess up.
I think if I were sporting a Dolce & Gabbana I would have to had forfeited my savings on shame. But since I have a one dollar thrift store bag that reeked heavily of cigarette smoke for the first two years, I can be comfortable with my masculinity.
It's not a purse, it's European.
I don't usually carry a man-purse, though. I just have a pocket full of film; extra lenses are an excuse to be distracted ("Wait, maybe I should grab the 90 for this shot... or maybe the 75 is just fine?"). My attention span is already too
Jason
Too true! (I knew there was a good reason...)
Really interesting and makes me think now...
It's not a murse, it's a camera bag goddamnit!
Sorry, you touched a relex.....
How else can I carry 2 medium format folders, film, light meter and my meds?
Perhaps one of those baby carriers that double as car seats would work for all that gear
are messenger bags taboo for men in the us or something? I'd take one anyday over a geeky backpack.
I think that the taboo is inversely proportional to the population of the city you are in.