Ona leather bag professional#

The options that I had to choose from were many. I wanted to use it in conjunction with the Hold Fast Money Maker. I didn’t want to bring my gear in this bag, but just wanted to use it when I was actually shooting.

I was looking for a bag that I could take on a shoot. Here is why I purchased the Bowery from Ona. I’ve purchased from many, but this review is focused on a pretty awesome company named Ona Bags, and specifically their small shoulder bag called the Bowery. There are a million and one companies out there that create camera bags. Sometimes you’ll need a messenger bag sometimes you’ll need a backpack. Not only have you struggled with that, but you’ve also struggled what bag to use in various situations. If you’ve been into photography for a while, you know that you’ve struggled with the dilemma of what bag you should buy for your gear. They should enjoy carrying it, taking care of it, using it, and knowing the ins and outs of their gear.

Ona leather bag professional#

I think that whether a person is a hobbyist in their photography, or a professional full-time photographer, they should love their gear. Some call it GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), but I don’t mind. When you book a nice job, arrive to a location and need or want to be different, look different and even feel different than most photogs out there… This bag can help you be a little different and achieve that look.Īlso, the perfect companion for this bag, the ErickPHOTO Crossbody Camera Strap either in red or black.I have something to admit. I would recommend that you spray an all weather aerosol that is sold at most outdoor stores, should help keep the shine and should last longer without needing attention or even better, just add a natural leather cream. The current lifetime warranty with ONA is that they will cover the cost of a local cobbler to fix your camera in case it needs it. Not cheap but it is made to last years of use, the leather will scratch and fade but you can always take it to a leather professional and polish it, fix it or whatnot. While you could easily afford a second hand camera body and a lens for the price, this bag is on the luxury ecosystem. I also added a block of reusable Silica Gel to keep humidity at a low level when not in use. The inside is leather with red velvety fabric, you can customize the inside for a better fit, you could even add modular dividers from other manufacturers and put more stuff inside. Also has room for an iPad, magazine, battery charger, battery, memory cards, white balance card, EVF, business cards, band-aids, pain medicine, small snack, pen, earbuds, iPhone charger and other small things. This has enough room for my 90mm, 50mm and 28mm. One cool detail about the bag is the standard Red Dot that is found on Leica lenses and Leica bodies, I understand is simply just a dot, a painted red rivet but it adds to the system, a nice touch. You have a nice classic piece of gear and a classic looking bag. The Ona Berlin II is a bit heavier than a Domke or Billingham, but just made more sense to carry my camera gear inside this leather bag. The people at ONA made a bag specially for the Leica M system and I had to try one.

This is when a smaller bag came into my mind, something that had the same class of a Leica and what more could be than the Ona bag that commemorates the centennial anniversary of the Leica brand. I still use them on airlines to protect my gear from the horror of the check-in staff as well as in adventures with sand and rain, rivers, sea or waterfalls.Īs said before, my need for lighter gear grew, I started to adopt the Leica way… One compact body (or two) small prime lenses and few accessories.

ONA Berlin II Leather Camera BagĪt the beginning of my career I carried my Nikon gear inside solid plastic Pelican cases that never disappointed but as I grew older and added more gear, those started to feel heavy for local jobs or impossible to carry on adventures. I’ve gone from LowePro Ballistic Nylon to Domke Canvas, Tenba Nylon, Ape Case, Other Leather with Canvas and now an all Leather camera bag from Ona. Some of us are always looking for the perfect bag to carry our camera gear but seems that we simply cannot find the “one”