In your bag 310, Herr Ärmel
Wait, what? Another knife? Yes indeed, another knife and another bag. This time coming to you from Germany. And a totally digital bag, just to mix things up for a bit. Come and have a look.

Hello Bellamy,

impressed by your page and the section “in your bag”, I send you a photo of my camera bag.

I´am known as “Herr Ärmel” (named after the photographer in a famous german kids book). I´am german but since many years I live and work in different countries on different continents. Despite been educated in a photographers school I work in very different fields. From time to time when being asked for, I sell a photo. To me photography is more than a mere hobby, it´s the act of seeing. I am taking photos of the daily world around me. Some years ago after a long decision process I decided to go digital. I am doing the same things I´ve learned years ago. This means taking pictures and processing them the same way like I did in the analog times (not hundreds of shoots of the same thing or great artificial manipulation afterwards). I have sold all my Leica and Mamiya stuff exept my Lunasix ;-)

My bag: is a simple waterproof courierbag. Depending on the day I carry either 2 Olympus E-30 cases with Zuiko Pro 14-54mm and Zuiko Pro 50-200mm or the little E-410 with Zuiko 14-42mm and 40-150mm. Other things which help me a lot are some Filters, additional batteries and sd-cards and a remote. I still use my vintage unbribable Gossen Lunasix – better than any light meter in a camera.

Essential is a moleskine notebook with a 2mm leads pen (writes always and everywhere) and a swiss pocketknife. (In another bag I carry my Manfrotto 055XWNB Explorer tripod with a Giotto MH1301-652 head).

I publish some of my photos (mostly with a short report) in my blog to keep family and friends around the world updated about my life.

Some photos can be seen on my blog – if you´ll like it leave a comment somewhere: http://herraermels.blogspot.com

Thanks again for your precious work Bellamy – carry on!

solong : Herr Ärmel

Thanks for sharing your bag and your story with us Herr Ärmel, fantastic to see the old light meter going strong.
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