They still come in from time to time. This time we have an ‘in your bag’, but without a bag. As Eric van Rijsingen doesn’t use one. Does it count? Does it really matter?

Here is my ‘In Your Bag’ submission. I’ve been a long time reader of your website and love your MP-6 setup.

Although my Leica and lens are both standard editions, there is something worth mentioning. I had the red paint on my Leica M-A (the two dots on the rewind crank, the flash symbol on the shutter dial and one of the little arrows on the iso dial) converted to orange paint. Not only did I want the orange paint on my camera to match the orange paint on my lens, but it also symbolizes my nationalities. Orange refers to the Dutch Royal Family and symbolizes my Dutch nationality. The rest of the camera symbolizes my German nationality, with Leica obviously having German origins.

When I go out to photograph, I want to take as little as possible. I bring a 4 stops ND-filter just in case and sometimes a Field Notes pocket notebook with a simple Parker pen. And of course enough Tri-X. The leather strap on my Leica is the standard strap that came with the camera, I never take it off.

In case you are interested in my work, please visit www.ericvanrijsingen.com.

That was all, thank you!

Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag on Japancamerahunter.com

Send me a high resolution image of the bag. Optimum size is 1500px across. Please ensure there is a bag in the shot, unless you don’t use one. The more you can write about yourself the better, make it appealing and tell us a story. Snapshots of your gear with a camera phone and no words will not be featured.
Oh and don’t forget your contact details (Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, Grainery et al). Send the bag shots here. Not all make the cut, so make sure yours is funny/interesting/quirky. And please make sure the shot is of good quality, you are a photographer after all. 

Cheers
– JCH