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November 10, 2005
From: Michael Burns, USA
...anyway, your bags remain the pinnacle of the genre...
top 'o the heap, unassailable, graceful, soft and buttery,
enhancing with use,
elegant, functional, good in the hand, reliable...
you must be doing something right... |
July
28, 2005
From: Arthur Krick, UK
Solo has landed safely in West Sussex !
My Word ! What a very stylish item it is. I can see that I shall have to
smarten myself up somewhat if I am to do it justice! Will now spend many
happy hours working out the various optimum outfits that I can now travel
with. The detailing is just superb and I particularly like the nicely "grippy" leather
that you have faced the inside surface of the shoulder straps with.
Thank you both so much. I will wear it with pride.
Arthur |
July
24, 2005
From:
Stephen Jones, UK
Many
thanks; the bag is safely in my hands. I am absolutely
delighted with it; I read many times This couple
make the best camera bags in the world.
This
little gem surpasses your reputation. The design
is perfect, each little detail is a delight to
behold, I love the colour, and the beautiful linen
lining, the way that you have incorporated the
padding, the strap is so comfortable. And the craftsmanship
is superb; I cant find a stitch out of place. It
will be my constant travel companion. |
July
19, 2005
From:
Chuck Katz, USA
Not
at all "cheeky" to wonder about the
demented personalities and bizarre pastimes/professions
of your customers. Certainly the profile of the
typical Fogg bag user would not make an exact
overlay with that of anyone hewing very closely
to the mainstream! How to describe us as a group?
Now that would be a fun contest. I began to veer
off center a long time ago, perhaps caused by
my purchase of a first Fogg bag--the Celia II
(#80)--from your days on Wanstead Place. And
now look at me--a full-fledged whack-o with seven
pieces from Fogg and thinking about a useless
(for my purposes only, of course) brief bag just
because it is soooooo beautiful and strange!
.... I was a corporate lawyer in Seattle for
25 years, specializing in building start-up ventures,
and then for several years an executive with
a technology firm here in the San Francisco Bay
Area. But even during my career days, I always
spent a lot of time on photography, which I began
seriously at the age of eight(!), reasoning that
it was possible to be a warrior and a poet in
the same lifetime and at the same time. Must
have read too much Chinese literature.
Oh
yes, and I do like mountaineering, long-distance
walking, and cycling but fortunately do not own
as many handmade bicycles as Fogg bags. I did
manage, however, to find a chap in Seattle who
custom makes back packs that fit ones frame just
perfectly, I have been waiting five years for
my boots being made by a cobbler in New Hampshire
and my pocket knife was made entirely by hand
by a chap in the Midwest. I guess you could say
I appreciate those who make things well such
as you do, so that a user can feel the combination
of mind and hand at work rather than just an
anonymous object churned out of a factory.
As
for the Fogg mindset, I like that you range from
something as "practical" as the Celia
II to that flight of fancy, the Score, which
is as much about attitude as anything I have
ever seen! Perhaps that is why I inquired originally
about a musette bag. Don't make one! It would
be a diversion from the core business and frighten
the entire bicycle industry!
Now
aren't you sorry you asked?
Cheers,
Chuck |
May
18 , 2005
From:
Lloyd Chan, Singapore
I
must tell you, the Flute is brilliant! I will try
to take some pictures, but I can report that it
holds an M with the new 50 Summilux ASPH very snugly
with the built-in sliding hood retracted and lens
cap fitted. It is not possible to store the camera
and lens inside with the hood extended (but I would
not want to do that anyway). It really seems to
fit this combination perfectly, without any slack!
The
50 ASPH is about 52mm in length, hood retracted, and
I believe the Flute can still flex a few more millimeters,
but not much. It might accomodate a filter on the lens
but I have not tried that.
I think photography has gone from a hobby to a kind of therapy for me! |
April
14 , 2005
From:
Anders Weber, Denmark
I
have been through many bags in my life but my quest
for a
camera bag stopped when I acquired yours. I therefore very much look
forward to receiving the briefcase.
Kind regards
Anders |
Oct 7,
2004
From: Phil Baker
Nigel,
I like the color combination very much. Seems perfect to me
considering all of the options. I'm not a fan of the olive
color. Overall it's one of the most beautifully design and
crafted products I have ever seen. It's a very clever design
and holds a lot more than its small size implies. The main
compartment is perfectly sized for the popular Macintosh
15 inch notebook. |
Jan
1, 2004
From: Bob Stanton
The bag (Viola) performed flawlessly--climbing up and down the hilly
Costa Rican coffee plantation towns, photographing the beautiful beaches,
and hanging around the semi-rain forest areas on the coast. It was perfect
for the Nikon D2H/with the new 12-12mm zoom mounted and an extra moderate
telephoto. |
Dec
1, 2003
From: Stephen Gilbert, USA
i have just received one of your bags that i purchased second hand. it
is bag # 582 and i must tell you how thrilled i am with it. This is clearly
the finest bag i have ever owned and a pure joy to delight in its craftsmanship.
My Leica will be very happy in its new home. Thanks. |
Nov
25, 2003
From: Isaku Higa, USA
I would like you to know that I really appreciate your bags more than
I can express in words. I have Forte, b-laika, b-sharp, bee bag and two
pouches. They not only give me functions I need and want but also give
me joy and fulfillment of being an owner of such a wonderfully crafted
bags. Now I am aiming to get one of your Òhold-all bagsÓ!
IÕve been through lots of bags but I think your bags are the ones
I will end-up staying with. |
July
28, 2003
From: Peter Stevens, UK
My b-sharp has arrived and I am delighted. It is an exquisite piece of
workmanship which as with my Celia bag I know will give years of service
and be my constant companion. Pleased to have tracked you down otherwise
i may have been reduced to owning an inferior and less satisfying bag. |
July
13, 2003
From: Susanna Wyatt, UK
Well I have been back a while now and have been meaning to email you
to rave in print about the SOLO I tramped over sand-dunes, flew miles,
trudged along the skeleton coast using a cunning combination of Fogg
bags and they were brilliant. I got all three cameras in the SOLO including
several lenses, tripod, suntan lotion, essential girly kit, and didnÕt
buckle under the weight. It is a very good bag and protects the cameras
really well... The velcro ÔstoppersÕ work very well Ð I
had them on ÔsilentÕ for the bush and ÔnoiseÕ for
airports or public places if I thought anyone was getting into the pockets. |
Nov
13, 2002
From: Martin Burridge, UK
I am pleased to be able to write to you and report how
pleased I am with the bag you made for me, Cello, number
296. It has already been to Australia, north and south,
once, and to seven countries, demonstrating both convenience
and durability.
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Nov
1, 2002
From: Seymour G Pond, USA
I guess you know you have a lifelong commitment from this customer! |
January
8, 2002
From: James Huffman USA
I have a 3-lens G2 system and went thru numerous bags (including an Alice)
before settling on a Fogg B-laika. It is eash to get in/out of, with equal/superior
build quality. Call the folks at tamarkin (www.tamarkin.com). they are
the only folks in the US that sells them. I have faxed/spoken with the
owner/designer/sewer of Fogg and he is marvelous, and can even do specials
for you. I know this sounds like a Fogg advertisement, but I am so enthusiastic
about the bags, I now own 3 (for other systems)....Jim |
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