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NEW: The Mirrorless Bag, and the Travel Duffel

July 17, 2017 by Ming Thein

L-R, for relative size: Mirrorless Bag, a very well used Ultimate Daybag Mark I prototype, Travel duffel (folded)

Today is my birthday, and in the tradition of this site – I’ve got an announcement to make. We’ve teamed up with bespoke UK bag makers Frankie Falcon for a second round: firstly, by popular demand, there’s the Mirrorless Bag, which is an improved and smaller version of the Ultimate Daybag Mark I. Next, a little surprise: the folding Travel Duffel. We have both bags in stock, and they will be ongoing stock items for the time being. Future additions will go up here, on the Bag Store. We have also resolved prior shipping issues – back to good old Royal Mail. Click on after the jump for more details on each bag.

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Last day left to order the ultimate photographers’ daybag

October 30, 2016 by Ming Thein

Quick update: the first batch of orders went out last late last week. Thank you to all for the strong support so far; there were far more orders than planned for, though we do expect to still ship everything by the end of November.

Please note that we’ll be closing the order book for the ultimate photographers’ daybag – designed by me, handmade in England by Frankie Falcon – tomorrow night. So, this is your final chance – please get your orders in here if you’d like one. 🙂 Thanks! MT

Some images of the first and second batches coming together at the workshop care of FF after the break.

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One week left to order the MT x FF ultimate daybag…

October 24, 2016 by Ming Thein

100D_MG_0979 copy

One week left to order the ultimate photographers’ daybag – designed by me, handmade in England by Frankie Falcon. The order book closes 31/10, and it won’t be sold again in this configuration (and even possibly not at all). So, this is your final chance – please get your orders in here if you’d like one. 🙂 Thanks! MT

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Available to order: The ultimate photographers’ daybag, a collaboration with Frankie Falcon

October 7, 2016 by Ming Thein

I think we all have this problem: there is no such thing as the perfect bag. Unless, of course, you design it yourself. After receiving a lot of positive feedback (and desire) from people who’ve seen it, I’ve also decided it will be made in a limited run. In collaboration with bespoke UK bag maker Frankie Falcon, I’m pleased to offer my first hardware collaboration: The MT x FF Ultimate Photographers’ Daybag. Orders for the first (and limited) batch will run until 31 October 2016. Final orders will ship 1st week December 2016.

The order book is now closed. I will likely be offering a new (smaller) version by popular demand in early 2017. Thank you for your support!

Click on after the jump to order and for the rest of the details…

Cuba – in the bag assessment

May 16, 2014 by Ming Thein

Me getting down in Havana. Photo courtesy KH Yeo

If you’re going on a trip that’s probably never going to be repeated (let’s assume it isn’t for a job where you’d have to bring everything you could possibly need and spares) – what do you bring? The tried and true, or the new gear you think might work? And more importantly, how does one balance it out against the current draconian carry on limits, and one’s endurance in the field? After all, there’s no point in bringing the best camera only to leave it in the hotel…read on and see how my bag did in Havana. I made a very conscious choice to travel as light as possible and leave behind the tripod; it was a last minute change mainly due to luggage space challenges and a lack of foreseeable night/ long exposure photography.

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Packing for the USA

March 23, 2013 by Ming Thein

On the road again.

One of the conundrums I always face before a trip of any sort is the question of what gear to bring. It isn’t so much of a problem if I’m on assignment, because what I need is dictated by the brief of the job, but it’s a completely different story when I’m teaching, or worse, travelling for myself. I suppose it’s a problem faced by anybody who’s got more than one complete set of gear. There was a time when I used to simply take every (or nearly every) lens I owned – whilst this would ensure that you’d never miss an opportunity, it’s also a great way to rack up chiropractor bills and ensure that you really don’t enjoy your trip. Lugging everything from place to place becomes a chore, and taking photographs turns into a burden rather than a joy.

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