EN - Making of "The Mirrorless Hero - Shootout with the past"

Jan and Birgit shooting with a mirroless camera

By Thomas Ludwig

Back in August 2013 we were planning to shoot a promo video for our unique CAMSLINGER bags for mirrorless cameras. One of the major benefits of the bags is the fast and one-handed access to your mirrorless cam. So the idea for the video was to tell a story about a shootout between a mirrorless camera guy with a CAMSLINGER and a DSLR guy with a messenger style bag. I was so lucky to find widely experienced director Jan Wagner and camerawoman Birgit Möller for this job.

EN – A photo walk with Thomas Leuthard

The master at work

By Thomas Ludwig
On the first weekend of April I had the chance to meet up with Thomas Leuthard, well known street photographer from Switzerland. Back in February we had a first contact while I was eMailing him to present the Camslingers. Sometimes one word leads to another and so we met up in Zurich for talking about street photography and to have a photo walk with other photo nerds.

GER – Ein Foto-Walk mit Thomas Leuthard

Der Meister bei der Arbeit

Von Thomas Ludwig
Am ersten Aprilwochenende hatte ich das Glück den bekannten Schweizer Street-Fotografen Thomas Leuthard zu treffen. Bereits im Februar hatten wir einen ersten Kontakt, als ich ihm per eMail die Camslingers vorstellte. Und wie es manchmal so ist folgt ein Wort auf das andere und wie vereinbarten ein Treffen in Zürich. Hier sprachen wir über Street-Fotografie und trafen uns mit anderen Fotoverrückten zu einem Foto-Walk.

GER - Trick 17 zur Größenverstellung

Bei der Größenverstellung der Camslinger kann es sein, dass sich der Klettverschluss zusammenklettet obwohl man das gar nicht möchte. Damit das nicht passiert, gibt es einen einfachen Trick. Alles was man braucht ist eine Schere, ein großes Blatt Papier z.B. aus der Zeitung von Gestern und die Kamera an die die Größe angepasst werden soll.

1. Einen 30 cm langen (für die Camslinger 160 einen 45cm langen) und 7 cm breiten Streifen aus der Zeitung ausschneiden.

2. Die Klettverschlüsse auftrennen, auseinanderklappen und die Kamera auf das Innenteil legen.

3. Den Papierstreifen um den Klettverschluss des Innenteils legen und die Camslinger wieder zuklappen.

4. Innen- und Außenschale gut aneinanderdrücken und den Papierstreifen herausziehen.

5. Kamera herausnehmen, Innenklettverschlüsse andrücken und fertig.

Die Lorbeeren hierfür gehen allerdings nicht an mich sondern an CJ von Photoscala wo das ganze im Review der Taschen beschrieben wird.

Viel Spaß beim Fotografieren

EN - A little hack to make size adjustment easier

During the size adjustment of the Camslinger it may happen that the velcro sticks together when you did not want it to. To prevent this there is a little trick. All you need is a pair of scissors, a large sheet of paper (ysterdays newspaper for example) and the camera you want to adjust the Camslinger to.


 
1: A 30 cm long (for the Camslinger 160 a 45cm long) and 7 cm wide strip of the newspaper cut.
 
2: Open the Velcro fasteners and place the camera on the inner part.
 
3: Place the paper strip around the Velcro on the inner part and close the Camslinger again.
 
4: Press the inner and outer shell together and pull out the paper.
 
5: Take the camera out, press inner Velcro closures and the Camslinger is adjusted to your cam.


 
The laurels for this go to CJ from Photoscala where the trick is described in the review of the Camslinger bags.
 
Have fun 

EN - Always ready – The CAMSLINGER Concept

By Thomas Ludwig
To put your mirrorless camera and lenses in a bag is one thing. To use a CAMSLINGER means to use a camera bag in the sense of a concept and it'll give a fresh touch to the way you are using your photo gear. This post will give you an idea about the new possibilities of the concept behind CAMSLINGER camera bags.

Free upper body and comfortable wearing
When wearing a CAMSLINGER your upper body is free just as if you wouldn't wear a cam bag at all. In this way you can take along your cam with the feeling of more freedom as if you would have a backpack or a messenger style bag. Your gear is also very comfortable to wear for many hours and it is protected. The cam just doesn't disturb you anymore while carrying around.

Fast ,one handed access
This is a feature not to be underestimated. With a CAMSLINGER you can quickly grab your cam with one hand. And if you don't use a lens cap - what is no problem if you have a UV filter on your lens - you can also aim and shoot a photo with one hand. Have your little kid on the left arm and want to make a selfie? Just do it! Doing outdoor sports like biking or climbing? Just do a one handed shot if you like to. Out for street shooting and have a fresh coffee in your hand while the photo of your lifetime comes along? Just grab your cam out of your CAMSLINGER, have your coffee and take your photo. When not in use, the cam is protected in its pouch. You can also easily turn the bag on your back and no one would ever see that you are wearing a cam.