Re: incredible bag for the money! domke safrotto - video review
peter_n wrote: Savas K wrote:
Counterfeit goods.
Not. Years ago there was a lengthy and tedious back & forth on several forums about the legality of the Safrotto bags. As I recall it seemed to be settled by a lawyer on one of the Leica forums that whoever owned the brand at that time negotiated with a Chinese manufacturer and whatever the agreement was the manufacturer was able to sell independently and legally. Note that Tiffen have not gone after Safrotto in the way that Arca-Swiss have gone after Sunwayfoto. Instead they they had some text on their web site for a couple of years asking viewers not to buy the \"inferior knock-offs\".
EB-1 wrote:
It looks like a cheap ripoff of a Domke.
It is exactly the opposite. The original Jim Domke designs have been ruined by Tiffen because of disastrous design decisions, material sourcing and manufacturing quality over the last few years. These bags feature heavier duty canvas, better stitching, improved clasps and vastly superior inserts. They also come with a quality shoulder pad. All I have left are three old Domke bags; an F-1X, an F-2 and their backpack. Yes they made a very good backpack way back when.
jcolwell wrote:
Domke has a long-standing reputation of making reliable and rugged bags. If this knock-off stands up as well to long-term useage as does Domke, then it\'s probably a bargain.
I\'ve used Safrotto bags for years and they\'re as good as the old Domkes, no question. See this post of mine from the first thread started by Dj R on this topic. There was a Leica M2 body with a Noctilux lens on it inside that bag and luckily I was using a Safrotto that day.
Counterfeit goods.
Jun 25, 2016 at 06:50 PM
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