after like 8 years of pondering i bought the ona bowery in cognac last year and the dark truffle this month. love them. the quality and look are incredible. i may buy the megagear in black at some point because i don't think that colour would look so cardboardy. great video. thanks :)
Nah.. it's a mini 4. I've a Think Tank Retrospective 30 with the sand/leather mix for when I need a larger bag. Though I could and should do a video on what I have in bags, and each pro and con. I've a bag problem.
I have an Ona Brixton and as much as I like the quality of the materials and the look, I think its a very flawed brand. The prioritise form over function way too much in their products. Just a few examples: Their pockets are jokes. Even on their larger bags they are too flat to hold much. Its pretty much wasted space. There is no waterproofing - which is a big miss for such an expensive camera bag. If the leather soaks through (and leather does soak through) your gear is exposed to all that moisture everywhere. The ergonomics range from bad to none-existent. The strap is made in such a way that it has very limited adjustability: having the adjustment loop on only one side and having a none-removal should pad means that you have to leave it very long. Ona under-treat their leather. I think its intentional so it gets that vintage "distressed" look quickly, but it leads to way too much wear and tear. I would advise anyone who buys an Ona leather product to learn how to condition and treat leather and put an hour aside before using it. The list could go on and on...
Ironically the Megagear has a loop both sides, and I really do prefer the open pocket for my iPad. While I did recently get a roll top bag that's more like a hiking bag, this little bag is still my goto bag.
@lightroomblog Hello :) I am glad that you read and replay even after 5 years or so. I have a question for you if it is not a problem. After this 5 years, do you reccomend this bag for daily carry, mainly city? I like the classic look of the Megagear bag, and i prefer this open front pocket - apart from the price this one thing disqualified the Ona bag for me. I want to store there a Fuji X - T3 with some 23mm f.2 and maybe a spare lens (e.g. fuji 16-80 / 18-135 - haven't decided yet), and some wallet, a5 notebook, a pen, and maybe a bottle of water. I guess it is more than easly storable inside. I do like care about my leather shoes, so i think it would not be a problem to take care of leather bag with some creams etc.
It's more than capable of doing that. You'd need to have the bottle on one side and the bend the flap around, but I've done it often. I can't vouch for the current batch, but the Torres they sent me was nice. I just prefer this version.
The overall designs are very similar, but MegaGear seems to have improved on ONA in terms of QC. I have a MegaGear and wanted to upgrade to an ONA but dropped the idea after I saw a picture of a guy's bag on the Leica User Forum where the leather loop that secured the strap in place tore off from the weight of the gear inside, allowing the bag to fall freely if he hadn't caught it. Upgraded to Billingham instead, where you can really see the extra $200 in quality.
@@DeadGlassEyes What's right with them? What's wrong with a plain old tough and functional black bag? are we really gone so fashion conscious that our bags need to be 'hip'? Some of these 'retro' bags cost 3x what a decent, rugged, non-attention grabbing bag costs too. I see someone spend £300 on what looks like an old leather school bag with very limited space inside and I see a sucker.
@@Cagey7531 That's just your opinion though. Same goes for me - just opinions. I like having 3 bag options. I know it sounds a bit obsessive but I use all three depending on the day and the kind of shoot. I have a small bag like this when I just go out for causal shooting - just a body and 2 lenses are enough. Something light but looks good. Yes, I think it looks great, and most importantly, it also doesn't scream "CAMERA BAG" Second one is a messenger case when I need to stuff a tripod at the back and need to carry my laptop around, too. Third option is just a good old sturdy as hell camera backpack, one that takes pretty much anything you'd ever want to stuff in there. There's a market for everything, it's just a camera bag, relax. I like how it doesn't draw attention, and I am a bit sick of these modern camera bag designs. They all look the same.