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A simple camera bag for a walking day in style with your Leica SL2, two lenses and a spare battery. Designed by Thorsten von Overgaard and Matteo Perin.
The Von Mini SL Camera Bag
for Leica SL2 and dSLR
The Von Mini SL is the daybag for a dSLR like the Leica SL2, Hasselblad 907X, Hasselbad X1D, Canon R or Nikon Z.
Handmade in Italy by the finest artisans, using the best materials and hundred-year old traditions to produce lasting quality. Designed by Matteo Perin with Thorsten von Overgaard to meet the needs of a photographer who change gear from day to day and needs a bag that .
Light as a feather, strong as a bull
Unlike most daybags, The Von Mini SL lets you decide how you want to use the bag. There's no added pockets, departments, zippers or other things to complicate matters. It is what it is, a bag to hold the things you may need when you are out and about. Simply designed for flexibility to last a lifetime, handmade by the most experienced Italian artisans.
Less is more. The Von Mini SL is a display of how few things you have to add to a bag for it to be perfect for any way you want to pack it.
I like simple things
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Our Italian artisans in Verona, Venica and Milano are part of family workshops which have been doing leather work for generations. |
The simpler it is, the harder it is to make. To obtain the exact design, style and usability I wanted, we had to continue to work on the details. "It's ready when it is right," was the slogan through countless prototypes, drawings and tests of "The Von" bag which was first introduced in 2017, and subsequently tested through my travel to more than 50 countries since.
In most product designs these days, there are a lot of useless things added which complicate, or there are ways of doing things the wrong way for the right reasons. Things are seldom put to test in the real world by the people the product was intended for.
The sole reason I make camera bags, desk blotters, camera straps and other products was always that I wanted something done in a certain way, and it didn't exist. So I had it made for me.
As a general rule, I want simplicity, and it has to have out-of-this-world quality at the same time. And if something is awesome and works, it has to last for a lifetime. That's the simple philosophy. |
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The Von Mini SL Camera Bag
An elegant and simple camera daybag. Made for dSLR camera systems like the Leica SL2, Hasselblad 907X, Hasselbad X1D, Canon R or Nikon Z.
This is an elegant understated bag that will get you many compliments.
Adjustable soft shoulder strap. Two outside pockets (one on the front and one on the back), padded adjustable inserts.
Soft Italian calfskin with matching adjustable shoulder strap. With hand-painted orange edging to make it special, and "ALWAYS WEAR A CAMERA" stamped inside so as to whisper inspiration to you in the morning. That's all.
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The Von Mini SL
Calfskin Daybag Camera Bag
#TheVonMiniSL
Black $1,598.00
Brown $1,998.00
With insert and shoulder strap
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Elegant and simple
Specifications:
Outside measurements:
Size: 22 x 21 x 11.5 cm / 280g.
Size: 8.5 x 8 x 4.5 inches / 10 oz.
Inside measurements:
The padded walls of the bag are 1/8th inch thich (5mm).
21 x 20 x 10.5 cm
8.3 x 7.8 x 4.3 inches
Shoulder strap:
Shoulder stap 1.25 inch wide (3cm) , adjustable length 54-58 inch (134-145cm). |
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Other Bags:
The now-classic The Von is a carry-on bag for travel with 2-4 Leica M cameras and lenses.
The Von "Blue Berlin"
The Cuba 55 weekend bag
The 24hr larger-than-life carry-on bag
The Von Mini Messenger is a walkabout bag for men and women.
Slings around the body and looks discrete and great. Awesome feel of soft Italian calfskin leather.
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Stack it, pack it, make it your own
With The Von Mini SL you can pack the camea with lens vertical or horizontal, add extra lens, batteries, charger and more.
Hand-stitched and assembled with love and care. The padded sides are thin enough to be invisible, thick enough to protect the camera and lenses.
Designed for real life
You don't need much, but what you need with you should be easy to pack and easy to find when you need it.
The 'secret' back pocket serves as extra padding between your hip and the metal camera parts. And is of course also a pocket. It fits easily a phone, notebook, passport, wallet or other things you want to keep handy on the outside of the bag, yet protected against weather and strangers.
Ryosei Hayashi in Tokyo. © Thorsten Overgaard.
A customer in Hong Kong who has been a Hermes client for many years, wrote us back, "I am really impressed by the bag. I have been using it on my European trip, and even had it on me for a hike in the Swiss alps. It is really Hermes quality and a bit sturdier I think. Well done! I also got positive comments from people I met.
"It's ready when it is right" is the philosophy, and everything is made for me first, used for a long while, adjusted and used again, then put into production. When it’s right, it’s ready.
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Designed by
Matteo Perin and Thorsten Overgaard
Matteo Perin lives on an airplane and serves clients around the world with custom-designed and one-of-a-kind jewelry, bags, clothing and interiors for houses, boats and airplanes. Together with Thorsten Overgaard he designs custom-made bags, camera straps, jackets, shoes and more which are also available as "Always Wear a Camera" ready-to-wear products.
Thorsten Overgaard travels the world taking photographs, teaching photography and writing books. He enjoys well-designed and practical things, such as Leica cameras, and enjoys fashion. When he is not happy with what exists, he makes his own things with Matteo Perin. Designed by Matteo Perin with Thorsten von Overgaard.
The inside story
The inside of a bag is for you to enjoy, and it should remind you through its quality and aesthetics that this bag was made for your pleasure and long-term use. I’ve always judged a bag on its inside quality: this is where the craftsmanship shows. The interior is for me what the bag “really is" rather than just a pretty exterior to look at.
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Other stuff I made for myself, you can buy:
Leica M10-P Safari with "Yosemite" camera strap. Leica M10-P Silver with "Concorde" camera strap.
More great design: Also check out the ventilated shades for Leica and other lenses designed by Thorsten Overgaard here.
The Camera Pouch and Photography Acessories Pouch "ALWAYS WEAR A CAMERA" By Thorsten von Overgaard
The "Always Wear a Camera" Calfskin Document Carry-On By Thorsten von Overgaard
My Desk Blotter is made for working in style and comfort: With a comfortable size of 36" x 19" (90 x 45 cm) there is plenty of space on the 40" Desk Blotter to the left and right for cups, notes, cameras and all you want to have handy. Soft, beautiful, elegant, simple, water resistant and non-reflective.
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