Compagnon weekender Gen III black

Compagnon weekender Gen III black

Travel bag and camera bag perfectly combined

A timeless travel bag made from the finest, durable natural leather is something special. However, if your luggage includes a camera as well as clothes, it is usually no longer possible to keep the bag tidy. The weekender looks like a stylish duffle from the outside, but can be adapted to any kind of luggage on the inside. Huge equipment or clothing, cosmetics and your Leica. Your plan, your setup.

Plenty of storage space for your flow

With fully customizable storage space, you can travel with the weekender and pack a mirrorless camera and plenty of clothes. Or you can build up the storage space for gear that can meet the needs of any project.

The timeless travel bag

In addition to first-class craftsmanship, it takes equally fabulous materials and parts to withstand the ravages of time for many years. From the outside, the compagnon weekender looks like a casual duffle travel bag that is stylish & never out of place.

Whether you're loading your weekender with lots of gear or mainly carrying clothes for a short trip, it makes no difference from the outside or inside. The interior padding can be easily converted or removed completely, depending on your plans. A large camera bag for even bulky systems, created with the finest craftsmanship

. Function in a classic look

Combining comfortable and useful details for creative everyday life with a traditional design is an art.

The weekender shows its strength, especially when loaded with extensive camera equipment, as a "mobile arsenal" for demanding assignments, weddings or safaris. Preparation, organization and an immediate overview are essential, and

if you don't want to check in your high-quality equipment on air travel, the weekender is suitable for standard cabin sizes. Its appearance also offers passive security, as it does not look like a camera bag. Thanks to the large, separately padded laptop compartment, it can also be your perfect compagnon on a short business trip.

Generation III materials

Regional bull leather

Naturally tanned compagnon leather from southern Germany is something special. The feel, look and durability are fabulous and just right for leather lovers. The robustness of this material and all its components gives your compagnon a very long life.

All parts that look like solid metal are solid metal. The smooth-running zippers from top manufacturer YKK ensure playful use. For long-term weather resistance, suppleness and durability, an organic leather conditioner like our homemade beewax can be used.

If the word 'or' doesn't fit your gear... then the weekender fits you.

Suitable equipment

Bodies

• depending on the number of lenses & body size, 2-5 cameras can of course also be transported
• compact mirrorless cameras such as Leica M10, Leica Q2, Olympus E-M1 Mark III, Fujifilm X-T4 and many more.
• compact APS-C DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 90D, Nikon
• D5600 etc.
• mirrorless full-frame systems such as Sony Alpha a7R VI, Canon R5, Nikon
• Z7 II, etc.
• Full-frame DSLR bodies such as Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Nikon
• D850 etc. also with battery grip
• Medium format cameras and Pro DSLRs such as Fujifilm GFX100, Hasselblad X1D-II, Pentax 645Z, Canon 1Dx, Nikon D5 etc.

Lenses

• Lenses can be transported upright with a maximum length of approx. 24cm
• lying flat in the bag, camera-lens combinations up to approx.
• 46cm total length can still be stowed
• away the bag height allows the upright transport of common, fast Zooms such as a 70-200mm f/2.8 etc. attached to the camera
• this also applies to a wide range of fast fixed focal lengths such as Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4, EF 85mm f/1.2, 135mm f/2, 14mm f/2.8 if necessary. already attached to the housing

Accessories

• a laptop or tablet up to 15 inches in size can be stored in the laptop compartment (from Macbook Pro 2019 also 16") can be stored
• depending on the size of the camera (equipment), a compact drone kit with, for exampleFor example, a DJI Mavic can also be transported
• thanks to the large hinged bag opening, which provides a full overview of the equipment and easy access. This significantly simplifies loading, access and organization
• Documents, notebooks, filters, batteries, chargers, gloves, smartphones or various other utensils can be stored in the two versatile front pockets or the large back pocket