Chinese changing bags

maninsuitcase · 10 Oct 2014

I need a changing bag and there are some on eBay from China for about £7.50. Are these a waste of £7.50 or will they be okay. Normally I'm not a big fan of cheap Chinese but certain basic items I am fine with, and this seems to fall into that. Just seems that the £25 UK sellers want seems a bit steep for a fabric bag.

steveo_mcg · 10 Oct 2014

They're fine, I've been using one for two years now never had a light leak that wasn't my fault. Get the biggest one you can though.

maninsuitcase · 10 Oct 2014

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60cm-53cm...raphy_DarkroomSupplies_SM&hash=item19ea2cb45f

Thats a large, will that be big enough? The £7.50 one was a medium.

steveo_mcg · 10 Oct 2014

Get the bigger one for the sake of £3 you'll be more comfortable working.

abdoujaparov · 10 Oct 2014

I got a "large" (I forget the actual dimensions, but roughly the same as the one you linked I think) and wished it was bigger still. It's perfectly usable, but a bit of a cramp. I wouldn't get any smaller.

mustanir · 16 Oct 2014

My advice would be to spend that little bit more and go for a cotton one, I did just that and I would never go back to using a cheap synthetic one if I can help it. They are just so much more comfortable and you won't have problems with getting warm (and potentially sweaty) in there!

steveo_mcg · 16 Oct 2014

I didn't realise they came in cotton.

maninsuitcase · 17 Oct 2014

Reviewing the picture it did look cotton, but will see once it arrives in a couple of weeks.

maninsuitcase · 30 Oct 2014

Arrived today, and it's cotton which is nice. Not massive, so I can see why you said get the biggest one they sell. Just need to load up some HP5 into something now and get on with things (watching some F80 so I can try it with my nice posh modern lenses).