Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fibernyte (synthetic canvas) is more supple and is more comfortable to use than cotton canvas (my two bits!) - I have both. I personally am a sucker for the sage/tan combo, though if something I need is on sale, I would just buy it irrespective of the colour, so my Hadley Pro turned out to be a rather characterless grey/black combo! :-) Check out Ebay for bargain prices as well. I bought the Hadley Small (new, not used) from a seller in Korea at a very good price. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Frank Farmer < frank at f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote: > I thought about that Hadley One or Pro One, or whatever it is called. I?m > not convinced I like the inserts as well. Think it comes with one half > insert. I think the Hadley Pro?s insert will better suit my needs. In fact, > I think I?m about to pull the trigger. > > Now, the REALLY important question: what color? I love the red > (backordered), and the blue (a bit bright), but fear that I should go more > subdued. Green with brown is what I?m thinking. Can?t seem to find the gray > one anymore. At least, not at B&H (I have a gift card burning a hole in my > pocket for this purchase). > > Frank F. Farmer > Jackson, Mississippi > > > On Feb 21, 2018, at 8:43 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > wrote: > > > > I moved a bit over a year ago from using my many Domkes which I still > have somewhere to a black Hadley pro which is always at my side with D750 > camera, book and keys in it. And box of 5x7's in the front pocket. > > In a downpour you don?t have to put your umbrella over your bag protect > your gear you can put it over your head and protect you. In a deluge, > continuous and long my gear was dry as a bone. > > Domke's canvas is nice (or was they're going down the tubes) but > Billingham's rubberize them on the inside and now have other more high tech > processes to make them totally not mostly waterproof. > > There a new bag a big bigger bag just out this. year called a Hadley > one. I'm going to get it. 400 bucks. The pro was around $250. I got. Mine > at B&H. Adorama has them too. > > They are pricey but you only have to buy them once. I feel my gear > deserves it. I deserve it. > > They have a ubiquitous shape like many people have it does not look like > there is a camera in it. You can bring it to the movies you can bring it to > an opera or play. Places which frown on photography and photographers. > > I will say on a hot day in the direct sunlight it would be nice to have > a light tan one, > > I have a light Billingham 445 Shoulder Bag I got used for 92 bucks in > 1999 for when I'm doing a serious shoot. As they cost 500 plus bucks that > makes it the deal of my life. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > Photographer > > > > ?On 2/20/18, 11:12 PM, "LUG on behalf of Frank Farmer" <lug-bounces+mark= > rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of frank@ > f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote: > > > > Team, > > > > I?ve been a Domke user for about a billion years. So, there?s that. > In SLR land, I carried two F-2 bags: one for bodies and lenses, one for > lights and remotes. In Leica M land, I always carried, and still do, a > well-worn F-6 (the ?little bit smaller bag?). The problem is just that, > though: it?s well-worn. While is has many more miles on it, for sure, I?d > like to have something not so worn for those times when such isn?t exactly > the best option. > > > > I?m enticed by the Billingham Hadley Pro. I?ve been flummoxed, > though, in my efforts to actually put my hands on one. New Orleans? No > dice. DC? Same. Jackson? You?ve lost your mind. I?m limited to my > experience with various photos from the likes of the Billingham website and > B&H, etc. > > > > Here?s my query: Has anyone moved from a thicker bag like a Domke > (the four compartment insert is a thing of beauty because one can always > access each compartment) to a more slimline bag like the Billingham? How > did it change your shooting style? Your storage style? Access? It appears > that equipment will take more digging to access in the B?ham, for example. > Is the experience more vertical? > > > > For reference, my current usual M kit consists of an M10, 35, 50, 90, > flash w/ diffuser, and the normal accessories (extra battery, memory cards, > lens cloth, pen, flashlight, glucose monitor (ok, fine, that?s not a normal > piece of kit, and Leica doesn?t make one, but I have to carry one anyway). > Sometimes, there is a super-wide with finder. > > > > Thoughts? Anyone made that exact swap? > > > > Here?s to my second totally subjective question in a week. Thanks for > sharing your experiences. > > > > Frank F. Farmer > > Jackson, Mississippi > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >