[Leica] Off & Tired Topic Warning: the Billingham Hadley Pro

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Well the Filsons are not even camera bags but three are all kinds of inserts 
you can get from a dozen companies to make the insides a bit more camera bag 
like if you feel like you need it.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

?On 2/23/18, 3:27 AM, "LUG on behalf of John McMaster" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of john at 
mcmaster.co.uk> wrote:

    I think my Steve McCurry Magnum was a limited edition, it can hold a 
silly amount of kit ;-)
    
    john
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On 
Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
    Sent: 22 February 2018 05:25
    To: Leica Users Group
    Subject: Re: [Leica] Off & Tired Topic Warning: the Billingham Hadley Pro
    
    Filsons seem like a worthy option for Billingham I've been looking at 
them at the Filson stores for a couple of years now.
    
     
     
    
    -- 
    
    Mark William Rabiner
    Photographer
    
    ?On 2/21/18, 12:47 PM, "LUG on behalf of John McMaster" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of john at 
mcmaster.co.uk> wrote:
    
        I have used Billingham's for nearly 40 years ;-)  Still got an 
original 1 and 3, although neither gets much use these days as too large for 
M kit (use a Filson Magnum for the S kit).
        
        john
        
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Ken Iisaka
        
        I've been using Billingham bags for twenty years, starting with a 
335, then Alice, and recently added a Hadley Pro. The Hadley is used as a 
way to carry the gear on flights to the destination. I pack an Alice or 
Hadley Pro in my suitcase for carrying the minimum for roaming around. I've 
packed a Nikonos underwater kit with a strobe and two lenses in the 335, but 
also have travelled light with just a body and a couple of lenses in Alice.
        
        I can also pack a laptop computer (or two) in the 335 and Hadley 
Pro, so, they are sometimes the only camera bag I use on trips. Alice is 
still great for one body and up to three lenses, but not much more. It's a 
day bag.
        
        In addition, I use my Hadley Pro as my commute bag to work, where I 
pack my laptop and usually not much else.
        
        I just bought a Hadley Small for my son's girlfriend for a 10-day 
trip to Japan to carry her Olympus camera and stuff. It's her everyday bag 
now. We jokingly call it the Richard Hammond bag, because Richard Hammond of 
the Top Gear / Grand Tour fame has been seen with one on shows.
        
        
        On 21 February 2018 at 04:21, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> 
wrote:
        
        > I like the A&A stuff for the M kit, bags are designed for that 
size 
        > camera/lens rather than SLRs.  I have the ACAM 1000 which can hold 
two 
        > bodies and up to six lenses....
        >
        > http://www.artisan-n-artist.com/product.php?nid=5
        >
        > john
        >
        > -----Original Message-----
        > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at 
leica-users.org] On 
        > Behalf Of Frank Farmer
        > Sent: 21 February 2018 04:12
        > To: Leica Users Group
        > Subject: [Leica] Off & Tired Topic Warning: the Billingham Hadley 
Pro
        >
        > 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
        >
        >
        
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