[Leica] OT -- Billingham Eventer

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Yes I do think from a quality stand point having made fishing bags worked 
for it but also the fact they did not scream "photography" was a plus.
If you tried making photos of fish though they'd all swim away really fast 
for some reason.
Cows though no problem. Sheep no.
Now many of their bags like the Hadley pros have a non-photo gear more 
generic look but others really could be nothing else but photo bags. 
And photographers and photography is often marginalized in these trying 
times.
Less so as of late as photography one of those things done with a cell 
phone. And anything relating in any way even indirectly with cell phones is 
very positive now.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner

?On 2/23/18, 4:25 AM, "LUG on behalf of FRANK DERNIE via LUG" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at 
leica-users.org> wrote:

    Hi Mark,I believe that Billingham did originally make fishing bags, and 
the one I bought nearly 40 years ago does look like a fishing bag with an 
insert made of closed cell foam.cheers,Frank D. 
    
        On Thursday, 22 February 2018, 22:21, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
rabinergroup.com> wrote:
     
    
     Could be the Eventer is an old style and they've learned a lot since. 
They also sell the original Billingham at an oddly jacked up price. It's 
nice it looks more like a fishing or duffel bag and less like a camera bag 
which is a big plus for me. But the 555 is the modern version of that and 
where I'd like to go. Not only can you put your camera in it but your 
laundry and a spare jacket and pants and a few spare books.
    
     
     
    
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    Mark William Rabiner
    Photographer
    
    ?On 2/22/18, 12:38 AM, "LUG on behalf of Frank Farmer" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of frank at 
f3documentaryphotography.com> wrote:
    
        Ok, Team, my last bag question (and, unless you have a Billingham 
Eventer, or have used one, please refrain):
        
        I like the Eventer, too. It is, apparently, the Noctilux of camera 
bags. Boy howdy is it more tan twice the price of a Hadley Pro. Question: 
assuming you have one, other than the increased cost of materials, (love the 
leather bottom), is it worth it? Also, are the inerds the same as the Pro?
        
        I?ve diligently searched for a video review of this bag. Or, photos 
of the bag. Or, just a plain old review. Really, anything about the Eventer. 
Seems like people are mum on it. Perhaps it is because folks know they can 
just buy a Hadley Pro. 
        
        Just a last ditch query.
        
        Thanks!
        
        Frank F. Farmer
        Jackson, Mississippi 
        
        
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