Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don?t know, I seem to be eat up with grey/black bags. Ok, and done green ones, too. Not pictured, my very old, grey Tamrac 608 (first bag ever). Frank F. Farmer Jackson, Mississippi Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2018, at 9:33 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information