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 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 > at 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