Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carry a Filson briefcase everyday. Never handled their camera bag. I know about it. Just haven?t seen one. Frank F. Farmer Jackson, Mississippi Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2018, at 11:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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