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Subject: [Leica] OT -- Billingham Eventer
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:47:49 +0100
References: <03AB336C-7CAF-40EE-AD53-9B8A6EF90282@f3documentaryphotography.com> <CAJ4y7gz3LEg-Lny8c8cexrYKEytN0fc-oEnS0EeWq-taw8zOAA@mail.gmail.com> <9D236E94-472D-438F-A4F7-29CD6CD39188@f3documentaryphotography.com>

I?m still waiting for the magic bag that allows you to shoot when the camera 
strap is not around your neck.

Keep digging guys ;-)

Amities
Philippe


> Le 22 f?vr. 2018 ? 19:13, Frank <frank at f3documentaryphotography.com> a 
> ?crit :
> 
> Too many bags? No way!
> 
> Thanks for the link, and commentary. 
> 
> 
> Frank F. Farmer
> Jackson, Mississippi 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 22, 2018, at 8:53 AM, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Frank, to the best of my current recollection I had a Billingham Eventer
>> and didn't use it because I found it too large and cumbersome.  I may have
>> sold it to a member of the OKCLUG.  I do have a black Leica M combination
>> bag such as Lluis mentions and I use it as a compact walk around bag on
>> days I am walking around.  Like most photographers I have way too many 
>> bags
>> but it is one I often reach for.
>> 
>> A resource for bag discussions is
>> https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=195
>> 
>> I have ordered many bags from B&H because of their liberal return
>> policy.....but then for some reason I rarely return them.
>> 
>> Current favorites include a black Domke that looks like a briefcase and 
>> can
>> go to the office or courthouse, a Filson David Alan Harvey messenger style
>> that carries more stuff and is very lightweight and a Fogg eFlat.  I had a
>> Filson Harvey backpack but sold it because I didn't like the design (too
>> deep!  on my back!) and it was painful on my aged spine.
>> 
>> --Bob Baron / Oklahoma City
>> 
>> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 11:38 PM, Frank Farmer <
>> 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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