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Subject: [Leica] OT -- Billingham Eventer
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:53:50 +0100
References: <03AB336C-7CAF-40EE-AD53-9B8A6EF90282@f3documentaryphotography.com> <CAJ4y7gz3LEg-Lny8c8cexrYKEytN0fc-oEnS0EeWq-taw8zOAA@mail.gmail.com> <9D236E94-472D-438F-A4F7-29CD6CD39188@f3documentaryphotography.com> <6B69F94F-96DB-4868-9E5B-CFE301A3A48A@gmail.com> <LOXP123MB11121CF4662DE51CC5190B99F9CD0@LOXP123MB1112.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

You?ve got to own the very best bag in town then ;-)

Amities
Philippe


> Le 22 f?vr. 2018 ? 20:46, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a ?crit :
> 
> I almost never shoot with the camera strap around my neck.....
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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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