JonMcGovern
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Reged: 14/04/2009
Posts: 39
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Here's my review for Billingham's Hadley Large bag. I've also included a link to some images below, should they prove useful.
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For those wanting a taste of the high life, a Billingham bag might be just the thing. When handling the Hadley Large, the first thing that becomes clear is the unbelievable quality. The brass buttons and leather trim both ooze an aura of value. This aura, unfortunately, is also reflected in the cost; the bag costs just over £100 on Amazon. That said, though, the bag certainly feels like it will withstand many winters. With a width of 38cm, its size may put some off – if so, go for the Hadley Original instead. Both bags are made of ‘Stormblock’ canvas which is incredibly water-resistant: great for the times when a stubborn raincloud opens up to spoil a sunny day.
Good Points:
- Exceptional build quality
- Water-resistant
- Tear drop system allows for quick access of camera
- Extra pockets for filters, reflectors etc.
- Doesn’t look much like other camera bags – less likely to be stolen
Bad Points
- Expensive
- Shape doesn’t allow for good weight distribution
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http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=95cf5822091bf0eb9bf8d6369220dcabe04e75f6e8ebb871
Edited by JonMcGovern (28/05/2009 19:46)
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JonMcGovern
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Reged: 14/04/2009
Posts: 39
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Whoops, just realised that it's supposed to be personal. OK, this is a little more personal:
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For those wanting a taste of the high life, a Billingham bag might be just the thing. When I first set eyes on the Hadley Large, the first thing that became clear was the unbelievable quality. The brass buttons and leather trim both ooze an aura of value. This aura, unfortunately, is also reflected in the cost; the bag costs just over £100 on Amazon. That said, the bag certainly feels like it will withstand many winters; and the price wasn’t an object for me because I won it in a competition! With a width of 38cm, I can fit in a D-SLR as well as a bridge camera. I could comfortably put in a D-SLR, two lenses and a flashgun. Both bags are made of ‘Stormblock’ canvas which is incredibly water-resistant: great for the times when a stubborn raincloud opens up to spoil a sunny day.
Good Points:
- Exceptional build quality
- Water-resistant
- Tear drop system allows for quick access of camera
- Extra pockets for filters, reflectors etc.
- Doesn’t look much like other camera bags – less likely to be stolen
Bad Points
- Expensive
- Shape doesn’t allow for good weight distribution
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John Baker
he can
Reged: 07/03/2003
Posts: 2218
Loc: Teignmouth, Devon
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Fully agree with all your comments – a great bag which I use nearly all the time. I did upgrade the leather shoulder pad as Billingham now do a new extra padded version – it works really well and worth the extra - Link - I did use the Domke Postman shoulder pad for a while but it was not a great fit, but does make the bag feel slightly lighter.
My only slight problem is when fully loaded (1DMkII, 12-24 Siggy, 24-105, 180 macro plus a 1.4 converter) I have found that I lose the eyecup from the camera – I am now on my sixth!!! I tend to batch buy them now, possibly a design fault with the camera, not a problem if I remove one lens.
What else do I carry apart from the above, in the front pockets – 2 x batteries (big ones), large blower brush, spare AA batteries, extra memory, large flash, Gary Fong Lightsphere, filters, notepad, multi-tool – also inside I carry a couple of extra thick “rubble sacks”, one to act like a giant condom if the weather turns bad, it just slips over the whole thing and gives added protection, the other is to kneel on when doing my bugs or to wrap the camera.
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