Excellent deal on a great bag. There are three layers of fabric on all their bags the center layer is rubber 100% waterproof. In theory it should also hold water in it like a bucket.
I have the Hadley Pro 2021 model and I love the bag for my M4/3 G9, P/L 12-60, 8-18 & 50-200 all f2.8-4 lenses and also a 1.4 TE along with all the necessary misc items and a Canon G15. It has never been wet and now I know what a bucket of water will not do to it thanks to you. I paid 2.5x what you paid direct from Billingham and it was on sale - good for you Ben. My wife and I just got our 2nd Moderna Covid Vaccination so we will be good to do some traveling and photography in about 3 weeks. Hope things get back to normal for you soon. Stay healthy.
I'll be honest - after a few failed bidding wars I was very tempted to just go straight through the Billingham site, but glad I held out! Thanks for watching Gary 🤓
Hi Ben from a loyal Billingham user and bargain hunter you got a great deal. I started off with the Hadley Pro, fantastic bag that's stood the test of time, and being a Fuji user realised the smaller Billingham's are ideal for my Fuji sized system. I've built up a collection of 10 as new Billinghm's by watching ebay and the used outlets, paying 44% of retail which makes them amazing value. I picked up cheap pouches and divider sets in Billigham's annual discount clear out making my collection totally versatile for any combination of my gear. Thankfully I don't need to look at another bag now :)) A couple of recommendations for your Hadley Pro which may be useful, the Avea 5 side pouch is a really worthwhile addition for added versatility, I have 2 for when I'm going on trips rahter than just daily carry. It's perfectly sized for your X100V for example as it can house my x100T, X-E3 or X-E2. The Avea 3 is too small to be useful so not recommended. Addtionally if you like things organised in the front pockets rather than loose, the LowePro Gear Up Pouch Mini is an absolute custom fit for the Hadley Pro's dump pockets. Brilliant organiser for the small stuff and at only 17 pounds new a bit of a no brainer, again I bought one for each pocket. The Avea 5 and Lowepro Gear Up Pouch Mini are the icing on the cake for this great bag.
Thanks Robin, I'm still really happy with it so far - especially for the price! Thanks for the recommendations, and great to hear that if you ever need to pay off a mob boss, you could probably still keep half of your collection 😉
Nice Ben! I got a Hadley small (non pro) in a sale back in January brand new for £115. Think you got the better deal though! Mines pretty much replaced my wandrd backpack, I can fit my X-T3 (with l bracket fitted), 10-24, 50-200 and 35mm f2 inside along with my kase filters in one of the front pockets, and all the other stuff like a mini rocket blower, lens wipes, cloth, sd cards and batteries in the other pocket. I usually end up carrying my tripod when I go out anyway. It’s crazy what they can stand up to!
@@FamauMedia thank you for the video :) I got the bag because I believe the way it was design, rain will not get inside. and you had proven it with more than just drops of rain.
Excellent deal on a great bag. There are three layers of fabric on all their bags the center layer is rubber 100% waterproof. In theory it should also hold water in it like a bucket.
I have the Hadley Pro 2021 model and I love the bag for my M4/3 G9, P/L 12-60, 8-18 & 50-200 all f2.8-4 lenses and also a 1.4 TE along
with all the necessary misc items and a Canon G15. It has never been wet and now I know what a bucket of water will not do to it thanks to you. I paid 2.5x what you paid direct from Billingham and it was on sale - good for you Ben. My wife and I just got our 2nd Moderna Covid Vaccination so we will be good to do some traveling and photography in about 3 weeks. Hope things get back to normal for you soon. Stay healthy.
I'll be honest - after a few failed bidding wars I was very tempted to just go straight through the Billingham site, but glad I held out! Thanks for watching Gary 🤓
Hi Ben from a loyal Billingham user and bargain hunter you got a great deal.
I started off with the Hadley Pro, fantastic bag that's stood the test of time, and being a Fuji user realised the smaller Billingham's are ideal for my Fuji sized system. I've built up a collection of 10 as new Billinghm's by watching ebay and the used outlets, paying 44% of retail which makes them amazing value. I picked up cheap pouches and divider sets in Billigham's annual discount clear out making my collection totally versatile for any combination of my gear. Thankfully I don't need to look at another bag now :))
A couple of recommendations for your Hadley Pro which may be useful, the Avea 5 side pouch is a really worthwhile addition for added versatility, I have 2 for when I'm going on trips rahter than just daily carry. It's perfectly sized for your X100V for example as it can house my x100T, X-E3 or X-E2. The Avea 3 is too small to be useful so not recommended. Addtionally if you like things organised in the front pockets rather than loose, the LowePro Gear Up Pouch Mini is an absolute custom fit for the Hadley Pro's dump pockets. Brilliant organiser for the small stuff and at only 17 pounds new a bit of a no brainer, again I bought one for each pocket. The Avea 5 and Lowepro Gear Up Pouch Mini are the icing on the cake for this great bag.
Thanks Robin, I'm still really happy with it so far - especially for the price!
Thanks for the recommendations, and great to hear that if you ever need to pay off a mob boss, you could probably still keep half of your collection 😉
Nice Ben! I got a Hadley small (non pro) in a sale back in January brand new for £115. Think you got the better deal though! Mines pretty much replaced my wandrd backpack, I can fit my X-T3 (with l bracket fitted), 10-24, 50-200 and 35mm f2 inside along with my kase filters in one of the front pockets, and all the other stuff like a mini rocket blower, lens wipes, cloth, sd cards and batteries in the other pocket. I usually end up carrying my tripod when I go out anyway. It’s crazy what they can stand up to!
I was eying up the smaller bags myself, couldn't help putting in a bid for this one though 🤓
thanks for risking your gears and doing the test for us to see lol
It'd just be fake otherwise 💁♂️ thanks for watching!
@@FamauMedia thank you for the video :) I got the bag because I believe the way it was design, rain will not get inside. and you had proven it with more than just drops of rain.
I noticed you had this the other day
It’s an eye catcher 😉
🤣🤣 another one!
I'm still down compared to this time last year 💁♂️
@@FamauMedia haha hey it’s lockdown, is camera guys have gotta please the urges needs too
i got nervous myself watch that.
I was just worried there may have been a tiny tear in the canvas I hadn't noticed in the eBay photos 🤣