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jip

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Hmm, I just don't want to walk around with a bag I don't like I might be over fashionable... but I don't care what others think... I just like to see myself in nice clothes bags and stuff... just the same way as I like to have my hair exactly like I want it to be. :p

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if I remember, you shoot with one lens, and enjoy venturing out at night. Here's what I have done quite often over the years:

With the factory strap attached (leave the strap a bit long), simple carry the camera, classic style, over the left shoulder. Then, over the camera, wear a jacket long enough to barely cover the camera while it hangs from your side, protected from rain, protected from view. With the jacket not zipped, the camera is always ready to shoot. Simply reach for it with right hand. After the shot, it falls back into hiding. This method is very fast and discreet, especially for a one-lens shooter, and requires that no bags be opened.

 

A couple years ago I met Vladimere, a man who shoots with an M2 with a small lens mounted. He had the lugs removed, and has the camera either in his hand or hidden in an inside pocket of his denim jacket. No strap ever. He reaches into the pocket and shoots in less than 1/2 second. Nobody notices.

 

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kcnarf...

 

I very much agree on the practicality of a belt system, although I found them more useful with a DSLR system than a M system. I am a wedding and event photographer. The belt system I have put together (I prefer LowePro) is supremely functional in those environments. One of the people I shoot with uses the ThinkTank system and I own three ThinkTank bags, myself. But even in those environments there are times where I would not wear a belt system. If it's a black tie affair I'm not about to wear a belt system. I represnt my clients. So I'll use something a bit more "classy" that is still practical. Some of the events have tables very close together. I'm not about to have a lens case smacking guest in the back of the head as I pass by. I have the vest and harness. I've never used either. It's usually too warm for most of the year to make either practical.

 

The other thing is that I almost never leave the house without my iPad, keys, wallet and phone. Practical, for me, means toting all that stuff and a camera. I'm not an Apple fanboy. Before the iPad it was a 9" TabletPC. I can almost completely run my business from the iPad. Not to mention I like to read and I carry all my books/magazines etc on the iPad. I haven't purchased a paper book, except photo coffe table books, in several years. No matter where I go, unless it's work, a bike ride or a hike, I'll always have an M9 and an iPad with me. A belt system doesn't work for that. Too many zippers to close. Too many rain covers to close. Too many things to loose. Practical, for me, is being able to pick up one bag that contains all my stuff.

 

My babreque date went wonderfully. I had my M9 and "poor mans noctilux" on my lap and my Hadley pro inside with two extra lenses and my ipad inside. I did use the ipad to show a friend something but it was only for a minute. I put my keys, phone and wallet in the front pocket and had a good time, unencumbered. When I left I Put my M in the bag, checked I hadnt left anything behind (easy with a single bag that has a single opening). I had the bag over one shoulder and sleeping son on the other. I then dropped it (the bag, not the son) onto the back seat of the car and off home.

 

My Hadley is my main bag. It's always ready to go. It contains the things I want to have with me on a daily basis. I don't need "other" bags as well for my keys, wallet etc. I even have my ipad charger set up so I can charge it while its in the bag. I just grab a single bag and go. *I* prefer this bag to any other I own. I love that theres only one opening. I love that theres no zippers to fuss over, no raincovers to fiddle with. And NO velcro closers. I so hate velcro in a camera bags closing system. I like the way it moulds to the shape of my body so it's just as comfortable as a messenger bag as it is a shoulder bag. I love the fact it's made from a more natural material rather than the ugly, shiny synthetics that rub my clothes. I love the fact that it will, most likely, never wear out. I've replaced the soft pockets on my belt system already as the material gave out and flaked huge pieces of plastic onto my lenses. My Billingham 445 is a decade old and looks new. Sometimes, when I'm working, I'll need to pack something else (even a belt system). If I need to travel I'll take my TT Airport Airstream, which is also perfect at many wedding receptions. For hiking and day walks I'll kit up with the S&F belt an pouches. But if it's for my personal use it's almost always the Hadley. One simple bag. Always ready to go.

 

I know others will find this bag either excessive or impractical. And they should go with their own needs/wants. But for me, nothing is as practical or functional as a Hadley.

 

I'm pleased you've found your pefect system. It took me 20 years and over 25 different bags until I found mine. I'm glad they're different. I't would be a dull old world if we were all the same.

 

Gordon

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Standard Leica strap over my shoulder, then when I'm in the mood for shooting I fold the strap around my hand in such a way that the camera is tightly attached and ready for use. I am still looking for a wrist strap that can do the same job. If anyone has a suggestion, it would be welcome.

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Standard Leica strap over my shoulder, then when I'm in the mood for shooting I fold the strap around my hand in such a way that the camera is tightly attached and ready for use. I am still looking for a wrist strap that can do the same job. If anyone has a suggestion, it would be welcome.

 

Thats what I found myself doing too.

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After I found myself constantly wrapping my Luigi neck strap around my wrist I made a change and began using a Gordy's wrist strap. I couldn't be happier.

 

I'm just not comfortable having my M9 on a neck strap (especially hanging on my shoulder). The safest place, and also the most conducive for quick photography, is to have your camera in your hand, IMHO.

 

My bag is for lenses, batteries, etc. My M9 rarely goes there.

 

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After I found myself constantly wrapping my Luigi neck strap around my wrist I made a change and began using a Gordy's wrist strap. I couldn't be happier.

 

I'm just not comfortable having my M9 on a neck strap (especially hanging on my shoulder). The safest place, and also the most conducive for quick photography, is to have your camera in your hand, IMHO.

 

My bag is for lenses, batteries, etc. My M9 rarely goes there.

 

[ATTACH]308819[/ATTACH]

Good looking case.

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Camera with one lens slung around neck plus a couple of lenses in leather waist pouch, or camera in Lowepro 100 Munich (very small but protects it). To carry all gear together, Lowepro Orion Trekker backpack.

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After I found myself constantly wrapping my Luigi neck strap around my wrist I made a change and began using a Gordy's wrist strap. I couldn't be happier.

 

Thank you, I think I'll try the Gordy strap. I looked at the web site, but can' quite figure out which is yours. Could you tell me the model?

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Thank you, I think I'll try the Gordy strap. I looked at the web site, but can' quite figure out which is yours. Could you tell me the model?

 

Sure, here is my ordering info. I chose russet because it was close to the color of my Luigi half case, which is his Natural Aged Brown. I have Luigi's neck strap, but when it's hot and humid the red suede bleeds onto my shirts, and really I found myself just always wrapping the strap around my wrist. This Gordy strap solved both issues for me.

 

Thanks for your order.

 

Gordy

 

1 Wrist strap lug-mount

Size: Regular

Leather color: Russet leather

Wrapping cord color: Black wrapping cord

$18.00 USD

 

1 Strap bumper wrist vert

Strap bumper type: Integral strap bumper

Leather color (not for O-ring): Russet leather

Which strap, if more than one?:

$4.00 USD

 

Amount $22.00 USD

 

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This photo was taken just after I received the strap (for Gordy's website) but the strap has darkened with use. It now is soft and the color is even closer to the Luigi case.

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It's from Tom Abrahamsson at RapidWinder.com Home

 

I bought mine in the US from Popflash

 

ABRAHAMSSON SILVER SOFT RELEASE CLASSIC

 

It should also be available from one of the following European dealers:

 

Peter Walnes in the UK - carries the Abrahamsson Softreleases

 

LeicaShop in Vienna, Austria - carries all the Abrahamsson Products

 

Zinkinfoto in Barcelona - c/Joan Peiro i Belis 7-9 08339 Vilassar de Dalt Barcelona, Spain - carries the Abrahamsson Softreleases

 

Taos Photographic in France - carries the Abrahamsson Softreleases

 

Shootlight - Camera Accessories for the Fuji X series - carries the Abrahamsson Softreleases -mainly MiniSofties - in the Netherlands

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I recently bought a Domke F10 for formal photo outings (otherwise I just stash the camera with one lens fitted into whatever bag I happen to be carrying at the time). It was a toss up between this and the ThinkTank Retrospective 5, as they are both very similar. I chose the F10 because I liked the distressed brown wax look better.

 

The bag is roomy enough to fit 2 M6 bodies with lenses attached, plus another spare lens.

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I'm just using my regular bag as always, never owned any bulky DSLR ;)

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