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Front Straps Hadley (Pair) / Tan Leather Reviews

4.1 Rating 10 Reviews
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About Billingham:

Billingham are a family owned company, manufacturing camera bags for the world’s photographers since 1973 alongside a range of leisure and laptop bags. All bags are made in the West Midlands area of England, a region famous for manufacturing. A core reason for Billingham’s longevity is the fact that from the start, the Billingham family were determined that their products would always be made to the very highest standards from the best available materials to provide high levels of protection for their valued contents.

A notable feature of Billingham camera bags is that they are made from a distincive 3-layer waterpoof canvas that never needs reproofing. They also feature genuine top grain leather and solid brass details.

Like any premium product, the quality of materials, design and craftsmanship that goes into creating a Billingham means that it represents a significant investment. It’s important that they don’t just look beautiful, but that they do their job of protecting equipment wherever they are and whatever they’re being used for – year in and year out.

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Unit 4, City Estate, Corngreaves Road
Cradley Heath
B64 7EP

The bags are great. I've owned several over the past thirty years and am never without at least two. I currently own four, I use them for everything, almost on a daily basis. HOWEVER the 'detachable strap' design is arguably the achilles heel, at least for me. The strap is designed to be tightened, but also for quick release. If you have a fixed load in the bag, then your strap is set with the buckle and the open/close is with the quick release. If load size changes, however - which it does with me - then I open and close with the buckle, which leads to the inevitable losing of the strap, which is just plain annoying. I have lost all six of the straps over the past couple of years, and now have to shell out for replacements, at a fair old price. I know this is a small issue, and given the real problems of the world utterly irrelevant - but you did ask for a review.
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Posted 5 years ago
Dear Jasper, Thank you for your honest review. We're sorry to hear that you are finding your front straps annoying. They are designed to allow for a quick release system, however I will certainly pass your comments on to our design team to consider. Kind regards Billingham Team
Posted 5 years ago
Unfortunatly, I ordered the Tan leather version and it doesn't match the tan colour of my bag (Hadley Pro Black canvas, tan leather)... It's sad.
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Posted 6 years ago
Dear Vincent Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that the Tan leather does not match. However due to different dye batches, different hides used and the fact that the leather fades over time and usage we can not guarantee that the tan leather with always match. If you would like to send us a picture of the straps and also your bags leathers we can have have a look to see if we do have a closer match for the leather you have. Please send the pictures to help@billingham.co.uk Of course if they are still unused and in new condition we can accept these straps back for either a refund or an exchange. Regards Billingham Team
Posted 6 years ago