Hi everybody,
if you are searching for a nice rucksack please check my brand new post about the Billingham Rucksack 35.
https://philippecastagna.com/2017/07/06/billingham-rucksack-35-first-impression/
Any feedback or question are welcome.
If you're looking for feedback on your article - well written, well documented, easy to see how the product works. Well done.
If you're wondering what people think of the bag, $399 for what that is - a back pack that has very little adjustment and carries very little is a bit steep. There are much better and more functional backpacks out there. I continue to muse over this brand as the price to function value proposition is way out of wack.
Hi Steve (I assume
),
Many thanks for your feedback and kind word on my blog post.
I really respect your point on Billingham and his position in the market vs the others brand. But judging by the specs on papers is not enough for me. For example I bought the Canon 6D almost 5 years ago when a lot of people was criticizing it due to his lack of specs on the paper versus, for example, his concurrent in Nikon. 5 years after, nobody talk about the D600/610 and a high amount of photographers, even professional, are using it and praising the qualities of the 6D whatever the lacks of specs it have.
As I wrote in my article, some design are good to have, like a pen holder for ex, but it is really a deal breaker if you don't have it? What I prefer in Billingham is the quality of their fabric, totally rainproof without any cover needed, the functionality and the easy of the access but with always the nice touch which will always preserve the security of what you have in your bag against shock, weather or eventual thief.
Their concept is beyond what anybody could need by using common sense from the experience of the past, but they are definitely modern in their approach.
I do not like to say negative things about anything or anybody but for example, I have a Lowepro protactic 350aw, which is really a fantastic product on paper by the specs. But in real it is full of details totally unpractical in real life. External pockets too small, even for a phone, need of cover for real rainproofing, weight on the high side which made it uncomfortable when loaded, and some others points... This list is too long for me.
To compare, my list of positive points is pretty high with Billingham. So yes, it is an expensive brand but with high quality fabric, leather and brass which made those bags build for life. The design is adapted. When you use a Billingham bag you know for sure that the people think about it. And this makes all the difference.
Do I'm paid by Billingham? unfortunately not
But I spent enough money in bags from the best brand in the market, I never looked back since I bought the Billingham Hadley Pro more than a year ago, since I test the Hadley One this year and now this little Rucksack 35 which really surprise me more and more everyday.
During the month of August, will publish a full review of it after using it for landscape photography, hikes and others type of conditions. Hope that you will read it also and that we will be able to share some point of view positively.
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Cheers,
Philippe
https://philippecastagna.com
