Sifus out there,

I'm looking for the perfect rangefinder bag for me, and I've narrow it down to basically these three brands/models.

In no particular order:

Domke Bag
http://www.tiffen.com/userimages/Domke_Cat_noZing_SS.pdf


M Classics Bag
http://www.mclassics.com/


Billingham Classic 550/Hadley Bag
http://www.billingham.co.uk/acatalog/Hadleys.html




I asked around, looked around KL, and I've yet to see any shop and find anybody who are using these brands

Also if any of you know of a good, sturdy, heavy duty leather rangefinder bag that's not too big, let me know as well!


Help?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 02:03 AM

I prefer Billingham or the leica classic M bag. You may need to get it online or bid one from ebay, shop around in SG if you happen to go there, you will find a lot of goodies there.

Camera shops in KL hardly have ready stock for these bags , even they do it will be more expensive than anywhere !

I got my Billingham Bags from Shashinki.com.
The model I got was the Billingham f/Stop Series f1.4 for my DSLR.
It's around RM800.

If I were to use Leica M Series/Fuji X100 (which you have), I would definitely go for the M Classics Bag. The price is pretty decent plus the shipping is reasonable. Besides, all the practical-ness, it screams quality too.

Domke Bags, I'm not too into it. I find them rather too bland for my taste. But hey, if it works for you. Why not ?

Singapore eh. Hmmm thanks mate. Dammit cannot be la Malaysian have no taste!


There's one more though that I've been eyeing on for a long while. Only recently realised that it's perfect for a heavy duty camera bag!


Duluth bag. Not exactly a camera bag, but it's tough as hell. Should've bought em while i was in the states
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...esso/42109.aspx
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product...mended_products
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...arel/91099.aspx
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/duluth-...arel/43129.aspx

made with fire hose material!

Images are rather large though, but worth it IMO

billingham bags have distributor in malaysia...here is the add

Shriro (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Bangunan Shriro
Lot 22 & 24, Jalan 225
Section 51A
46100 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: +60.3.7874.9842
Fax: +60.3.7875.2400

maybe u can contact them...i got mine from sg...love it to bits...this type of bags if u can see it for urself easier or more headache to buy...took me 20 min to decide between the black and tan hadley small..

This post has been edited by ilikehandphones: Feb 7 2017, 08:50 AM

billingham bags are being carried by Shriro Malaysia.
i have some contacts there so if you need any phone numbers, do let me know

kekekkeke

aiyo why the leather creased up like that?!?! tak jaga ka!

thanks for the address! if they're the distributor i don't think i can just go up there in their pj office and buy it from them, right?

how much did you get your hadley?

C fu, those are vintage punya la... bery old liao
and its soft soft leather....

@C-FU
if you lazy to search, shashinki sell them but no ready stock

http://shashinki.com/shop/domke-f803-camer...and-p-2159.html

For Billingham, check out Keat Camera Service (Pudu) or J One (Amcorp).

That's what I was told by Shriro representatives.

Yeah, I need soft soft leather (FYI my AA strap also the soft leather kind) bag. more ergonomical, wraps around my body, good when in the jungle

Prolly gonna go Keat soon thanks!


I didn't know it's such a difficult job to get a good, solid leather camera bag in Malaysia! Has it always been like this?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 12:21 PM

i also headache, couldnt get a perfect one, so i just settle for this

if i were you, i'd clean and condition the leather. if it's vintage (and definitely looks worn out), first u pakai j&j baby shampoo and warm water and lather it. pakai towel and dry it, then pakai leather conditioner and microfibre or kain tak kasar and polish it. make sure you dampen the kain first so not much conditioner kena kulit. do it several times, each time waiting around 30-60 mins to coat it.



or you can just send it to a GOOD dry cleaner that can dryclean leather if you dunno wether they use good chemicals or kuat ones, then might be better to do it yourself. good rule of thumb that i learn over the years is treat your leather like how you treat your skin, and it'll last a lifetime. you don't really wax your skin, so don't wax your leather. stuff like that



not selling the brown one ah?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 11 2011, 01:37 PM

Give them a call before going to avoid disappointment

will try a dry cleaner, giving em a call later
if kenot only DIY which i would prefer not, kekekek

was intending to keep the brown, and fikir wanna sell the black or not, akkaka

bro rx330, are those your leica leather bags? Bought from ebay? They look good tho, vintage bags are meant to look like that lol...

dissapointed edi. the brown ones tarak. they said supplier no stock
oh well.

rx330, just note that since it's vintage, the leather dye/color might run off if you send it for dry cleaning. just a fair warning

the billingham i buy price more less like shashinki one

You got from Mr. PK Chan in Singapore ?

got it at orient photo. price very good..mr pk is the distributor for sg.

Ah, Orient Photo is at Sim Lim Square, Level 6.
Will go check it out this weekend.

hi, bro, can check out the prices of 335 and 207 for me? help me to check also whether black colour with black/tan leather trim is in stock or not too.

I was there last Thursday to check out the Thinktank R10 but find it abit too small, the R30 a bit too big pulak.... hopefully they come out with one size in between. The R20 size is vertical, not my type. There are tonnes of bags there but i din notice there is billingham around. Most likely becoz it was not my target.

This post has been edited by Cynox: May 12 2011, 11:16 PM

Will do so. I'm also from Johor Bahru by the way.
I'm just gonna get a SP40 Shoulder Pad for my f1.4.

oic, seldom meet JB kaki leh. Btw, how much you bought the f1.4? from OP too? Help me to check price of 307 too. Thanks.

Usually JB Kaki won't hang out here one.
My f/1.4 cost RM800 from Shashinki.com.
Will go next weekend to check out the pricing.

i also jaybee kaki ler...
then normally where jaybee kaki hang out?

regarding those Billingham bags

YLcamera.com.my also sell (see below for link). Nearby Keat only but nowadays mostly no stock everywhere. Maybe England also got Earthquake or Tsunami

This Shiriro is the distributor but they are practically useless people. I ordered one from them since CNY, until now they tell me no stock but my guess is the girl dun even bother as she didnt even take down my phone number.

you can also order one from mr.chan in singapore but he only accepts Bank TT which cost around RM80 (depending on your bank) just to send him money. Plus the postage from SG to MY.

YL Camera

This post has been edited by idoblu: May 14 2011, 11:50 PM

also looking for Billingham but can't find in any shops in Malaysia

some more if buy online cannot feel and touch first

This post has been edited by nivlanauk: May 15 2011, 12:12 AM

singapore almost every other camera shop also macam got stock

hi, ujoe, any update on the pricing? Many thanks.

Dint manage to go yesterday as something came up.
Will go this weekend instead.

ok, no problem. Tomorrow is holiday, I might make a trip there to check it out. But not confirm yet, dunno got time or not in the afternoon.

haha...quite true...went to orient yesterday...billingham bags still a lot.

this gentleman is selling a hadley small

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1879154&hl=

Thanks for the reference! But that bag's sold.

I have a brand new Hadley Digital if anyone's interested. Refer here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1881550&hl=

buy from Mr. PK Chan from SG, very good price and good service....
i bought my hadley small from him.

I got tired of waiting, and thinking, and going around. So I got myself this in the meantime .

Not exactly a camera bag, but strong, sturdy enough. And great looking too! Although it's a wee bit on the large side.
With enough paddings and compartments I'd able to stuff 3 or 4 Dslrs I think @_@






Where to get paddings btw? Do they sell just the paddings themselves?

there's someone selling matin compartments at garage sale. i think RM95 per set, not sure how many are there.

i did ask, but he/she never replied @_@

Sad, Shashinki not selling Billingham Small - Black Fibrenyte

see quite a lot of interest in billingham. Since I am staying in JB, i might be able to conduct a MO to buy from Spore if there is enough interest but I think the most i can only take back 3 or 4 bags thru custom without tax in a trip. But i need to get the prices first.

is it cheaper?

there's this guy selling a billingham look-alike (fake) in facebook for RM130++. Might get one next week and see if the quality is ok.



This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 29 2011, 12:49 AM

get the best you can, a 1 time investment

but most of the time 1 is not enough

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Added on May 29, 2011, 7:07 pmoh yes. New stocks for Billingham will only be brought in by July.
J One and Keat Camera sells them. If you are patient enough you can order from either 1 of them which requires a deposit.

Currently J One still has a Billingham Hadley Small - Sage colour.

As for me, I've already ordered from PK Chan and hoping it arrives by Sunday!

This post has been edited by nivlanauk: May 29 2011, 07:07 PM

the guy sells more than one? can share with us the link to his fb page or acc .

yeah. I ordered this one



To be honest, I'm more looking forward to check out the inserts rather than the bag

I think he has one more left for this colour.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187...f_t=photo_reply
http://www.facebook.com/lomocrewz


and previously i got this off him



I rarely use film camera nowadays, but my main purpose for this cannister with clip is to clip it on my bag strap and use it to store SD Cards

This post has been edited by C-Fu: May 30 2011, 11:25 PM

mmm. nice but i don't really fancy that colour. prefer brown / black. but i think i'll still get one for my trip overseas. looks nice lol

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Added on May 31, 2011, 9:55 amyou mean you order from here in malaysia and he'll send it to you by courier? how much is he selling? does he have a site or something that we can refer to?

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Added on May 31, 2011, 10:50 ambtw anyone got keat camera's phone number? wanna call and ask about their stock

This post has been edited by LinTao: May 31 2011, 10:50 AM

dam!!
that nice one..

Anyway if I order from shashinki..

and if say it got stock and will be deliver within 24 hours,
would that mean I will get it latest at least within 1 day after order?

sorry guy, noob here in buying online..

i think that's mean they will deliver to you within 24 hours, not reaching you in 24 hours.

thanks man

oh btw, Keat Camera in Pudu/Cheras just restocked their Billingham bags. Might wanna go there for a visit.

I got the bag last week (or more? I forgot).

To be honest I knew I wouldn't like the bag quite as much as I'd wanted, since it's a fake Bill in terms of quality, etc. When the bag arrived it was crumpled a bit, but not exactly noticeable. The straps are a bit too pendek for my liking (the bag sits above my pants). But overall it's quite a nice bag to have.

But more importantly, I wanted the bag primarily for the insert and although it's a bit on the soft side, it does it's job pretty well if I must say when put inside my other new bag

To me, while this isn't really a camera bag, it is AWESOME as a camera bag. Priced around the Hadley range, and awesomely tanned leather. size is right, and very very limited quantity around KL.


Massimo Dutti leather sling bag
Can fit magazines at the front.




the bag with the cheap insert inside. it's width is lesser than a normal magazine size


This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jun 7 2011, 02:16 PM

that looks kinda nice but i doubt it can fit a dslr . do you have keat's number? wanna call and see whether they have what i want

Keat Camera - 03-21480447-Pudu KL - Raymond


oh and definitely can fit a dslr, lcd at the bottom.

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jun 7 2011, 07:49 PM

If i'm not mistaken their stock is only arriving in July?
Keat camera and J One. Probably same distro which is shiro.

nope, i saw them few weeks ago. but at that time they haven't set the price yet.

LOL until now Shiriro hasnt call me back regarding the billingham hadley inserts. Glad I bought from PK Chan instead.

Btw the Hadley insert is really useful. I can use it in my backpack or just about any messenger back. The best thing is that you are not stuck to one type of camera bag.

Here is how it looks like. Its very small and good for mirrorless system

It comes with some dividers with velcro fasteners



This post has been edited by idoblu: Aug 19 2011, 12:24 PM

does it actually protects it?

No more/less even if you were to use the whole Billingham bag cause its still the same thing in the Hadley bag. Its just that you can buy the insert separately

Yes its padded.

This post has been edited by idoblu: Aug 19 2011, 12:41 PM

any other bags...now i in need of another bag...

how much you bought it from PK Chan? Thinking of getting 1 for my normal backpack for overseas trip. If can't find a suitable one, may just put my 10 years old Lowepro Nova 2 inside the backpack - a bag within a bag.

@rx330, what new bag you wanna get? I got a Thinktank Photo Retrospective 10 instead of Billingham. R10 is a very solid bag too - not too flamboyant.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Aug 19 2011, 02:05 PM

im thinking of something tat can put 3 middle size camera, with the lens attached
and also a slot for ipad
and some spaces for film rolls

S$91

i believe J One has billingham bags in stock now. my friend told me. but he got his already from his uncle in singapore.

wow.. quite expensive. thanks for the info.

wah u went to sg to get the insert without telling me!!!!!!!

mail order wan la.....

can do mail order? how you contact him? $91 inclusive of postage?

@C-Fu, you interested in getting the insert?

write to him for a quote = photopk@singnet.com.sg

no the price is not including postage. btw there are three sizes for the Hadley Insert so make sure you know which one you want

oh yes definitely interested!!!!!!!

i went for A&A, arcam 3000
too bad its not leather

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Added on May 10, 2012, 3:49 pmI would like to buy this bag from you. Please contact me through this site or DP Review.

This post has been edited by awbrown@gmail.com: May 10 2012, 03:49 PM

definitely not selling you can't even find awesome spanish leather like this anymore, not even in massimo.

try contacting International Camera Service in Pertama Shopping Complex. 03-2698610. I've seen them in that shop before