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Testbench ACCESSORIES

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●Externaldimensions:

430x160x240mm(WxDxH)

●Internaldimensions:

340x80x210mm(WxDxH)

●Weight1.2kg

● Made in England

THEEVOLUTIONof smallsystemcamerasand

ever-growingpopularityof mirrorlesshasseen

Billingham’sHadleyProbecomethebest-selling

modelin thecompany’sportfolio.Sohowhasthe

manufacturergoneaboutmakingitsmostpopular

shoulderbagevenbetter,I hearyouask?After

listeningtoitscustomersandtakingfeedbackon

board,a fewsubtletweakshavebeenmade.New

featuresincludea leathergripontheundersideof

therobustcarryhandletoprovidebettercomfort

whenit’sbeingcarriedin onehand.A newluggage

trolleystrapallowsyoutotakeweightoffby

slippingit overthehandleof a wheeledsuitcase,

plusyoucanfullyremovetheadjustableshoulder

strap,whichis madefromverydurableshuttle

wovenspunpolyester.Thefinalnewfeatureis a

weatherproofzipthatprovideseasieraccesstothe

rearpocketwhereimportantdocuments

itemslikea passport,ticketsoryourissu

canbesafelystored.Thedifferencebetw

theHadleyProandHadleyPro 2020 is

totellbylooksalone,sotomakea distin

a yellowHP2020labelis sewnontheou

In allotherrespects,theHadleyPro 2

is virtuallyidenticaltotheHadleyProtha

weknowandlove.YougetBillingham’s

proprietaryquick-releasesystemforfast

tothemaincompartmentandsizeablef

pockets,withexcellentprotectioncomin

formof Billingham’scanvasorFibreNyt

Thesebothincludea coreof butyl-rubb

impermeabletowater.FibreNyteoffers

benefits andweather-resistanceof Billingham

canvas,withtheextraadvantageof colourfastness.

Theremovablepaddedinsertwithitsfoldingflap

andinternaldividersprovidesspacefora full-frame

SLRormirrorlessbody(minusbatterygrip)and

uptofourlenses.If youneedextracapacity,you

cangetoptionalAvea7 orAvea8 pockets,that

fastensecurelyvialeatherpanelsat theside.

A 13inlaptopcanfit behindthepaddedinsert

andasyou’dexpectfortheprice,youcan’tfault

thestitchingand quality of the overall fi nish.

Verdict
UsingtheHadleyPro 2020 overa weekendto
carrya full-framemirrorlesscameraandthree
small-tomedium-sizedlenseswasa luxury.The
smallrefinementshavemadeit anevenbetterbag
fortravellingandyouimmediatelygetthesense
thatit hasbeenlovinglymadeandwillprovide
top-levelservicefora lifetime.Stylishshoulder
ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE STREET PRICESbags simply don’t come much better than this.

Forthosewhoplantocarrytheir

bagsforlongperiods,Billingham

offerstwostylesofshoulder

pads.TheSP10(£28),SP15

(£33)andSP20(£33)are

verygrippybutonlymildly

padded.TheSP40(£35)and

SP50(£35)offerextrapaddinganda

groovedinnercoreoffoamdesignedtohelpthe

padmouldtotheshapeofyourshoulder.TheHadleyPro

2020 is compatiblewiththeSP15andSP40.Usethecode

KITBONUS to get 10% off a shoulder pad when bought with the bag.

SHOU

Billingham

Hadley Pro 2020

MichaelTophamtriesoutthelatest

additionintheHadley family

● £240● http://www.billingham.co.uk

GOLD

Britishmade

TheHadleyPro2020,likeall

Billinghambags,is handmade

in theWestMidlands.

Guarantee

Thebagcomeswitha

five-yearguarantee

forpeaceofmind.

Colour

combinations

It’savailablein sixcolours,

includingtheSageFibreNyte/

Chocolateleatherfinishas

suppliedforreview.

Rearpocket

Thisis largeenoughto

holdA4documentsand

featuresa water-

resistantzip.