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5.0 out of 5 starsGREAT BAG FOR A SONY A7II WITH GRIP !!! (For Everything You Need...and Nothing that You Don't...)
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2017
I'm a fairly seasoned photographer both in the still and video circles having worked professionally in both. I've always believed your gear is only as good as the cases you keep it in. If you buy the best first you don't have to continually pay for things that will make do, then only to discover you should have purchased the best case initially. It's cheap insurance...and an investment.
I generally carry gear in Pelicans, but I've had just about every make of camera bag out there. This one is the best.
I am a Nikon still shooter who switched to the Sony A7 format, but I couldn't find a review that would really tell me if a Sony A7 (or the variants of this format) would fit with a battery grip... I've seen just about every YouTube video out there, looked at all the reviews and no one will talk about it with a grip. After about a week of "researching" the subject, I made the plunge and bought the bag. Trust me, it does carry a Sony A7 with a battery grip without a problem...and yes, with a lens. (But there's a catch).
The way I have it set up is I have a strobe in one partition of the bag, a 28-70 lens in another partition and in the center I have the A7ii with the grip. I have a 16mm lens with hood on the camera. It fits with a very slight bulge, but really not something you'd notice.
I did measurements of cameras others had in their Hadley Pros and figured if they could get theirs in it...I could get mine to work. It works, and works really well.
The case is smaller than I thought and it wears well on your shoulder (with or without the shoulder pad). It provides very good protection for the camera, lens and strobe configuration and it allows me to have additional batteries, filters and a Manfrotto table pod in the exterior pockets.
Once I flesh out my system (I'm the sort of guy who carried two bodies with different lenses at the same time and a half dozen other lenses in the field case) I'll either opt to keep them in one of the Pelicans or get a larger Billingham to carry the gear...probably the Pelican but I'll probably opt to get the larger Billingham as well if I plan to carry more than one body on location, etc.
So, for all you guys who opted to go with a mirrorless Sony with the battery grip...you have a great case in the Hadley Pro provided you go with a body cap or a small e-series lens attached as I have. Having the 16mm on the body is great for quick snaps with families and groups where there's not much room to work. With the Hadley it's basically a quick draw perspective.
I've probably owned just about every type of case out there and I'm really impressed with the Hadley Pro. It's a really neat case that is smaller than a messenger bag. Just right for everything you need...and nothing that you don't.
