Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim)

Comments about Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim):

Another great bag from Billingham. I bought it for a Fujifilm X-Pro1. This bag is compact but larger than it may appear mostly because it lacks divider inserts. I just wrap the spare lenses so really do not miss the dividers at all.

I can fit my camera with an attached lens, plus at least one other, maybe two but that would be pushing it. Still other pockets for batteries, cards, etc..

Comments about Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim):

First, this is a beautiful and well constructed bag: great fit & finish and top quality materials. I bought it to carry my Olympus EP-3 and pancake and, indeed, it fits fine if you don't mind it rolling around loose at the bottom of the bag! There is plenty of left over space for a flash and another lens or too. But, oddly, there are no dividers to organize or protect these items from scraping together. I'd be happy with a single divider in the middle. Unfortunately the Pola, unlike my other Billingham bags, lacks velcro cloth. I might sew velcro inside the main compartment and install a divider, but sheesh what an oversight for a supposed "camera" bag. Or perhaps use a lens bag to keep my extra lens or flash from scraping against the camera. The Pola is too small for the commercially available camera bag inserts I've seen. Incidentally, my Tascam DR-100 audio recorder fits well, with just enough room for a stereo mic and cable.

The front and back walls of the bag have dense closed cell foam in them and offer good protection from light knocks. Nothing on the sides.

Finally, this British made bag is much higher quality, better looking and less expensive than similar "made in China" Coach bags. So not a total fail. As shipped, it's a great purse (5 stars) but a poor camera bag (1 star).

Comments about Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim):

First, this is a beautiful and well constructed bag: great fit & finish and quality materials. I bought it to carry my Olympus EP-3 and pancake and, indeed, it fits fine if you don't mind it rolling around loose at the bottom of the bag. There is plenty of left over space for a flash and a couple small or medium lenses. But, oddly, there are no dividers to protect said items from scraping together. I'd be happy with a single divider in the middle. Unfortunately the Pola, unlike my other Billingham bags, lacks velcro cloth. I plan to sew velcro inside the main compartment and install a divider, but sheesh what an oversight for a supposed "camera" bag.

Comments about Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim):

The Billingham Stowaway Pola camera bag works perfectly in handling my Nikon P7000 digital camera and a few accessories (small flash and wide-angle lens). At the same time, it handles things like airplane tickets, wallet, etc., very conveniently going through security checks. Billingham's quality can't be beat.

Comments about Billingham Stowaway Pola Shoulder Bag (Black with Tan Leather Trim):

Very good bag for my Canon G9, billfold, keys and a few papers. A good man purse. The strap is very long for a short person. I had to cut and shorten it.