I’ve always fancied a posh camera bag from Billingham but could never justify the expense to myself. My desire didn’t even take into consideration the dimensions of the bag, or that of the camera kit I intended to fill it with; I just admired the old-school doctor’s bag aesthetic, the craftmanship and materials involved, plus the attention to detail.
But while this bag looked to all intents and purposes ‘perfect’, I always had the sneaking suspicion that it wouldn’t be. Because there is simply no such thing as the perfect camera bag.
