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Hands On: HoldFast Gear Indispensible Wallet

Chris Gampat
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02/17/2012
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I’m a photographer that values both functionality and beauty. Those two can sometimes mix very well together in the photography world. In the case of the newly announced HoldFast Gear Indispensible Wallet, you’ll get an item that is both functional as a wallet for your CF, SD, and business cards while still being quite beautiful. Admittedly though, it leans a bit more towards the beautiful side than functional.

Ergonomics

As you see in the lead image, this little wallet is beautiful. The version above is the Kodiak Oil-Tanned leather edition. If you’re like me, you like leather things: such as the Olympus Pen Premium Case and the ONA Union Street Messenger Bag.

In terms of texture, it feels unlike any other leather I’ve touched. I really, really don’t believe I’m typing this, but as I touch it, I get a feeling almost synonymous to running my fingers along a girl’s skin during the summer. Except being leather, this is naturally colder. It’s very hard to describe and really has to be felt in person.

The wallet is flexible and even smells like real leather that you probably dug out of your father’s closet.

Open the wallet up and you’ll reveal more slots and also take notice of the stitching holding the leather together.

The slots can hold both CF and SD cards. In the back is a nice spot for business cards as well.

Even the back of this little wallet has a slot too. The slot is big enough to hold even more business cards or an SD or CF card. That also means that it can probably hold money and also stash away credit cards if you need it to.

Impressions

If you’re a photographer that likes to keep his/her gear very minimal; then this is a wallet for you. If you need even more functionality, Think Tank makes some excellent options that even include velcro that holds the package closed and holds much more (click our banner on the right to take a look at some of them.)

That wallet wasn’t designed with swagger in mind. This one though, surely was.

As a New Yorker often attending all sorts of events, networking with other professionals at parties, and even going out (I just turned 25) I could really use something like this. If you have a more conservative and relaxed lifestyle, you won’t exactly be going for this.

The American Bison version of this wallet costs $65.00 while the Kodiak Oil-Tanned version costs $45.00. They can currently be purchased on HoldFast’s website.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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