Anyone use a Pelican 1510 for their camera gear? Will a Canon 500 4L IS fit, and still have room for 2 bodies, Flash, 100-400 L, and another smaller lens or two?? Would also be interested in how you have it configured.
Thanks.
Pelican 1510 Case for Canon 500 4L IS
Anyone use a Pelican 1510 for their camera gear? Will a Canon 500 4L IS fit, and still have room for 2 bodies, Flash, 100-400 L, and another smaller lens or two?? Would also be interested in how you have it configured.
Thanks.
Hi Bryan, not sure if this will be that useful to you or not ? but I use mine mainly to hold all my odds and ends (flash, better beamer, wide angle lens, cords etc etc) in one place. However when I am travelling I will take everything out and put my Think Tank Ultra Light MK1 (MK2 will not fit) in and that will take...
...with a bit of room still on the ends (picture on Think Tank web site) so I think it should hold the 500 f4, couple of bodies and 100-400 at least. Hope someone else can help with more info for you.
Tell
Bryan,
I use the 1510.
The case holds my Nikon 600mm AF-S F4(no hood), Nikon D300, Nikon D700, Nikon 70-300mm VR, Teleconverters and extra batteries and CF cards.
I love this case!
Bryan -
I'm curious to see answers on this as well 'cause I have similar equipment although perhaps different transportation needs.
Personally, I'm considering the Tenba Roadie (large) primarily because they actually show pictures with a 500/f4 mounted on a body: http://www.tenba.com/products/Roadie...ptop-Case.aspx
Although I know it can be done, I found it difficult to configure the pelican for my needs. I now use a Kiboku pack which holds everything and is designed to be legal for all airlines (guragear.com). Kata has some great bags to to which wheels can be added which I used if I have to check stuff in.
Thanks for the comments. I should have mentioned the reason I'm considering the Pelican is I wanted a carry on hard shell just in case I needed to gate check it. I feel more confident with a hard shell case protecting my gear than a soft bag.
Bryan, that is exactly what I use mine for when travelling - peace of mind :)Originally Posted by Bryan Erb
Tell
Pelican 1510 Case with 500mm/1.4TC/Mark III combo
Bryan,
Here's a photo of a provisional layout to give you an idea of the fit. I installed semi-rigid foam cradles for the 500mm and used 3/8" foam padding for the sides and top of the box (Pelican's "Pick-a-Part" foam doesn't have enough stiffness for this high-volume load, and the Mk3-1.4TC-500mm combo just barely fits the length). I cut a notch for the camera eyepiece. My home-made flexible neoprene lens hood for the 500 is shown here, but Canon's CF hood, reversed, will also fit this case. However, the Canon lens "cap" will not. I use a Don Zeck. The rear lens cradle was cut to allow the camera body to rest lightly on the foam padding on the floor of the box to minimize pressure on the camera-lens coupling.
I recall Artie saying NOT to travel long distances with the camera body attached to the lens -- I presume because of the possibility of damage to the camera-lens coupling under prolonged stress and vibration. The smaller lens shown is the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS. There is space for 2-3 more items.
One thing that bothers me is that the wheel wells protrude into the case, reducing usable cargo space. Also, the heavy plastic drawbar for wheeling the case weighs 2 lbs -- a lot of dead weight in the field. I stripped off the drawbar and wheels and use the case for equipment transport in my double sea kayak. The rigid case is not very efficient space-wise for packing equipment, but if hard-shell, waterproof protection is your priority, it's a good choice. The dimensions of this case are acceptable as carry-on for most domestic flights in the U.S, but watch the weight.
Last edited by Craig Markham; 07-23-2009 at 02:18 AM.
Craig, Thanks for the Picture, that helps a lot. Looks like I may have to get one.
Hi Bryan, I had to do a little packing yesterday so thought I would show the Peli with their divider set. This shows....
500 f4 (without hood)
100-400
2 Camera bodies
x1.4 convertor
Wideangle lens
a little spare space that can be used for misc things
I personally do not pack this much when I am travelling because I find it heavy and awkward to put in the planes overhead locker (it can be done though) so I take out at least the 2 bodies, put them in a small laptop bag for carrying, and replace with a spare set of underware/socks/teashirt just incase my checked baggage is delayed, this came in useful when my baggage was delayed by a day when I travelled to Bosque.
Tell
awesome thread because I was wondering the same thing
thanks for the pic Tell because thats the exact same thing I planned to pack :) Can you fit the hood in there like that?
anyone use the lowepro computrekker plus AW roller? I have the non roller now but its darn heavy lugging around the airport so I really want something with wheels
Hi Jamie, I personally think it doesnt fit because closing the case is very hard if the hood is fitted and I think there is too much pressure on it. It would also reduce the remaining width by an inch or so. I think if you cut away some of the padding of the divider set and/or lid foam you could possibly get it to fit better but I have not tried that. I always pack the hood in checked baggage, which ever way you do it just have to make sure you have some sort of lens protection for the front element of the 500 f4 because the leather lens cap will not fit IMHO, I found a tub of dried meal worms that had a lid that fitted exactly :)
Tell
Last edited by Tell Dickinson; 07-26-2009 at 08:31 AM.
cool thanks for the info
just got mine, its looks so tiny, I somehow thought it was going to be bigger :)
I use the Pelican 1510 for my 500 f/4 but pack my lens hood in checked luggage. The 500 with 1.4x and 12mm ET attached, 70-200 f/2.8, 2 5D bodies with battery packs fit well. With another configuration, I put the 500 (assembled as above) and 600 f/4 in it. Again both lens hoods go in checked luggage. I use the commercially provided custom liner for the case. For lens covering I use plastic food container lids which attach to the lip at the front of each lens. Another option is to purchase lens coverings called "Hoodies" and attach rigid protection to the outside of the hoodie. I love this set up, especially when I'm flying regional jets. If I have to check it, I put two TSA locks on the outside and don't worry. Anything in that case is safe.
Dean I am more worried about the case growing legs than things getting damaged inside
most airlines only over 250 or so if they loose your bag :(
but thats what insurance is for :)
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