[LRflex] Re: Pelican cases, etc..
- From: David Simms <simmszee@xxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:44:48 -0800 (PST)
Thanks Fred;
Do you package your entire "kit" in a Pelican or do you break up the pieces
into different "packages" ? I'm wondering about the clearances, primarily. I'll
probably package either a camerawith one lens in a Pelican and any additional
lenses in tubes made with PVC.
Dave
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From: Fred Hess <fredhess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, December 5, 2009 12:39:53 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Pelican cases, etc..
Hello Dave,
I use Pelican cases for many years for my Leica (M & R ) equipment, and for
video- and audiogear as well. I am very content with these cases, I use them
mostly on hikings in extreme country and on canoetrips. I also use
Rimowa-cases, Temba-bags and LowePro-rucksacks. But when I have depent on
protection and waterproof I use the Pelicancases. I also have a special
Pelican-case for my laptop!
And they (at least in The Netherlands) provide very good after-sales-services.
Regards from The Hague
Fred
----- Original Message -----
>From: David Simms
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: zaterdag 5 december 2009 19:17
>Subject: [LRflex] Pelican cases, etc..
>
>
>Hello fellow Leicaphiles;
>I wonder whether I could get a bit of help with comments re. protective gear
>for equipment.
>
>I take cameras and lenses to places where it's possible to bang them around a
>bit too much; skiing, climbing and hiking. This week, for example, I've been
>out every day taking pictures of ice growth on some of our local waterfalls.
>I'm very attentive to protecting camera gear but I don't yet have a foolproof
>system.
>
>Last year, I bumped the rewind knob on my M4-2 and had to have it repaired.
>Luckily, it was long overdue for attention and it several other issues dealt
>with at the time. Nevertheless, I don't want to make equipment damage a
>regular thing.
>
>Since I often carry gear in a pack (I used to use a Lowe Pro fanny pack and I
>often stuffed it, with its contents, into a regular pack) and, I've settled on
>a solution for lenses. I'll use short pieces of PVC pipe, cut to the right
>length and lined with closed cell foam or felt or some other shock absorbing
>material. With the end caps placed on the pipe, this should be fine for
>lenses. For a camera body, I'll use a Pelican case. However, with reference to
>these, I'm not quite sure how much extra space to allow, in the thickness, to
>insure good shock absorbtion. Unless one examines these in person it's tough
>to come up with the right guidelines.
>
>So, if the height of an M is 8cm and the measurement from the back to the end
>of the lens is roughly the same, how much extra space should I allow for
>padding, in a Pelican (or similar case) ? If I look for a model that gives the
>interior thickness dimension as 10 cm, 12 cm etc. ? Would that be sufficient ?
>Is anyone, out there, using Pelican cases ?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>Dave, Clearwater, BC, Canada
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