bocaj
25th of June 2008 (Wed), 16:11
Well i took the plunge and bought a pelican case model 1650 ( which by the way is a GREAT deal right now at amazon for $206.14 FREE shipping / no tax (inside dimensions: 28.88"L x 17.88"W x 1.75"H (lid) over 8.62"H (Base)
http://www.casesbypelican.com/app-1650.htm
Here is a picture of what i have in it so far:
http://www.jacobthephotographer.com/images/pelican-alienbees-setup.jpg
2x AB800's
1x AB1600
1x ABR800
4 reflectors ( but could cut down to 3 )
2 lowel (modified barn doors to fit over the reflectors )
4 ab grids that fit perfectly inside the barndoors
4 power cords
1 canon rebel xti (silver surfer) with 70-200 2.8L IS lens attached
I have 2 other rebel bodies, an 85mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8, 17-70 sigma
So my question is before i go pickin and pluckin my foam is there a better way to lay this out?
Should i just put my cameras and lenses into a seperate backpack and use this strictly for the AB strobes power cables and other accessories?
I also have a strobist setup with 4 vivitar strobes, mini foldable bogen light stands, 4 umbrellas that i carry in an easton bat bag ( but i might get another pelican case.. although i like the portability of the bat bag )
So I call upon the godfathers of pelican cases to give me some pointers before i measure once and cut twice. The strobes snug all the way to the top so there is no double leveling things. I could have gotten a bigger case BUT i wanted to be able to stick this in the trunk of my car and also not weigh 300 lbs.. my back aint what it used to be.. boy gettin old is FUN!!!
Thanks in advance!
JTP
P.S. My light stands and softboxes any suggestions as to what to do with those? i pretty much just keep them out or should i get a big bag to haul that crap too?
http://www.casesbypelican.com/app-1650.htm
Here is a picture of what i have in it so far:
http://www.jacobthephotographer.com/images/pelican-alienbees-setup.jpg
2x AB800's
1x AB1600
1x ABR800
4 reflectors ( but could cut down to 3 )
2 lowel (modified barn doors to fit over the reflectors )
4 ab grids that fit perfectly inside the barndoors
4 power cords
1 canon rebel xti (silver surfer) with 70-200 2.8L IS lens attached
I have 2 other rebel bodies, an 85mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8, 17-70 sigma
So my question is before i go pickin and pluckin my foam is there a better way to lay this out?
Should i just put my cameras and lenses into a seperate backpack and use this strictly for the AB strobes power cables and other accessories?
I also have a strobist setup with 4 vivitar strobes, mini foldable bogen light stands, 4 umbrellas that i carry in an easton bat bag ( but i might get another pelican case.. although i like the portability of the bat bag )
So I call upon the godfathers of pelican cases to give me some pointers before i measure once and cut twice. The strobes snug all the way to the top so there is no double leveling things. I could have gotten a bigger case BUT i wanted to be able to stick this in the trunk of my car and also not weigh 300 lbs.. my back aint what it used to be.. boy gettin old is FUN!!!
Thanks in advance!
JTP
P.S. My light stands and softboxes any suggestions as to what to do with those? i pretty much just keep them out or should i get a big bag to haul that crap too?