Anyone using Camera Body Armor?

Cameras for Combat....

IMAGE LINK: http://webphotoresourc​e.blogspot.com …6/cameras-for-combat.html

IMAGE LINK: http://www.camerarmor.​com/details.html

Saw that - pretty slick looking in in Terminator sort of way. But no... my weddings aren't that rough.

Can't really see the use of it around here. Perhaps if I were still on active duty instead of retired.

Mark

Yeah, I like the idea a lot (In fact I am getting one for my vid-camera, as it is much wimpier than the Still cameras), but I would have to paint it orange or something if they were to be for my photo cameras. I often photograph police with weapons drawn (I don't always know the officers involved), and pointing an unknown green/gray/black object at them that I can aim, would be extremely distracting. I actually like the big white CANON on front, it's saved my bacon a couple of times.

Cheers,

haha - funny thing is that i've just seen this advertised on a photo mag the other day..and have been meanin to look up info on it but keep forgetting

Perfect for weddings!

I would like it if it fit over the grips...

Only if the cake cutting turns into a pastry fight - frosting shrapnel can be deadly to a 5D.

lkorell wrote in post #3324180
Perfect for weddings!

Here is an alternative model....


http://www.jibble.org/​kitecam/


Protecting the Camera

Obviously, my main concern was that I'd paid over £300 for the camera and I didn't want to break it. I put on my Blue Peter hat and cunningly crafted a fine blend of bubblewrap, toilet roll and parcel tape. The idea was that even if the camera fell from a great height, the camera would be safe. Maybe I should have used more bubblewrap...

IMAGE LINK: http://www.jibble.org/​kitecam/images/Cimg002​1.jpg

ROFLMAO!!! Go the bubble-wrap!!

One of my acquaintences uses it when he is shooting rodeos.

Now there's an application I would not have thought of. Does he feel it interferes with the controls in any way?

dicktay wrote in post #3600896
One of my acquaintences uses it when he is shooting rodeos.

He was showing it to us at the motor racing racing and raving about it. He had a 30D, with the armour on, and said the only problem was that it needed a bit of trimming on the bottom to fit the battery grip. He didn't have the battery grip fitted when I was talking to him.
Richard

PhotoJourno wrote in post #3322128
Yeah, I like the idea a lot (In fact I am getting one for my vid-camera, as it is much wimpier than the Still cameras), but I would have to paint it orange or something if they were to be for my photo cameras. I often photograph police with weapons drawn (I don't always know the officers involved), and pointing an unknown green/gray/black object at them that I can aim, would be extremely distracting. I actually like the big white CANON on front, it's saved my bacon a couple of times.

Cheers,

They come in Red as-well which would suit your needs. I haven't used one before though so I'm not recommending them!