> Another bag I have for travel is a Pelican 1514 case. That's my > preference for when I'm carrying a lot of gear and only a little > travel clothing as it is a hard rollaway that fits nicely in > overhead > luggage carry on. It is a perfect storage case for the Pentax > 645 kit > that is on loan to me (camera, four lenses, two film inserts and a > few spare rolls of film just about fills it...).
I have a Pelican 1550 which I use to put the hardware (not film) in checked luggage. I always make sure I have a minimal kit in my carry-on, just in case the Pelican flies elsewhere. I use 2 4-barrel combination locks for it, so it makes a good safe when I'm in disreputable hotels. > > But I never use any of these big cases for actual shooting. They're > more useful for storage/stowage while traveling. A good, compact > shoulder/hip bag is much more useful for shooting, for me. I used to keep me camera equipment in a 1550 at home as well, but when I was burgled a few years ago it was obviously very convenient for the burglar just to close the case and walk out with all my gear. Now I have an enormous safe anchored to the floor. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
