Travelbags For Camera Kit - Sorry

[Claire Davies]

Hi all,

Im sure this has been raised 100's of times already.

I've joined as I'm after some advice primarily for buying a birthday present for my other half.

We both dive, both MSD and and keen with our photography. Whilst I've just upgraded from my first camera and housing which was very basic but enough for me to realise I enjoy it my other half has used a camera underwater for a number of years and is much more advanced than me and has a set up involving strobes. Anyway I digress.

I would like to buy my other half a new flight rucksack for when we go on dive holidays that offers a good amount of protection for his gear. He's indicated he would prefer a rucksack not a pelican case or wheeled case.

Bag needs to fit
* prescription mask
* bose noise cancelling headphones in travel case
* 10" tablet
* strobe
* wide angle lense
* macro lense
* patima housing for a Canon s95
* Canon s95
* strobe cables
* 2 x 1st stages off his side mount regs

I'm certain the arms usually go in the checked baggage

At the moment it all gets packed into a North Face rucksack with the help of a sarong for protection but I'm sure there is a better way.

Suggestions welcomed. Currently not fussed on budget, preferably under £300

 

[bvanant]

The ThinkTank series particularly the Airport (takeoff or accelerator) are good choices, but that seems like a pretty heavy bag (depends on where you go to). I use an older Airport model and get a housing (EM-1) two bodies, two ports, two lenses and handles with a strobe and my iPad.
Cheers
Bill

 

[Andreni]

I recently bought the inlet from fstopp ICU and i'm very happy with it. You can put it in every back pack or small suitcase (size of hand bagage) and all your gear is sorted and protected.

 

[ozziworld]

I think you would want to keep the whole kit together. Arms and all. If the airlines lose your check-in you can always rent dive gear. Not the case we photo equipment. So I would keep the arms and clamps with the carry-on. I use an AW300 Lowepro for my whole DSLR Setup. There is a smaller version that I think would be perfect for a compact system like yours.

Here are photos I took to help me remember when re-packing.