HVX in Pelican 1510 *pic

Sam: Where did you find the soft case insert for the 1550? I see the Pelican name on it in your picture, but it doesn't seem to appear anywhere on the Pelican web site.
 
I actually lied. The photo was of a 1520 with a 1527 bag. I also have a 1550 with a soft bag insert. All are available at B&H. The HVX will fit in either. I love the idea of grabbing the soft case when that's all I need.
cheers,
Sam
 
So let me get this straight. Fits the HVX200 and is Carry-On approved.

Pelican 1510 and 1550
Storm im2500

of the Pelicans - is one preferrable over the other for the HVX - accesories?
 
Pelican 1510 and the Strom im2500 have almost identical dimensions.

They will fit most of your HVX gear but I'm not so sure about mattebox, rails and all.

They are both legal carry-on sizes in the US at this time...
 
jonnyh1968 said:
So let me get this straight. Fits the HVX200 and is Carry-On approved.

Pelican 1510 and 1550
Storm im2500

of the Pelicans - is one preferrable over the other for the HVX - accesories?
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I am not sure if the 1550 is still "carry on" i dont think so...!
 
Soft padding on *outside* of a Pelican?

Soft padding on *outside* of a Pelican?

Riddle me this...

Without a doubt a hard case such as a Pelican is or is almost bulletproof, waterproof, crush-proof, etc. Furthermore, the Pelicans have phenomenal padding *inside* that keep everything from moving around during any impact.

However, because of the incredibly hard and non-forgiving material of a hard case, if you *did* drop it, any items inside of a hard case would still suffer a very hard jolt or jarring.

Doesn't that make sense? If a hard case dropped 10 feet and landed on concrete, the innerworkings of, say, a video camera would still feel that impact a great deal. Although the hard case wouldn't be damaged, the sudden impact would still be transferred as a very heavy force not only to the camera casing itself, but also to the components and mechanical pieces *inside* the camera.

On the other hand, the cushioning on the outside of a soft case would dramatically reduce the *inner* shock to any sensitive equipment....outside soft padding provides a great dampening effect while absorbing the energy from the impact....a hard case can't do this.

Wouldn't it reason to get the best of both worlds and put about an inch or two of soft padding on the *outside* of a hard case such as a Pelican? Who cares about an increase in cost...we're talking about $6000+ of gear to protect.

I'm planning on doing this on my own...I just need to find appropriate padding that would work well and look decent.

what's everyone think?

-shannon
 
Riddle me this...then another hard case around that extra soft case with another soft case over that would be even better.

But NOT dropping your camera 10 feet onto concrete is better yet! :beer:

Sorry, just feeling ornery. But it is true that, hard hits on a hard case has a degree of danger. The hard shock issue is why we almost never use the wheels unless it's on a glass smooth surface. Never over parking lots.

Let us know if you find a way to wrap the hard case and have it still look decent and hold up well.
 
In high school we had this thing where we had to create a vehicle that would safely deliver an egg to the ground from the roof of the gymnasium. My friend cut open a soccer ball and filled it with scrambled eggs, which is about 5 dozen. He put the egg inside and taped it up. After it was dropped we cut it open and you know what, it was FINE. Maybe a hard case within a soft case but instead of foam we use camera parts. MMMMMM.....camera parts.
 
spikeman256 said:
Riddle me this...

Without a doubt a hard case such as a Pelican is or is almost bulletproof, waterproof, crush-proof, etc. Furthermore, the Pelicans have phenomenal padding *inside* that keep everything from moving around during any impact.

However, because of the incredibly hard and non-forgiving material of a hard case, if you *did* drop it, any items inside of a hard case would still suffer a very hard jolt or jarring.

Doesn't that make sense?
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Pelican cases aren't all that "hard" actually. They're very very tough, but have considerable "give". The material is a little like solid nylon - incredibly hard to cut or pierce, but relatively flexible considering its strength. I'd imagine that when a loaded Pelican case is dropped, substantial, if brief, deformation of the shell takes place, absorbing a lot of the initial shock load. The interior foam would then do the rest.

It's pretty different from a Calzone/Anvil style fiberglass shell/aluminum frame flight case, where the shell is most decidedly rigid, which is necessary for the large, heavy things these cases often hold, like 4 foot long 100 pound midi keyboards for example. Those cases, because of their rigidity, will sometimes fail to protect the contents when dropped, much like your concerns describe.

My impression is that for what they're typically used, Pelicans are quite a bit more forgiving.
 
i love the giant battery numbering. Really slick.

I'm currently using the squarish miniDV tape labels on my batts.

thanks for including the photo

steadicamsteel said:
Here's my system in a 1650 case:

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I was wondering that too... If it's right side up when it's down what about when you walk holding the handle?
 
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