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steve mellor

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Hello all,

I have a very small budget at the moment (£40) and need a case of some description for the HMC151E.

I know it's a small budget, much smaller than it should be, but it's all I have and I would prefer to get something rather than nothing.

It needs to tick these boxes as well:


  • Must cost no more than £40 ($61)
  • The camera needs to fit in it (obviously)
  • It would be nice to have space for batteries and power leads
  • It MUST be available in the UK (I don't want to have to pay import duty)
I was looking at the Maplin cases. None of them are quite the right size but they're close to what I'm after. It doesn't even matter if it's not a proper camera case. If it will do the job then I will consider it.

There must be something out there!
 
You may want to place a wanted ad in the marketplace. I'm sure you could find something there.

Varizoom has what looks to be a decent bag for $90 which is a little more than your budget.Not sure of its UK availability.
 
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Thanks for that, I have posted. I'm not sure it will do any good though.

In the mean time, does anyone else have any other suggestions?
 
I went to my local Samsonite Outlet store - they generally sell higher-end suitcases for professionals, but I got lucky and found a great little "bag" case on sale for $50. The camera fits pretty snugly, and after a trip to the fabric store to add some padding, I'm good to go.

It's a bit on the small side, but it'll hold me over until I can earn enough with it to afford something nice like a Pelican case.
 
You can do it, a professional I work with does exactly that. He bought a suitcase, filled it with a huge brick of foam and made a cutout for his camera + accessories. He had one for his XL-2 and a smaller one for his GL-2.

It was one of those suitcases that is zippered on the side, so you can open the whole front easily like a book. For the environments we filmed in (in-house videos - carpeting/flat surfaces everywhere), the rolling wheels were a big plus.

Personally I go off the beaten path a bit more and I appreciate the weight savings of not having the wheels + T bar, and prefer to sling it over my shoulder than drag it behind me.
 
@Superfresa66
That's still to expensive I'm afraid, once you take import duty and postage costs in to account. That's why I need to find somewhere in the UK.

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@TigerFX
I like the idea of the Samsonite actually but we don't have stores like that in the UK - not in Gloucester anyway. I shall be going around the local army/camping and luggage stores with a tape measure come the weekend though.
 
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