FS5: What is the best hard case for the Sony FS5?

I realize that there are many sizes of cases, both hard and soft. I was just trying to get in the ballpark as to what most SF5 uses might use, both for around town or long distance trips. For example, which Pelican holds the basic SF5 gear best? That's the level I'm looking at. Or, is one of these large soft cases where it's going. They seem to hold a lot of stuff.

I am also interested which specific cases hold a tricked out SF5 with rails, focus pull, and top handle always on. One case I need is one that will hold the SF with bells and whistles on, so that I can pull it out and have it working in seconds, without have to assemble much.
 
I have one of these:
https://www.cinebags.com/cb40highroller
which I put a fully rigged FS5 in with rails, follow focus, top handle, Zacuto viewfinder and lens attached. There is still enough room for two more lenses. I have my grip on a vocas extension arm. That has to come off to go in the bag but there is room in the main compartment for that as well. The side zipped sections will carry enough batteries, hand grips and even my Blackmagic 5" video assist with a load of batteries. It is a BIG bag. My only gripe with it is how bloody garish it is what with all the orange but it was the biggest I could find at the time. I think there is a Portabrace equivalent that is much more subdued!
I have just bought one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S87B22W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
which is a knock off of a Pelican 1660. The camera bag drops straight into this perfectly so that I can cable lock into a car for instance to give me a bit more security than a soft bag can give me. Hopefully that will give you an idea of the dimensions of cases you might need.
 
Definitely get a cinebag. I almost always take my A-cam on the plane with me in an onbaord approved (50 liter or less) bag. The cinebags come in right around that and can go on your back and fit a full fs7 with rails, couple lenses, batteries, mattebox, etc. Check them out. I have hard case pelicans and I never use them now that I have cinebags.
 
I don't have any problem with the dividers. They are fine for me. I'm only really using two for the extra lenses. The camera rigged takes up a lot of the length of the bag with one divider behind it for a compartment for my grip/extension.
Definitely look for a portabrace equivalent though which I didn't know about at the time.
 
Don't know where you got the negative reviews on Cinebags. I use their Lens Smuggler bag and it is extremely well built and exactly as shown. I use a Petrol Doctor bag for my FS5, which is similar to other doctor bags out there. It has a detachable roller and fits in overhead bins. Holds the camera with the 18-110mm lens, batteries, charger and a 12mm Rokinon along with rails. May be some used ones on EBay.
 
Hard case. I'd say Pelican. I have the 1610 for my FS7. But that is only for rough traveling and it's as big as a suitcase.

Soft case. I like the Tenba bags, like this one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...qNja3AIVVp7ACh2xyg8wEAQYAiABEgLjX_D_BwE&smp=y

The Cineluxe series is very nice. No matter where I go, I generally keep the camera pretty close to me, so I use the softcase 90% of the time.

The 21" hightop is the one, not the 24.
 
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