Since i started photography i have regularly outgrown my camera bag. Perfect for me right now is the Think Tank ...... (insert any of their larger roller bag names) all over £200 which is way out of my budget.
Have been scouring the web looking for a similar sized backpack come roller cases that i can customise for my needs, and struck gold finally yesterday and thought it might help some of you guys if you were in the same situation.
I bought a Karrimor Transit 40 litre wheeled case (seen here http://store.karrimor.com/karrimor-transit-wheel-case-794034)
It has backpack straps that can be tucked out of the way when not in use, padded sides, padlockable zips, 2 internal pockets for bits and an external pocket large enough to fit my laptop if needed (although it would need to be in a sleeve as there is no padding on the outside pocket!)
Next i needed to find a padded dividable interior for the case. I rummaged around in the bag cupboard and found an old camera shoulder bag that had a removable padded section with dividers (Bag was £2 from car boot) and robbed the removable padded divided section from another camera rucksack that i had and they both fit into the case perfect!
(Right hand divided section lays flat so is the right way up when wheeling it round)
Easily holds:
Main body with grip and 24-105 attached
spare body
ST-E2
3 x other lenses
3 x flashguns
Chargers and spare batteries for everything
Wireless trigger & Receivers
Various Snoots, Filters, Gels & Gobos
Table Top tripod
2 x Justin clamps
2 x Umbrella adaptors
2 x folded up umbrellas (not in the photo but they fit)
Pop up grey card
Card reader
Business Cards and other media
All of the gear is in purpose designed padded storage and can be waterproofed with a cheap backpack cover
Total outlay £30! Perfect! (until i outgrow this one lol)
Have been scouring the web looking for a similar sized backpack come roller cases that i can customise for my needs, and struck gold finally yesterday and thought it might help some of you guys if you were in the same situation.
I bought a Karrimor Transit 40 litre wheeled case (seen here http://store.karrimor.com/karrimor-transit-wheel-case-794034)
It has backpack straps that can be tucked out of the way when not in use, padded sides, padlockable zips, 2 internal pockets for bits and an external pocket large enough to fit my laptop if needed (although it would need to be in a sleeve as there is no padding on the outside pocket!)
Next i needed to find a padded dividable interior for the case. I rummaged around in the bag cupboard and found an old camera shoulder bag that had a removable padded section with dividers (Bag was £2 from car boot) and robbed the removable padded divided section from another camera rucksack that i had and they both fit into the case perfect!
(Right hand divided section lays flat so is the right way up when wheeling it round)
Easily holds:
Main body with grip and 24-105 attached
spare body
ST-E2
3 x other lenses
3 x flashguns
Chargers and spare batteries for everything
Wireless trigger & Receivers
Various Snoots, Filters, Gels & Gobos
Table Top tripod
2 x Justin clamps
2 x Umbrella adaptors
2 x folded up umbrellas (not in the photo but they fit)
Pop up grey card
Card reader
Business Cards and other media
All of the gear is in purpose designed padded storage and can be waterproofed with a cheap backpack cover
Total outlay £30! Perfect! (until i outgrow this one lol)
