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Hard case for M43 gear?

Started Jun 23, 2014 | Questions thread
Michael Meissner
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Re: Hard case for M43 gear?
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When you say carry-on, are you traveling in small planes (in the USA we call these puddle jumpers) or the medium/large size planes?  For maximum flexibility you would want something that would fit under most seats, and not depend on the overhead bin being available.

I have no experience with it, but I noticed that Pelican now is offering camera backpacks that offer crush proof zones: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Brand_Pelican&ci=176&N=4075788794+4291286144.  The U160 and S115 look like they provide camera crush proof zones (the S130 does not), but they won't fit under seats.

Lowepro used to sell an Omni Trekker that fit inside the Pelican 1550 case, which seemed to be a good idea, in that if you needed to ditch the hard case, you had a regular large camera bag: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/128389-REG/Lowepro_2000810_Omni_Trekker_Bag.html

Note, some airlines now check the weight of your gear.  Unfortunately, if you go for the full Pelican case, that can eat into your weight limit (something like 4.5kg out of a 22kg limit).

If you go for a somewhat smaller Pelican case, consider putting it inside of a backpack.  That way it doesn't scream 'expensive gear inside, steal me'.

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