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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Best solution for switching out extra lenses on a shoot? | |
craig_k wrote:
Ross Thomas...if your like many of us...first priority is equipment protection, and that is paramount above all ..(consider adopting that mindset for good reasoning).....we've got multiple thousands in it hauled to any location, anywhere.....multiple bodies, lenses, lights, filters, batteries, cards... I use pelican cases with locks (1450-1510), and this device.... http://www.pacsafe.com/wrapsafe-adjustable-cable-lock.html
I have a leather bag (19x13x11) a saddle maker made for me out of chap leather (not some lightweight upholstery grade) that has a large toothed (8 to the inch) Talon metal zipper that is indestructible...not some cheap nylon stuff that lasts 30 minutes ....that misc-essential materials reside in..it has a 1.5" wide strap on it..... these have traveled daily to outside locations (ranches-arenas-roundpens) for 7 years now w\o failure...I just bought some trekpak inserts for my pelicans....I have not had them long enough to find out if they are sturdy enough for everyday use out in the field...we'll see as all my bodies have rrs l plates attached and its hard on elements... I do like the concept of the product.... http://trekpak.com/how-to/
but my life isn't spent in any studio or protected from the elements type environment.....hard cases are your "piece of mind friend" they are easy to work out of should you require lens changes...I have 2 bodies with dedicated attached lenses 24-70 and 70-200 both 2.8 and an additional wide angle lens and another prime or two in my 1510...providing my smaller 1450 is along out in the field as well then it has an attached lens on another body with extra lenses or what ever in it...don't discount hard cases because of bulk....they've survived the test of the most brutal environments imaginable, multiple times over...branding pens and rodeo arenas....good luck with your decisions...Show more →
Craig and everyone, thanks so much for the detailed responses. I've built up my arsenal of gear over the last year and a half from other business ventures, which has allowed me to really get into photography in that time period. To let you all know my mindset and where I'm at with photography. So I'm just getting started doing shoots, mainly families and portraits. I only have one body, the 5D Mark III, at the moment. So shooting with 2 bodies is out of the question currently. I like shooting with at least the 50 1.2, and the 135L, and sometimes the 70-200 2.8. I do have a Pelican case, but obviously I can't lug that around while I'm shooting. The lens changing that I'm talking about would be when I'm doing natural light stuff. If I'm shooting strobes, switching out lenses isn't as big of a deal for me. I know that for most of you, function beats style 10 times out of 10. However, I'm shooting younger people, and to be perfectly honest, looking good is important to me, and I want to make them feel more comfortable as well on a shoot. I don't want to be carrying 3 large lens pouches connected to a belt, making me look like I'm in the military, headed to war. I really am looking for something half way between stylish and functional.
One look that I really like is the Hold Fast Moneymaker system. I could carry 1 camera on the right, and maybe a bag on the left with a couple lenses in it. Any advice on a setup like this?
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