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Thought you guys might interested in my recent acquisition....
After picking up a second camera recently (an UMP), I decided that it would be a good idea to invest in a proper case instead of trying to tote around 2 cameras and related goods in a less "sturdy" carrier (I was previously using a Digital Juice large camera bag, which was mostly adequate). I thought about purchasing a case and cutting my own custom foam insert... but then decided that... A) I'll never have the time. B) It probably wouldn't turn out as nice as I'd like and/or I'd probably mess up and require more material. C) It likely wouldn't be a whole lot cheaper than having someone else do it... that actually knows what they're doing and has the proper stuff to do it.
After looking around online a bit, and messing with their online app I settled on mycasebuilder.com. The app is pretty impressive, and relatively easy to use (granted, I come from a design background and use similar apps on a daily basis).
After deciding what I'd want to carry in there, and roughly measuring things out, I decided on a case that would be a sufficient size (but not too large). I ended up gong with a Pelican Storm iM2875. I then used my UMP as the template for the camera cutouts. I traced around the camera, then (after a few rounds of tweaking) took a photo of my tracing and loaded it into their app. Once in the app, I traced that out and plugged in the depth dimensions I had measured. After I had the cameras plotted out, I measured out and created compartments for the rest of the stuff in the remaining space around the camera slots.
I was a bit nervous about some of my measurements (particularly for the cameras) so I ended up paying for their "Fail safe" option, which allows you to send (you pay shipping) it back to be "adjusted" as necessary if things don't fit properly. Well, I received it today ( only 2 weeks... they said it would be 3-4) and I'm happy to report, all was good. In fact, the UMP fits *perfectly" with the EVF (I created it to accommodate the cam without the shoulder/tripod mount base attached). Since I used the UMP as the template, my UM4.6 has a little bit of play, but when the lid is closed, the foam in the lid seems to hold it firmly (I let the handles protrude from the base foam about ~1/4" for this reason).
Besides the 2 cams, it also has space for the base plates w/15mm rods, 2 power blocks, a couple compartments for random stuff, 4 SD card slots, and a larger "catch all" compartment that also holds the 2 control handles with the extension arms, random cables, and 2 Sigma 18-35s.
I'm super happy with how it turned out. If any one else is interested in any specifics, let me know. I think I can even share the design publicly via their app if anyone wants it.
Here's a pic...
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Chris
After picking up a second camera recently (an UMP), I decided that it would be a good idea to invest in a proper case instead of trying to tote around 2 cameras and related goods in a less "sturdy" carrier (I was previously using a Digital Juice large camera bag, which was mostly adequate). I thought about purchasing a case and cutting my own custom foam insert... but then decided that... A) I'll never have the time. B) It probably wouldn't turn out as nice as I'd like and/or I'd probably mess up and require more material. C) It likely wouldn't be a whole lot cheaper than having someone else do it... that actually knows what they're doing and has the proper stuff to do it.
After looking around online a bit, and messing with their online app I settled on mycasebuilder.com. The app is pretty impressive, and relatively easy to use (granted, I come from a design background and use similar apps on a daily basis).
After deciding what I'd want to carry in there, and roughly measuring things out, I decided on a case that would be a sufficient size (but not too large). I ended up gong with a Pelican Storm iM2875. I then used my UMP as the template for the camera cutouts. I traced around the camera, then (after a few rounds of tweaking) took a photo of my tracing and loaded it into their app. Once in the app, I traced that out and plugged in the depth dimensions I had measured. After I had the cameras plotted out, I measured out and created compartments for the rest of the stuff in the remaining space around the camera slots.
I was a bit nervous about some of my measurements (particularly for the cameras) so I ended up paying for their "Fail safe" option, which allows you to send (you pay shipping) it back to be "adjusted" as necessary if things don't fit properly. Well, I received it today ( only 2 weeks... they said it would be 3-4) and I'm happy to report, all was good. In fact, the UMP fits *perfectly" with the EVF (I created it to accommodate the cam without the shoulder/tripod mount base attached). Since I used the UMP as the template, my UM4.6 has a little bit of play, but when the lid is closed, the foam in the lid seems to hold it firmly (I let the handles protrude from the base foam about ~1/4" for this reason).
Besides the 2 cams, it also has space for the base plates w/15mm rods, 2 power blocks, a couple compartments for random stuff, 4 SD card slots, and a larger "catch all" compartment that also holds the 2 control handles with the extension arms, random cables, and 2 Sigma 18-35s.
I'm super happy with how it turned out. If any one else is interested in any specifics, let me know. I think I can even share the design publicly via their app if anyone wants it.
Here's a pic...
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Chris