Ed_Mantle wrote:
I was under the impression the Marsupial was the same outside structure just with an extra hidden pouch that you could stuff some bits in and they'd be protected (gloves/hat more likely than fitting a built out 12K obvs). But my point is that there's the original version which comes in small/medium/large and then the marsupial version which comes in the same sizes but has the 'marsupial' pouch built in it.
They have this section in the middle where you can store stuff, but you're basically taking away space from the bean big filling and making an area to stash batteries or other items...kind of turning it into a bag.
ALSO, the regular cinesaddle also does have a kind of pouch as well, it's just on the outside / underside of the bag, it's where they store the little hook and rope accessories.
For a lot of people they ONLY use a cinesadle as a way of stowing a ready to shoot fully dressed hand held camera when they don't want to hold it anymore. Have a cart or right on the ground, plonk the camera on it and it stays put, cradled and protected ready to be picked up in an instant. The bag storage makes sense here.
I don't do that.
I WEAR the cinesaddle and use it as a way of operating either lower mode shots or higher mode shots with my elbows wedged in to stabilise the shot better.
This means I modify mine. I take out the beads it comes with (too noisy when you operate) and replace them to about 50% with bits of shredded rubber from yoga mats. It's less noisy to operate with and by only filling it to 50% I can contort the bag to my body.
Having the marsupial bag pouch takes away from this function. It interferes with how it works in the way you wear / operate it.
Since this thread started, I was shooting in Miami in a house and I left my cinesaddle on an electric stove top. Someone accidentally turned the hot plate on and a few mins later the smoke alarm starts blaring and the cinesaddle was smoking! I threw it out the into the back yard and later hone I went to retrieve it, the bottom just had a few scorch marks on it but that was it! They really are indestructible. They will last you your whole career.
I also am a fan of these....sort of the small version...basically a fancy shotbag that's waterproof and has a carry strap. The cinesadle can sometimes still be too tall....
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... dybag.htmlJB