Traveling with Video Housing Question - HELP!
Since I'm heading off to Orlando for DEMA next week, I have the opportunity to get some shooting time while diving with the Manatee's the friday of DEMA.
This will be the first time I'm having to look at how to travel by air with my L&M Bluefin housing.
I'm perplexed to say the least as to the best method of getting there with my housing & cameras. :confused:
I have a full sized Tenba P265 Photo Backpack that holds my two TRV950's plus all my accessories and laptop. I had thought about trying to carry the housing in that since I was able to remove the handles with the spanner wrench, but it's an awful tight fit and I also need to take my long blades with me in my freedive bag as a second carry on since they don't fit into a standard size dive bag or suitcase.
The only option I have come up with so far is to use my roller scuba dive bag as my suitcase and place the L&M custom Pelican case inside that with a small change of clothes, but I'm concerned about whether some baggage handler would decide they wanted to walk away with my housing.
I need some advice as the how to travel with my housing.
TIA,
So I figured this issue out
Gotta love freedive gear. :D
Since all my other video & portable editing gear fits in my backpack, the only issue was the housing - well, my freedive bag was the answer. I have an old Tamrac padded camera bag that fits my housing perfectly with the handles detached. The dimensions allow it to fit inside my second carry on bag - which happens to be my freedive bag. Good thing I don't need my lights this trip, although I think I could have found a creative way to put them inside my backpack.
I don't know how you bubble blowers do it. :confused:
Looks like I'm going to be replacing my current pair of TRV950's and L&M Bluefin housing for a couple of SONY HC7's and Bluefin housing soon, since this setup is smaller than the setup I have now.
I know of someone who is using the HC7 for broadcast production and has stated that under the right conditions, he gets better results than with his Z1U/Bluefin setup, and he's shooting for Discovery and The Outdoor Channel.