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Someone over at YouTube was asking me about a travel bag for a Steadicam Vest, and I had mentioned at times I use a rolling duffle bag. A duffle is an inexpensive way to lug around a bunch of gear including light stands, tripods, monopods, etc. but doesn’t always provide the best protection when everything [...]

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Listed on a daily deal, here’s an Aluminum Hard Case with ‘Pluck Foam’ for customizing the fit of your equipment. I wouldn’t trust them to handle my Lenses or DSLR video cameras, but for every other accessory they work great to keep things where they need to be and i’m able to store them on [...]

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Here’s a few early Black Friday Deals available. First one is for the Nikon D700 DSLR + 18-105mm DX VR Lens dropping the regular price down to just $996.95. The deal also includes a Lowepro Rezo 170 AW Camera Shoulder Bag, SanDisk 16GB SDHC Memory Card Extreme Class 10 UHS-I, and 2% Back in Rewards. [...]

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Here’s a great little roller bag kit that normally runs well over $200 dollars. The kit can be separated into two separate bags or just used as one padded roller. The small roller can be emptied to hold clothes, and a padded insert can hold a camera body + lens with two additional lenses and [...]

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Mike writes in and shares an update about a product that was currently out of stock for a while. It’s a tip I shared a while back about Creating a Padded Camera Roller Bag. Although in the video I state it’s under $30 dollars, the item is now back online for a slightly increased price [...]

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Here’s a great LowePro camera backpack design shared by Habez [Thanks Habez]. The DSLR Video fastpack was released more than 6 months ago, but it’s pretty much set up for something I would use. I normally always carry a laptop (mobile blogging) and enough camera equipment to do a basic shoot including a small portable [...]

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Amazon Gold Box Deals
Thanks to a tip from Jack, Amazon’s got a deal going on some select DSLR Case Logic backpacks (qualified for Prime shipping too). Check it out (click here).

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Amazon 20% Discount Kata Camera Bags
Thanks to a tip from Conrad about Amazon offering an additional 20% off select Kata Camera Bags for a limited time. Aside from the discount, some qualify for additional Mail-in-Rebates. Double the discount. Definitely not as cheap as the LowePro stuff i’m using (which i’m happy with), or the [...]

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When it’s time to pack for a shoot, i’m a roller bag kinda guy. Easier on the back, and a good way to transport heavy gear. Instead of using one very large roller, I use several FAA approved Airline Carry On sized roller cases. It keeps me from making one case too heavy, easier to [...]

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Here’s a couple of small packs I recommended. When I just want to carry the bare minimum, my lightweight bag is a Lowepro Fastpack 100. I chose this one, because I hate the single sling setups. With the sling, there’s just too much weight on one shoulder. Using the double straps evens out the weight. [...]

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Here’s a couple of things I highly recommend you should already have with your lenses. The day you purchase your new camera lens, the store will always suggest you buy it with at least a basic UV Filter. I’m not going to argue about the price and quality of the stuff they are pushing, but [...]

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LED Video Light Panel Carry Case
Chris writes in and shares this find. Apparently there’s travel bags available for the 1200 LED video lights. It definitely makes it easier to get a handle on and keeps the barndoors and switches from snagging, but doesn’t look super duper padded. The size of the bag is 19″L [...]

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If you were interested in that review Rod did on Calumet’s BP1500 large backpack found here: http://cheesycam.com/rods-calumets-bp1500-backpack-review/, the price had gone up at the time. Checking back today it seems it’s dropped back down on sale. Follow the link below and search for the BP1500.

Calumet Bp1500 Large Backpack

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I’m more of a Roller Bag type guy whenever possible, but Vimeo member Rod Guajardo seems to have a thing for backpacks. He’s thrown up an entertaining review of Calumet’s BP1500 which by the way looks totally awesome. I’m not sure my frame can hold up under a bag that big, is that in a [...]

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Someone emailed me about a way to use a Camera strap without the Tripod mounting hole, but something that can be taken off easily. Here’s something I used to do back when I was flying the Steadicam Merlin stabilizer. I used the strap to carry the camera, but then needed a way to quickly take [...]