RED ATA Cases

[Häakon]

I STILL NEED THE FOLLOWING INFO:
Photos and exact dimensions of Quick Plate

The quick plate is not available yet.

[Greg M]

I am building a separate case for battery and charger (I use Anton Bauer). I dont put these with the camera so the AC go bring the smaller/lighter case into his hotel room and charge at night w/o dragging in the camera cases.

The charger (E) I have in the Camera case is strictly an power supply for me...I dont have RED batteries.

[Mike Prevette]

It's excellent to separate batts and one charger from the power supply with the body. Had the airline loose the batts once, but luckily I had the power supply.

[Greg M]

exactly

[Ivan G]

I like the case Digital. Keep us informed, I'd like to get one if you think it works well.

[Jeremy Newmark]

The charger (E) I have in the Camera case is strictly an power supply for me...I dont have RED batteries.

If you are using the charger strictly for a power supply, then you may just want to buy the AC power adapter instead and save yourself $415, that is of course if you don't already have the charger in your posession. Go to the red store and click on the accessories link on the left, it's towards the bottom.

[Fredrik Callinggard]

well the camera is 40lbs...not much you can do to reduce the weight any further unless its several cases. I usually ship these air cargo, anything under 100lbs is fine. (actually the airline limit is around 200lbs) but I like to keep everything under 75.

Actually the limit for checking in luggage is 66lbs, anything over that is not allowed anymore. That means that you have to ship any cases (or put your foot under the scale ) that's over that limit. Now shipment is ok but it needs to be done in advance. So I strongly suggest to break it down into several cases instead. Me and a lot of my fellow DP colleagues travel a lot with a 235 package as an extra bonus camera on shoots. We're all having the gear in several cases. Since 9/11 this is very strict and it's very often you see people trying to distribute between their cases. So for checking in as luggage I strongly advice to keep it under 66lbs.

fred

[Fredrik Callinggard]

Now this rule has nothing to do with over weight. No case above 66lbs is allowed to be checked in. Your allowed to check in more weight as a person (that's up to 200lbs, I think) but in separate cases. You of course will pay over weight for it.

[Greg M]

I usually use Delta Air Cargo or similar, I dont check it as luggage.
But the 66lb limit is a good point, I am working to reduce weight. Personally I dont want several cases, as I already have a dozen additional cases (lenses, batteries, etc)

Here is a revised designed based on Mikes feedback.

[Fredrik Callinggard]

I understand but as I have around 275 travel days a year doing cargo all the time it's just to much of a trouble. As far as I see it we European film people outside of the US, especially LA, travel a lot more often. That makes it that I have to cargo the gear almost every week traveling to another country. It's so much easier with Peli or Storm cases. Don't get me wrong I would love for my gear to be more as yours digitalfx, nice and neat in one strong camera gear case (not that it's anything wrong with Pelicases) but from a frequent travel POW I don't think it's clever.

Cheers,

fred