recommended trader for Pelican cases?

[redline]

interested in getting a 1514 case. Any recommends sellers besides ebay?

Redline

[ATJ]

You could try some electrical wholesalers, like TLE and Rexel. I got my 1600 at a very good price from TLE when a friend worked there.

[foonji]

I've got a 1514... its a awesome case... has seen many travels, takin a beating and is just awesome... i love my pelican cases!

I bought mine when i was in adelaide from Sea Optic, who just happened to be a the Australia Distributor for Pelican and they have it all on display and awesome prices in store..i think they charge a lil extra over the net though. google em

In her glory (excuse the mess):

[muzz]

Don't know how competitive his prices are but Stu at Quality Camera Sales has a range on his website.

[foonji]

another +1 for the 1514 as you can take it carry on when flying

[kiwi]

hey - you have my case !@! and organiser and inserts !!! (mine is 1510 though i think)

I shopped about a lot and actually Teds Cameras best price for mine

[foonji]

Yeah, 1510 is the base model (the box essentially) with no foam/inserts.. and when it has inserts in it, it becomes 1514.

[team piggy]

another +1 for the 1514 as you can take it carry on when flying

Both Dom & International? It looks quite large for Domestic.

How about what you can fit in it? That is always an interesting one? Any pointers or pics of it loaded up?

I too really need to buy 1 or 2 Pelicans for my travels.

[kiwi]

In mine I carry the following

D3
D300
300mm F/2.8
70-200 F/2.8
24-70 F/2.8
SB-800
20mm (tucked under 300mm)
1.4TC (tucked under SB800)

Without the 300 I can fit in another three or four lenses easy

And in the lid orgniser lots of bits & pieces

I recommend the dividders rather than the pick'n'pluck, you can fit a lot more in and its much less hassle.

And its OK for domestic size wise, you just got to hope they don't weigh it, lol

[foonji]

I've carried it on Asia/Thai/Malaysian Airlines with no problems...
check out the compatibility here > http://www.pelican.com/airline_allowance_medium.php

Mine carries;
1dmkIII with 2470 attached
40d (body only, could configure it with lens too)
70-200mm
16-35mm
50mm
580ex
memory card holder
cleaning gear
chargers
spare batteries
waterproof camera cover
silica gel pack
wireless trigger/flash
notebooks/pens

also, the lid organiser doesn't come with it, its another $20 or so extra

The inserts are just like your camera bags, all velcro so you can mod it however you like it. and you can lift it all out if you wanted to

[redline]

In mine I carry the following

D3
D300
300mm F/2.8
70-200 F/2.8
24-70 F/2.8
SB-800
20mm (tucked under 300mm)
1.4TC (tucked under SB800)

Without the 300 I can fit in another three or four lenses easy

And in the lid orgniser lots of bits & pieces

I recommend the dividders rather than the pick'n'pluck, you can fit a lot more in and its much less hassle.

And its OK for domestic size wise, you just got to hope they don't weigh it, lol

there there any chance of seeing you setup? I have a similar lenses kit to yours Kiwi?

[kiwi]

Can't take a pic but something like this:



70-200 is in box at top right where the winsnap logo is

I store the sb-800 in ready to shoot mode (ie standing upright with head at 90 degrees) with then some room to store my flash triggers etc in same divider box

[redline]

THANKS kIWI,
do you have the hood and sock attached to your 300?

Redline

[kiwi]

The hood reversed and the sock on, yes.

[Vodka]

I have the 1514 as well. Not sure how feasible it is as carry-on luggage because the unloaded case is already 7kg.

I store both camera bodies with lenses attached so I can quickly grab it out and use. You'll be able to fit more gear in with lenses and bodies separated.

Ben

[redline]

thanks for the links and comments!

[robw25]

i also got my 1514 from sea optics in adelaide and the service was great.. i ordered an organiser with it but they didnt have it in stock and they delivered it personally a week later because they came down to whyalla to film the cuttlefish, i must admit it's a big bastard and i would recommend getting something a bit smaller, i can squeeze everything into mine but i bet i wouldnt get it on a plane without paying extra weight

D2x
D70
D200
85- 1.4
70-200vr
28-70
50-1.4
10.5 fisheye
200-400 vr
sb800
sb600
extra batteries for all cameras
couple of filters
battery chargers

and believe me you need muscles in your shit to lift it ! so dont go for the biggest, its tough as nails so no gripes about quality !!

cheers rob

[kiwi]

geez, love to see that a pic of that one packed. !!

They are heavy loaded up, mine must be 20k or so, but, I bought one because my back was killing me using a backpack and this has a handle and wheels for zooming about on the way in and out of sports stadiums and the like. Dead useless for offroad though

[robw25]

geez, love to see that a pic of that one packed. !!

i did have a pic of it ( taken with sony 717 ) but i bought a new hard drive and "moved" about 230 gig of photo's onto it and the next day when i tried to explore the hard drive i got a message saying something like .. this hard drive needs to be formatted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i had "copied" the photo's i would be ok but like a dh i moved them and lost them, i contacted a data recovery company and they said .. it would cost $80 for a quote and between $240 and $2,000 to recover the data ... so now i have 2x230 gig,1x320gig,1x500gig and a 1terybite and i back-up and back-up and back-up .... sorry for dribbling on

cheers rob

[foonji]

Over the past 5 years, I've only had my carry-on weighed once, and that was at the check in counters and it was my big lowepro commputrekker bag, which was a few kilos over as it was loaded with all my gear.. but the guy let me keep it still...

[Matt. K]

Buying a Pelican case was a piece of cake...but catching that damn pelican was a real pain in the arse!...OK....What do I do now?