I think the conventional wisdom against carrying your camera body inside the housing is that you don't know what forces and pressures are exterted on the housing. The housing's and camera's buttons are meant to be pushed, but I'm sure there's a limit for the force applied to the button and a limit to the duration for that force on the button.
The pressures would be the opposite of what your premise would require, but I think most people who transport their bodies in their housings don't have a port and o-rings in place anyway. Maybe one or the other, but having a complete pressure seal in place where the ambient is less than the inside of the housing might not be the best way to see if the ports and housing are equally secure and strong in reverse of their intended use.
But, I can't see any reason why one would not want to transport their camera body inside an alloy ingot. Seems plenty safe to me
I don't think cabin pressure would have much effect either.
Realistically, I don't think there's much danger carrying your camera inside the housing. The forces I was talking about are more the forces of the guy sitting across the aisle from you shoving and wedging his carry on and laptop bag on top of your carry on with such force that it may depress the buttons on your housing & camera. Remember, there's only so much we can control legally. Duct tape may control the screaming kid kicking your seat back and a 2x4 may control the dolt jamming his five "personal items" on top or your carry on, but they're not really acceptable solutions.
Just a tip for those wanting to take a laptop as well, but not having a fancy computer pouch within. I unclipped the straps on my regular laptop bag and clipped it to my carry-on bag. Still counts as 1 item
Still counts as 1 item
Now this is just a wild guess, but was that somewhere other than the UK?
We have "enthusiastically" applied cabin baggage regs here
Martyn
Now this is just a wild guess, but was that somewhere other than the UK?
We have "enthusiastically" applied cabin baggage regs here
Martyn
yeah a little too enthusiastically right now..
i can fly into the UK with a wheelie bag and my computer, but flying back out i have to put my computer bag in the wheelie so that I only have 1 carry on (after having removed the computer, shoes and put liquids/gels etc in that stupid plastic bag to get through security...)
though in intra uk flights i don't have that restriction on liquids ans such
/paul
I just got my ThinkTankPhoto Airport International roller and I have to say it's as close to perfect as I can imagine right now. My housing will fit upright, saving huge amounts of space. I can even put my Vaio in the main compartment once the lower height dividers ship. The whole bag, including wheels and handles fits into the UK restrictions.
Hurrah!!
Martyn
I just got my ThinkTankPhoto Airport International roller and I have to say it's as close to perfect as I can imagine right now. My housing will fit upright, saving huge amounts of space. I can even put my Vaio in the main compartment once the lower height dividers ship. The whole bag, including wheels and handles fits into the UK restrictions.
Hurrah!!
Martyn
Martyn, where did you buy it from? being london based for the next weeks i'd like to try and get one. any recommendations as to where go look in london?
/paul
Martyn, where did you buy it from? being london based for the next weeks i'd like to try and get one. any recommendations as to where go look in london?
/paul
Hi Paul,
I got mine from Snapperstuff.com, which is the UK distributer, Helen Atkinson. She also supplies them to Jacobs Photo & Video (74 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1EU). If I were you I'd ring Jacobs and find out if they have them in stock or just oreder one up on Helen's site if oyu have a convenient delivery address in London. She got mine to me the day after it was ordered IIRC.
Enjoy, it's one hell of a good design.
Martyn
Martyn,
Thanks for that. I am near a Jacobs right now so i'll check them out, if not i'll order from the site....
/paul
I second the recommendation for Thinktank. I just got one of their Antidote bags for international travel and it's awesome. It fits in even the smallest overhead (regional jet) carry-on bins.
The quality is superb and it's a pretty good backpack too. Their removable laptop case is a big plus.
