al shaikh
(K=15779) - Comment Date 6/3/2004
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Calument made a few and they should be cheap on ebay.
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Gabriel Dinim
(K=32) - Comment Date 6/18/2004
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I built a case for my Linhof Kardan Color 45s from: door skins, drywall corner beads, epoxy, 2 different foams, heavy duty vinyl fabric and shoemaker glue, 2 metal rings and 4 plastic buckles. I live in the Purcell Mountains in Canada in a fairly remote area and my camera box is bounced on rough roads in trucks, on carts, skis,and snowmobiles in all extremes of temperatures. My equipment is always in working order. I will provide more details if you are interested
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my camera case open
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John Weinland
(K=42) - Comment Date 8/29/2004
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Sears & Roebuck catalog # 0959027; stocked locally; wheels; tote handle that pulls out; two large nesting inside trays; bottom part easily holds a 4X5 view; lightweight; only have to glue some cushioning material (do not use styro with contact cement!); best part: $49.99. Worst part: bulky.
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Michael Sebastian
(K=161) - Comment Date 2/12/2005
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Here is the link for the Sears "Truck Tote" that John Weinland referenced above: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00959027000.
I tried building one out of one of those Stanley rolling tool chests. I'm just not handy enough with a table saw to carry it off!
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james norman
(K=162) - Comment Date 3/20/2006
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i use a california cooler for my cambo 45nx - it is a soft case with lots of padding, and only cost about $50. i used it in the field for HABS/HAER work for almost 20 years. carried my lenses and accessories in an eddie bauer bag. inexpensive and easily portable solution. there were many times when i had to hike a couple of miles to get to a site i needed to shoot, such as abandoned tunnels and bridges. i always hated hard cases...
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Clay Turtle
(K=-42) - Comment Date 4/25/2006
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Hmm . . . seems like a lot of material but then I have yet to try producing a case. I would appreciate hearing more on the project?
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Gabriel Dinim
(K=32) - Comment Date 4/25/2006
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If you refer to my camera case. You will find a long list of materials in most camera cases. My circumstances are particular in that I live on an often bumpy gravel road and a lot of my photography happens at the end of a very rough ride by most standards especially in winter. I had to find a compromise between a soft case that I could carry some distances slung accross my back and a hard case that could roll down a slope for a fifty meters or so without busting open or breaking my equipment. It also had to be handle long stretches of moguls at minus twenty degrees C on the back of my snowmobil.
A mixture of soft and hard foams on the outside of the extra light wood frame will absorb most of the shocks that may crack a hard shell and its hardware or crush a soft shell. The foam also makes the case more comfortable to carry. The heavy vinyl fabric protects the foam.
The interior is also padded, the camera gear is stuffed and held so it cannot move at all during transport. It took me about 3 days to build, it is meticulous work but can be done with very simple and few tools, marine epoxy and vinyl glue.
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Kate Baker
(K=0) - Comment Date 6/1/2008
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Hello Gabriel,
I also have a Linhof Kardan Colour 45s Monorail and have been struggling to find a suitable case. I have been using a soft semi waterproof case which really isn't robust enough. If you have you case specs avaialble would really appreciate. I need something light enough to lug around (which I do) but robust enough to keep it safe. I live in Australia... and while a field camera would be a lot easier to carry i love this camera and tend to take it with me everywhere...
Thanks, Kate
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Gabriel Dinim
(K=32) - Comment Date 6/2/2008
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Hello Kate
I will gladly provide you with some specs for my camera case but first I have to make it clear that my camera case is too heavy and bulky to lug on my back for more than 2 or 3 kilometers at a stretch and going uphill is a slow and steady slug. I have a good pack frame (Canadian military surplus)that I fasten the camera case to then when I have to walk any distance with it. If I only have to go a few hundred feet then the carry strap is adequate I have made a number of small contraptions to wheel or ski my camera case around. If you do not go more than a kilometer or two away from your vehicle then my camera case on a good pack frame is fine. However a small plywood platform on 4 wheels makes life a lot easier and is probably even essential. Then you also need straps and bungees to tie, the case, tripod and whatever other gear onto the platform. The bush in Canada always has an element of danger to it and requires some extra gear just in case. It is never just a walk in the park so the wheeled platform, ends up carrying more than the camera gear anyway.
Do you want just the size of the various pieces of the camera case and a parts list or do you also want construction tips. If you are experienced with wood working and have experience with glueing vinyl fabrics then you will be able to assemble it without any problem. It just requires a slow careful approach just like using the camera itself.
Cheers
gabriel
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