dave.gt
Well-known member
In another thread, the always-interesting discussion of custom foam was discussed and a question was asked about using the foam in an F-stop backpack. That caught my attention!
I am currently using my old Domke which is too small for even a small H5 kit like mine. It is sufficiently padded but crammed with the basic items. I have really liked the idea of an F-stop with ICU, but having never seen one other than online, I get the impression that padding is somewhat minimal for all the heavy Medium Format gear.
Am I correct in this presumption?
It seems that a custom foam option for the backpack would be possible but I don't know. The use of a hard case like the awesome Pelican is of no interest to me unless I am in mobile studio shoots where I can park close to my tripod setup. The usual shooting situation for me is a moderate hike and placing a backpack on the ground while using the camera on the tripod.
Has anyone worked out a foam solution in a backpack? Or is the ICU a good solution even with all the gear jostling and bumping together?
I am currently using my old Domke which is too small for even a small H5 kit like mine. It is sufficiently padded but crammed with the basic items. I have really liked the idea of an F-stop with ICU, but having never seen one other than online, I get the impression that padding is somewhat minimal for all the heavy Medium Format gear.
Am I correct in this presumption?
It seems that a custom foam option for the backpack would be possible but I don't know. The use of a hard case like the awesome Pelican is of no interest to me unless I am in mobile studio shoots where I can park close to my tripod setup. The usual shooting situation for me is a moderate hike and placing a backpack on the ground while using the camera on the tripod.
Has anyone worked out a foam solution in a backpack? Or is the ICU a good solution even with all the gear jostling and bumping together?