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Posted by HC on February 21, 2007, 11:36 pm
G'day Juno
I'm sure your son would appreciate some drawstring bags for his gear, I
use mine heaps and always stitch my mobile phone number near the edge
somewhere, just in case I drop them and don't realise, then if some
honest person picks it up, hopefully they would phone me. Well that's
the idea anyway.......hasn't been put into practice to see if it works!!
While I'm in no way promoting this person's ebay listing, I've included
the url to give you an idea for a camera raincoat/poncho. The 3 or 4
I've made have elastic cord in the front hem so they can be used with
various lenses. I also make them longer than the ones in the photo and
put some weights in the bottom corners.....assuming the camera would be
on a tripod. Velcro at various places under the camera will keep it
located, but I'm sure you'll have no trouble figuring out where they
need to go.
http://tinyurl.com/2w93rv
We shoot motor racing in all weather and while our lenses have
weatherproof seals, I still don't like them to be exposed to heavy
rain....last month I used the raincoat at a night speedway meeting where
the dust was horrendous (due to the drought).
Lens bags, as previously mentioned, have polar fleece (for protection)
on the inside...just lay it over the ripstop and run both layers through
the overlocker, then fit a drawstring with toggle in the top hem.
Again, these are embroidered with phone numbers.
As my son doesn't like a camera bag to scream 'expensive camera inside'
I bought a hiker's backpack then some closed cell foam (yoga/fitness
exercise mat $5 at the cheap shop), and proceeded to cover sections with
polar fleece velcroing them into place so they are movable as required.
Now all his camera gear is the same colour, he likes red/black and
mine is green/black so instantly we know who owns which lens bag.
All camera gear is expensive so may as well be protected.
Hope this helps? You may have some other suggestions?
Bronwyn ;-)
Juno wrote:
> HC wrote:
>
>>
>> Like you, I've made several photography light panels, raincoats for 2
>> x friend's and my own cameras, photographer's rain ponchos, lens bags
>> lined with polar fleece, photographer's light boxes and rain ponchos
>> for my DGD's. While I don't embroider directly on the ponchos, I make
>> an embroidered patch out of ripstop, and attach it with a large zigzag
>> stitch to lessen the number of needle holes, although these are then
>> sealed with wax as well. Another item was a photog's safety vest with
>> reflective tape so I can get out of the car on the highway (or other
>> roads) if I see something I wish to shoot, and meanwhile be totally
>> visible. All of these items have their own matching ripstop
>> drawstring bag.
>>
>> I've also made an awning which is attached to the roof rails on my car
>> with velcro, and can be used when camping or for picnics.
>>
>> It's great stuff and makes up so quickly.
>> Bronwyn ;-)
>>
>
>
> Dear Bronwyn,
> You have set me to thinking of something I could make for DS. He has so
> much equipment and carriers for it all. He probably could use draw
> string bags for the light panels and the PCP pipe he used to make stands
> for the panels. He has plenty of safety clothing, so he doesn't need that.
> I also used poly thread when making the panels and yes it's easy to sew
> on, especially since I used the fabric glue stick to hold things in
> place when sewing.
> Juno
>
>
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