BUYERS’ GUIDE
TRADITIONAL CAMCORDER BAGS The backbone of the broadcast industry for decades, a shoulder bag offers easy access for camcorders
Long before mirrorless and DSLRs moved into filmmaking, all pro camcorders were of a similarly long shape, and the bags to carry them around were designed so they could be just dropped inside and the bag zipped up. No need to unbolt mics, screens and audio accessories. This style of bags still makes perfect sense for users of camcorders and cinema cameras, as they are designed to swallow up the kit without it being disassembled every time. But modernmaterials and technology have brought these traditional bags right up to date.
6. THINK TANKVIDEOWORKHORSE 25 £269/$224 thinktankphoto.com snapperstuff.com
cavernous size, but still uses highest quality materials such as ballistic nylon, YKK RC Fuse zippers, welded metal hardware, nylon seatbelt webbing and high-density closed- cell foam padding. It not only fits professional camcorders, but is also suitable for smaller mirrorless and DSLR cameras with rigs fitted, so you can start shooting instantly.
The Think Tank Video Workhorse 25 is designed for everyday use by pro filmers, who just want to unzip the bag and pull the camera out, ready for action, at a minute’s notice. The Workhorse 25 is designed to protect kit, with aluminium sections and an arched twinwall-reinforced top lid and struts to create a top that shouldn’t collapse. The bag might be relatively inexpensive for its
“Modernmaterials and technology have brought traditional bags up to date”
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